Community Arts Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,868
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Sinclair Lewis Foundation
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
March 2021
End Date
January 2022
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Stearns
Stearns
Project Overview

Community Arts Support

Project Details

We encourage and instruct all writers through our annual writers conference.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Linda Brobeck: CMAB Board Chair, Minnesota visual artist and owner of Crow River North, LLC., has served on a number of non-profit boards; Ken Barry: CMAB Board Tresurer, Blues Musician, Victorian photographer proficient in Digital imaging, Platinum/Palladium printing,?Wet Plate Collodion process, Bromoil printing, and Cyanotype printing, Certified Nuclear Engineer; Buddy King: CMAB Board Secretary - St Cloud Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, Unit Director for the Roosevelt Boys and Girls Club in St. Cloud MN, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Joyce Lyons: Wight County, CMAB Board Member, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer;

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Linda Brobeck: CMAB Board Chair, Minnesota visual artist and owner of Crow River North, LLC., has served on a number of non-profit boards; Ken Barry: CMAB Board Tresurer, Blues Musician, Victorian photographer proficient in Digital imaging, Platinum/Palladium printing,?Wet Plate Collodion process, Bromoil printing, and Cyanotype printing, Certified Nuclear Engineer; Buddy King: CMAB Board Secretary - St Cloud Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, Unit Director for the Roosevelt Boys and Girls Club in St. Cloud MN, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Joyce Lyons: Wight County, CMAB Board Member, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer;

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

2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,868
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$7,868
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

1. The Sinclair Lewis Writers Conference will be held safely in person in Sauk Centre on Saturday, October 2, 2021. It will also be available as a virtual conference for a subscription fee. 2. The historical production, The Life and Loves of Sinclair Lewis, will be rehearsed and staged in August, 2021. It will be available for streaming in September. 1. We will gauge the success of the Sinclair Lewis Writers Conference by the amount of participants who attend in person as well as those who subscribe to the virtual conference. 2. We will measure the success of The Life and Loves of Sinclair Lewis by tracking the streaming requests for the event. We will not charge for streaming, but will also track interest by donations received.

Project Manager
First Name
James
Last Name
Umhoefer
Organization Name
Sinclair Lewis Foundation
Street Address
1220 Main St S
City
Sauk Centre
State
MN
Zip Code
56378
Phone
(320) 352-5201
Email
umhoefer@mainstreetcom.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

P.O. Box 458
220 4th Ave North 
Foley, MN 56329

Phone
Project Manager: Leslie LeCuyer
320-968-4290x 3