Small Towns/Rural Areas

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 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 2013
End Date
June 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dakota
Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Steele
Wabasha
Waseca
Winona
Dakota
Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Steele
Wabasha
Waseca
Winona
Project Overview
Small Towns/Rural Areas
Project Details
Bluff Country Studio Art Tour 2014
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Hal Cropp: Executive Director Commonweal Theatre Company; Daved Driscoll: Artistic Director Northland Words-Words Players Theatre; Drue Fergison: musicologist with dance and literary expertise; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer and public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: Secretary Harmony Arts Board; Judy Saye-Willis: visual artist and former director Faribault Art Center; Steven Schmidt: musician and General Manager City of Rochester Music Department.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Scott Anderson: musician; Liz Bucheit: owner/artist Crown Trout Jewelers; Alan Calavano: president Rochester Male Chorus; Judy Hickey: board Children's Dance Theatre; William Hoy: playwright and songwriter; Katie Hae Leo: Minnesota State Arts Board Cultural Community Liaison; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Jon Swanson; curator Minnesota Marine Art Museum; Phil Taylor: visual artist; Loretta Verbout; board secretary Mantorville Art Guild.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact
Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,500
Other Funds Leveraged
$8,500
Direct expenses
$10,000
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Participating artists benefit from increased exposure and sales. Area artists and students of the arts benefit from the opportunity to observe, ask questions, and learn from the participating artists in their studio environments. The attendees benefit from viewing and purchasing works of art.We want attendees/participants to have a positive experience with the tour. Attendees are encouraged to evaluate their experience on feedback forms provided at each location. To motivate filling out surveys, they are the only way to enter the prize drawing held at each participating location.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Because of the nature of the project, the Art Tour does not have specific artistic goals, but wide-ranging goals of connection local artists with their "home" audience. This year our attendance was about the same as last year. It turned out to be a decent weekend after a very long and gloomy winter.

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
Monta
Last Name
May
Organization Name
Bluff Country Studio Art Tour
Street Address
51 4th St E Ste 314 PO Box 78
City
Winona
State
MN
Zip Code
55987
Phone
(507) 452-4506
Email
http://bluffcountrystudioarttour.com/contact/
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

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

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