Arts Access Grant - 2021
Arts Access Grant - 2021
Funds will assist Bemidji Symphony Orchestra with operating support to develop and implement marketing and publicity plans designed to increase local awareness and audience size.
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.
Shannon Lucas-Westrum: fiber and jewelry artist; Pam Janssen: visual artist and woodcarver; Gayle Gish: arts advocate; C.T. Marhula: arts appreciator; Katelyn Larson; theater artist.
Region 2 Arts Council, Laura Seter (218) 751-5447
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
As a result of this funding, music lovers of northern Minnesota will experience increased brand awareness of and engagement with the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra and BSO's concerts through an integrated marketing plan adding creative social media advertising, strategic email blasts, and a more engaging web presence to traditional direct mail, print and radio advertisements. Evaluation methods will include follow-up meetings with project planners administered prior to, during and after the project to measure the effectiveness of increasing BSO brand awareness and engagement through electronic marketing efforts towards music followers of northern Minnesota.