Rural and Community Art Project

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Recipient
County Seat Theater Company AKA County Seat Theater
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
May 2024
End Date
July 2024
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Carlton
Carlton
Project Overview

Rural and Community Art Project

Project Details

The Roundabout Art Tour of N.Carlton County. The mission of the Roundabout is to increase the visibility of artists and galleries in the N.Carlton Co. Area.

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; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Sharon Marty: Theater, General Arts; Brian Carlson: Arts Organizer; Jayne Richards: Visual Arts; Lisa Buckman: Music; Katie Sharar: Arts Supporter; Shawna Weaver: Grant Writing Specialist

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$5,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The ROUNDABOUT ART TOUR is a one day progressive, traveling, art event held throughout northern Carlton County. The goal is to increase visibility and participation in this event through increased marketing. All venues will be asked to complete a follow up survey providing feedback on the numbers of attendees, sharing highlights and conversations throughout the event. All venues will have a guest book where patrons can share their email addresses for future events or interest in participating in the future. Social media pages will be created for this event with a goal of at least 100 followers. Each venue will be expected to share the event on their social media platforms and specifically invite at least 10 people/organizations. An increase of 12 venues with over 75 artists participating compared to last years total of 9 venues with 38 artists participating. Kris will meet with each of the venues and have 1:1 discussions to collect feedback for use in future events. Their responses will reflect the level of success and need for improvement (if any) of the event. Through these conversations at least 3 new artists will be identified to participate in next year's event. Locations share contact information they collect through guest books that will be compiled for future marketing as well as feedback requests. The media specialist will have built social media pages and track the platform activities through the analytics on each platform to see if we reach our goal of at least 100 patrons. To have increased from 7 to 12 venues with over 75 artists participating.

Project Manager
First Name
Joel
Last Name
Soukkala
Organization Name
County Seat Theater Company AKA County Seat Theater
Street Address
2035 Hwy 33 S
City
Cloquet
State
MN
Zip Code
55720
Phone
(218) 878-0071
Email
countyseatgm@aol.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

424 West Superior Street, Suite 104
Duluth, MN 55802

Phone
Project Manager: Rebecca Graves
218-722-0952
Email the Agency