Community Arts Access Project

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,400
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Greater Wadena Arts League
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2012
End Date
December 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Wadena
Wadena
Project Overview
Second Sunday Artist Showcase
Project Details
Create a new family oriented series in the Wadena Auditorium, which will showcase local artists, and be coupled with "Backstage Connection," where the public gets to mingle and talk with the artists.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Bill Hansen: arts advocate, college campus arts committee organizer; Kathryn Lohr: art historian, retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Lynn Houle-Bushinger: Initiative Foundation financial executive and arts advocate; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Bernie Nelsen: retired High School Counselor, active men's chorus member; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, arts administrator.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Bill Hansen: arts advocate, college campus arts committee organizer; Kathryn Lohr: art historian, retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Lynn Houle-Bushinger: Initiative Foundation financial executive and arts advocate; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Bernie Nelsen: retired High School Counselor, active men's chorus member; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, arts administrator.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,400
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,000
Direct expenses
$5,400
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Stimulate the growth of local individual artists and expose new audiences to the Wadena Memorial auditorium.Attendance records, audience feedback collected at each event using a short survey, feedback on our social media outlets.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Successfully exposed new audiences to artistic programming at Memorial Auditorium with positive feedback noted on our social media site.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Mim Maas, Cheryl Prindle, Shirley Nelson, Monica Katzenberger, Janice Snyder
Project Manager
First Name
Mim
Last Name
Maas
Organization Name
Greater Wadena Arts League
Street Address
PO Box 85
City
Wadena
State
MN
Zip Code
56482
Phone
(218) 639-0804
Email
wadenaarts@hotmail.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

PO Box 118 - 121 4th St. NE
Staples, MN 56479

Phone
Project Manager: Miranda Lape
Phone: 218-895-5660
Email the Agency