Rural and Community Art Project Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,500
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Finland Minnesota Historical Society
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2022
End Date
August 2022
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Lake
Lake
Project Overview

Rural and Community Art Project Grant

Project Details

Finland Tori Music Festival: Sharing Culture, Art and Tradition

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Roxann Berglund: musician; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Jayne Richards: painter; Rachel Klesser: painter, mixed media artist

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 ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,500
Other Funds Leveraged
$4,000
Direct expenses
$7,500
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Goal 1: Enhance the long-running Tori Music Festival by providing funds for local and regional artist/musician and crafts people participation as well as a coordinator for the event. Outcome: Increase the number of performers that participate in the festival and provide better coordination of the event by hiring a project manager to secure artists and publicize the event. Goal 2: Create a space for sharing community culture and history. Outcome 2: A well planned event that is attended by the local community. Goal 1: We will track the number and types of artists and performers that participate in the event. Goal 2: We will photo document the event. We will also get an estimate of the number of people who attend the event.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Shannon
Last Name
Walz
Organization Name
Finland Minnesota Historical Society
Street Address
PO Box 583
City
Finland
State
MN
Zip Code
55603
Phone
(218) 353-7380
Email
swalzconsulting@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

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