Arts Activities Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Square Lake Film and Music Festival
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2013
End Date
September 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Washington
Washington
Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Funding for the 2013 Square Lake Film and Music Festival, an annual outdoor film and music event featuring a juried film festival of film shorts and animation, a commissioned film score performance, and live local music. The festival will take place in Au

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Glorianne Svitak: artist, education, organizational development, music, theatre, community arts; Rebecca Nathan: general management, community service, development, dance, literature; Jennifer Marshall: education, artist, administration, music, literature, multidisciplinary; Adam Napoli-Rangel: artist, youth programming, community education, music, literature, multidisciplinary; Angela Bernhardt: fundraising, administration, organizational development, theatre, community arts, multidisciplinary; Heidi Larson: administration, audience development, fundraising, music, community arts; Jefferson Fietek: artist, education, theatre; Talia Smigielski: administration, multidisciplinary.

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
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$21,833
Direct expenses
$31,833
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Community of local artists will work on short films; community will have greater interest in art form. Survey of artists and audiences; board assessment of attendance and budget.

Measurable Outcome(s)

One-hundred and eighty artists participated in the festival; a capacity crowd of 650 people attended the festival; a new original film score was composed and performed live at the event; media reviews of the event were the most positive reviews received to date; experience and growth occurred in the area of marketing.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other

Recipient Board Members
Angela Knudson, Tom Schroeder, Jason Tanzman, Pahoua Yang Hoffman
Source of Additional Funds

local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Paul
Last Name
Creager
Organization Name
Square Lake Film and Music Festival
Street Address
13363 Partridge Rd N
City
Stillwater
State
MN
Zip Code
55082
Phone
(651) 204-0775
Email
squarelakefest@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

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency