Community Arts Access Project

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Whiskey Creek Film Festival
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2014
End Date
September 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Wadena
Wadena
Project Overview
Community Arts Access Project
Project Details
Whiskey Creek Film Festival 2014
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher, community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer, artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator, dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist, community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, over 20 yearsÆ experience in arts administration.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher, community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer, artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator, dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist, community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, over 20 yearsÆ experience in arts administration.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$9,100
Direct expenses
$14,100
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Bring seven award-winning feature and/or documentary films in current theatrical release to Wadena's Cozy Theatre from September 12-18, 2014 and 6-8 short films. Raise the awareness of 900 adult moviegoers in rural Minnesota about the diversity and quality of contemporary film art and 150 youth. Provide a high quality venue to show high artistic value films to a rural audience of 900 adult persons and 150 youth.Audiences will be asked to complete a survey indicating their evaluation of the films at the 2014 festival. Results will be tabulated for a minimum of 200 movie audience members. Focus/discussion groups will meet during the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of the Festival to share their reactions/evaluations of the films. Focus groups will convene at three locations: Uptown Cafe, Harvest Thyme Bistro, and Wadena Depot. A written record of the discussion groups' deliberations will be made.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Successful film festival which maintained similar audience participation from previous years with vast majority of participants indicated a very positive experience.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Jamie
Last Name
Roberston
Organization Name
Whiskey Creek Film Festival
Street Address
21339 County Rd 66
City
Wadena
State
MN
Zip Code
56482
Phone
(218) 371-6403
Email
jamie@kulcher.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 118 - 121 4th St. NE
Staples, MN 56479

Phone
Project Manager: Miranda Lape
Phone: 218-895-5660
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