Equipment and Facilities Improvement

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,904
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Rhythm of the River
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2019
End Date
August 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Jackson
Martin
Nobles
Cottonwood
Murray
Jackson
Martin
Nobles
Cottonwood
Murray
Project Overview

Equipment and Facilities Improvement

Project Details

Electrical Upgrade.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, director, teacher; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women’s Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Michele Knife Sterner: theater actor, Southwest Minnesota State University Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Scott Wessels: theater actor, director, writing, media, communications, board member for Green Earth Players; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Luanne Fondell: arts administration; JoAnne Fraunfelder: arts administration; Maureen Keimig: theater; Brett Lehman: music, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council board; Paula Nemes: theater, music; Michele Knife Sterner: theater, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council board; Louella Voigt: arts administration; Tom Wirt: visual art, arts administration.

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

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,904
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,302
Direct expenses
$10,206
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

1. Eliminate the need for temporary electricity installation for each festival. 2. Expand festival programming to include pre-festival concerts, fundraisers or events, thus overcoming barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities. 3. Provide a safe, secure site for the festival with adequate electrical needs to expand the Rhythm of the River festival in the future, thus creating, producing and presenting high-quality arts activities for the community, county, and region. Our goals will be measured through random surveys at the festival and on Facebook. Volunteers will distribute paper surveys during the festival, and our Facebook manager will assemble a survey online. The professional sound technician who provides service at the festival will be interviewed about the electrical installation and how it serves his professional needs. Results of the surveys and interviews will be compiled and reported to the committee after the festival and results will be included in the grant final report. Upon completion of the installation of the electricity, and prior to the festival, a celebration event will be held at the site to recognize the improvements to the site, and acknowledge the SMAC grant as well as other donors who made the project possible.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The sound technician was very pleased with his dedicated outlet and had no issues with the new power feed. The food vendors were much happier in their new location which the main part of the upgrade allowed. They were also pleased there were plenty of outlets with enough capacity. While not as dependent on power as the food vendors, the art vendors were able to be located in the area in which the food vendors had previously been located. This provided them with better visibility and festival traffic during the event as well as the option of electricity for their displays. Members of the Fort staff and directors were pleased with having electricity in the new locations, and the possibilities this creates for any other joint events we may do at Fort Belmont in addition to the annual Rhythm of the River festival.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Hannah Rossow, Mike Schwartz, Anja Carlson, Paul Jones, Patty Vidana, Kathy Fransen, Bridget Kolander-Gilbert, Deb Isaacson, Gayle Handevidt More, Toni Hazen, Angie Crees, Ben Crees, Michelle Sheepstra
Project Manager
First Name
Hanna
Last Name
Rossow
Organization Name
Rhythm of the River
Street Address
PO Box 84
City
Jackson
State
MN
Zip Code
56143
Phone
(507) 847-2589
Email
rhythmoftheriver@yahoo.com
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

509 W Main St, PO Box 55
Marshall, Minnesota 56258 

Phone
Phone Manager: Nicole DeBoer
(507) 537-1471
Email the Agency