Community Arts Support Grant 2020-2022

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,200
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Bemidji Chorale, Inc.
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
February 2021
End Date
February 2022
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Beltrami
Beltrami
Project Overview

Community Arts Support Grant 2020-2022

Project Details

Funds will assist Bemidji Chorale in compensation and provide professional development for our conductor and accompanist, as well as rental and insurance of concert venue.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Becky Colebank: visual artist and author; Ben Soderberg; arts appreciator; Shannon Lucas-Westrum: fiber and jewelry artist; Pam Janssen: visual artist and woodcarver; Gayle Gish: arts advocate; Katelyn Larson; theater artist; Mike Schlemper: writer, sculptor, ceramicist, and arts educator; C.T. Marhula: arts appreciator.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Laura Grisamore: photographer and arts advocate; Becky Colebank: visual artist and author; Deb Carlson: visual artist and retired arts educator; Pam Janssen: painter and woodcarver; Mike Schlemper: writer, sculptor, ceramicist, and arts educator; C.T. Marula: arts appreciator; Kent Estey: visual artist; Susan Olin: musician.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,200
Other Funds Leveraged
$6,815
Direct expenses
$9,015
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The capacity of those providing arts experiences is increased or strengthened by changing, expanding, or enriching the ways in which they connect to their communities through the arts. Regional residents experience a change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition due to new and expanded arts activity made possible due to the CAS administrative/operational support. When it is possible for the chorale to meet again, regional residents experience a change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition due to new and expanded arts activity made possible due to the CAS administrative/operational support. Evaluation methods include a written questionnaire to measure musical improvement skills in Chorale members and informal chats/interviews administered after concerts to measure reactions to our music. Near the time of our spring concert and the end of our fiscal year the President administers a written questionnaire to Chorale members. A Likert Scale is then developed from responses. We also interview our audience members after concerts to ask how they felt about the concert and how we could make it better.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Andrea
Last Name
LeVasseur
Organization Name
Bemidji Chorale, Inc.
Street Address
PO Box 1543
City
Bemidji
State
MN
Zip Code
56619
Phone
(218) 751-8789
Email
alevas@midco.net
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

PO Box 693
505 Bemidji Ave N
Bemidji, MN 56601

Phone
Project Manager: Patrick Calder Carriere
(218) 751-5447
Email the Agency