Operating Support
Operating Support
Operating Support Year 2, FY2021
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), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker, Worthington City Band; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, fundraiser for Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary; Lynette Swenson: visual arts teacher, folk artist, Swift County Food Shelf advisory board; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee. Carisa Clarke: graphic design/web development, arts volunteer, board member DAC of Murray County
Carisa Clarke, visual art, SMAC Board; Brett Lehman, music, SMAC Board; Steve Linstrom, writing, nonprofits; Jane Otto, arts admin; Janet Olney, visual art, arts admin, SMAC Board; Tammy Makram, arts admin.
Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471
ACHF Arts Access
MAFAC will continue to strive to build its audience base. We are working with Allied Concert Services and Marshall Public Schools to provide a safe concert 2021-2022 season, but it remains uncertain how many people will want to attend concerts in the fall. We would like to see more diverse groups enjoy the benefits of performances, exhibits, and the Gift Shop. We have have been fortunate to have our Gift Shop and Gallery open, but we hope to bring numbers of artist reception attendees and other foot traffic closer to pre-Covid numbers, after a decrease in the last year. The office coordinator will work with the Executive Committee, meet volunteers and document their specific interests in volunteer work, and coordinate training to increase the volunteers' knowledge and confidence of working in the Gift Shop. The coordinator will track volunteer time and the number of hours MAFAC is open each week. Success will be shown by an increased number of volunteers, volunteer time, and open hours as compared to previous years. With proper training a volunteer should feel confident working with the SquareUp system that is used for sales and be able to manage all Gift Shop sales procedures. Tracking will show an increased number of followers on social media. Responses from performance audience surveys will indicate increased effectiveness of multiple advertising, social media types, and overall satisfaction with concerts.
MAFAC continues to strive to build its audience base, but there were no concerts for the fall 2020-spring 2021 concert season. We did have the 2021-2022 concert season, but chose not to have a related educational workshop. Survey results show that attendees are white and 55 and older in age. A daily record of the Art Center?s visitors showed that the majority of the 2,300 guests are white and a variety of ages. The ekphrastic poetry event entries were also from individuals of all ages. Overall for the year 2021 there were around 150 visitors on reception nights in attendance. New advertising opportunities were important resources in connecting with the public, a strong focus in 2020-2021.
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