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Project Details by Fiscal Year
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Maria Novak
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2022
End Date
June 2023
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Kandiyohi
Kandiyohi
Project Overview

Quick Support for Artists

Project Details

Keyboard for Pit of Fashion

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Justin Beck, chair of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission, president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, photography, music; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Michele Huggins: Granite Area Arts Council treasurer and volunteer, member of the Artisan Grain Collaborative, founding member of ACHALA; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Justin Beck, visual art, SMAC board; Eva Carlson, visual art; Reggie Gorter, theater, music; Stephen Kingsbury, music; Shawn Kinsinger, theater, SMAC board; Molly Rivera, visual art

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$546
Direct expenses
$1,546
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

With the help of this keyboard, Pit of Fashion would be to expand our song arrangements and performances to cover different genres with authenticity and accuracy. Instead of needing to rely on a larger amount of pre-recorded musical elements, we will be able to broaden our band's sonic palette organically with the keyboard's added technology. In order to measure our growth, we will be documenting and recording both our music rehearsals and performances to improve technical proficiency, build fluency, and compare our playing to earlier works.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Possibly the most important impact, is that I have a functional studio in which I can now create projects, frame works, and entertain visiting curators and interested clients and general public. The studio is an inspiration. I completed new works for shows at the Washington Pavilion Evirist Gallery, the Veronique Wantz Gallery, and the Whit Gallery. Having all this activity in one year has generated a larger audience for me. My work's shift in visual aesthetic and approach has been noted, and the posts on Instagram have garnered praise and curiosity. I've been invited to new exhibits, and I'm excited to put my feelers out for bigger projects.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Maria
Last Name
Novak
Organization Name
Maria Novak
State
MN
Phone
(612) 849-4008
Email
maria.r.chvatal@gmail.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