Small Towns/Rural Areas

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,500
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Bluff Country Studio Art Tour
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
December 2012
End Date
May 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dakota
Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Steele
Wabasha
Winona
Dakota
Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Steele
Wabasha
Winona
Project Overview
Bluff Country Studio Art Tour, April 26-28, 2013
Project Details
Bluff Country Studio Art Tour, April 26-28, 2013.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Andrea Costopoulos: Rochester Arts Council; Hal Cropp: Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Northland Words; Drue Fergison: musicologist; Ryan Heinritz: Paradise Center; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: City of Rochester Music Department; Deborah Wasmund: mosaic artist.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Scott Anderson: musician; Marta Biitner: visual artist; Elizabeth Bucheit: goldsmith; Alan Calavano: musician, historian; Judy Hickey: theatre artist; Carolyn Hiller: arts administrator; Jane Olive: dancer; Kathy Rush: theatre; Philip Taylor: visual artist; Tom Willis: potter.
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

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,500
Other Funds Leveraged
$8,445
Direct expenses
$9,945
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Participating artists will benefit from increased exposure and sales. Area artists and students will benefit from the opportunity to observe, ask questions, and learn in a studio environment. Although they may not aspire to learn new practices, attendees will benefit from the opportunity to view and purchase fine works of art.We provide feedback forms at each location on the tour. To encourage people to fill out surveys, this is the only way to enter prize drawings at each location. The survey gives information about the number of participants and their level of satisfaction. An artist wrap-up meeting following the tour gives informal feedback to artists.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The tour's overriding goal is to broaden participation from the area's arts community and provide exposure for attendees to many artistic mediums. This is the third year that our attendance was down.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Julia Crozier, Megan Jones, Barbara Keith, Vicky Kurk, Bernadette Mahfood, Roger Meyer, Sue Pariseau, Mary Singer, Mariella Terbeest-Schladweiler
Project Manager
First Name
Julia
Last Name
Crozier
Organization Name
Bluff Country Studio Art Tour
Street Address
PO Box 78
City
Winona
State
MN
Zip Code
55987
Phone
(507) 452-4506
Email
hotflashdesigns@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
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Location

2510 Superior Dr NW Ste B
Rochester, MN 55901-2262 

Phone
Project Manager: Anastasia Shartin
(507) 281-4848
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