Arts Access Grant (B)

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Bemidji Symphony Orchestra
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
June 2022
End Date
December 2022
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Beltrami
Beltrami
Project Overview

Arts Access Grant (B)

Project Details

Funds will assist the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra to produce Jive with Jazz concert featuring Dr. Scott Sandberg performing Eric Ewazen' s Classical Concerto for Tenor Saxophone, Duke Ellington's Black Brown and Beige Suite, and A Medley for Orchestra.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Gayle Gish, arts advocate; Pam Janssen, visual artist and woodcarver; C.T. Marhula, arts advocate; Shannon Lucas Westrum, fiber and jewelry artist; Anna Larson, arts appreciator; Katelyn Larson, theater artist; Mike Schlemper, writer, sculptor, ceramicist, and arts educator;

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Gayle Gish, R2AC board chair and arts advocate; Shannon Lucas Westrum, R2AC board member, fiber and jewelry artist; Anna Larson, R2AC Board member and arts appreciator; Nicholas Jackson, visual artist, filmmaker, and musician; Shawna Bullen-Fairbanks, visual and beadwork artist; Deedee Narum, visual artist; Kristin Majkrzak, fiber artist and poet; Megan Baldwin, arts appreciator.

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
$6,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$9,375
Direct expenses
$15,375
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

As a result of attending this concert, veterans will experience moderate increases in their awareness of the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra, in the realization that they do not need to know anything about classical music to enjoy a BSO concert, and in their likeliness of attending future BSO concerts. Our evaluation method will involve giving each veteran a survey when they arrive at the concert and receive their complimentary ticket. Veterans will be asked to complete the survey immediately after the concert concludes to measure their increased awareness of the BSO, their realization they do not need knowledge of classical music to enjoy a BSO concert, and their likeliness of attending future BSO concerts. Veterans will submit their survey upon exiting the Bemidji High School auditorium.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Margaret
Last Name
McCalip
Organization Name
Bemidji Symphony Orchestra
Street Address
PO Box 3136
City
Bemidji
State
MN
Zip Code
56619
Phone
(218) 444-7914
Email
bso@bemidjisymphony.org
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

PO Box 693
505 Bemidji Ave N
Bemidji, MN 56601

Phone
Project Manager: Patrick Calder Carriere
(218) 751-5447
Email the Agency