Rural and Community Art Project Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,344
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Good Harbor Hill Players
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
May 2018
End Date
August 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Cook
Cook
Project Overview

Rural and Community Art Project Grant

Project Details

Good Harbor Hill Players 2018 Summer Solstice Pageant.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Johnnie Hyde: choreographer and dance teacher, publisher; Anthony Kuznik: retired music teacher and school administrator, arts advocate.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,344
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,838
Direct expenses
$7,182
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The Good Harbor Hill Payers' goal is to bring our community together to create a show which illuminates and celebrates the richness of life here on Lake Superior's North Shore. Measurable outcomes include our continued ability to attract both citizen artists and audience members from diverse backgrounds and age groups. We evaluate the success of our endeavor by the numbers of participants in our workshops and the audience numbers we attract. We review videos of the performance for artistic merit and audience reaction.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The Good Harbor Hill Payers' goal is to bring our neighbors together to celebrate Life, as experienced in various seasons, the natural world, and the history and lore of our home here on Lake Superior. Measurable outcomes include our continued ability to attract both citizen artists and audience members from diverse backgrounds and age groups. This year we created a 30 minute, original, outdoor puppet pageant titled "Coverest Thyself with Light". We portrayed Grand Marais' first lighthouse keeper, Joseph Mayhew, in a Rip Van Winkle scenario. Joseph was the lighthouse keeper 120 years ago, but we introduced him in a modern day traffic jam. The performance featured live music, performers on stilts and and a wide array of puppets and masks. Over fifty individuals attended our free puppet workshops, where we created the puppets, masks and costumes used in the performance. Almost all of these workshop volunteers continued on to rehearsal and performed in the pageant. Approximately 1100 people came to watch the final performance. The performance is available on YouTube. "Summer Solstice Puppet Pageant 2018".

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved proposed outcomes.
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Barb
Last Name
LaVigne
Organization Name
Good Harbor Hill Players
Street Address
301 W 1st St PO Box 68
City
Grand Marais
State
MN
Zip Code
55604
Phone
(218) 387-2137
Email
blavigne@boreal.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
Email the Agency
Location

424 West Superior Street, Suite 104
Duluth, MN 55802

Phone
Project Manager: Rebecca Graves
218-722-0952
Email the Agency