Arts and Cultural Heritage

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Project FINE
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2014
End Date
March 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Winona
Winona
Project Overview
Arts and Cultural Heritage
Project Details
Hearing the Voices of Refugees and Immigrants
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Kjellgren Alkire: art faculty Winona State University; Daved Driscoll: Artistic Director Words Players Theatre; Julie Fakler: Edication Coordinator Paradise Center for the Arts; Larry Gorrell: former dean Saint Mary's University; Connie Nelson: retired music educator; Jane Olive: Mantorville Theatre Company; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: General Manager City of Rochester Music Department.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Scott Anderson: musician; Liz Bucheit: owner/artist Crown Trout Jewelers; Andrea Gaffke: arts administrator; Judy Hickey: Board Children's Dance Theatre; Bill Hoy: playwright, songwriter; David Kassler: musician; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Jon Swanson: curator Minnesota Marine Art Museum; Joan Sween: novelist, columnist, playwright; Gary Tollers: musician.
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 ACHF Cultural Heritage

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$7,350
Direct expenses
$17,350
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

20 will attend workshops; 15 stories finalized; 50 attend the capstone panel; 100 booklets distributed; Project activities will address barriers to participation and engage a different group of participants than in past programming.Connection to stories; Surveys of participants following each workshop; feedback from partners, volunteers and staff; Data collection (participation. events, volunteer hours).

Measurable Outcome(s)

Hearing the Voices was very successful, meeting or exceeding all of the anticipated outcomes. A total of 21 individuals attended workshops; 15 stories were finalized and included in the booklet; 85 attended the capstone panel presentation; and 130 booklets were distributed at the event and to other public places in Winona.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Heather Bach, Bernhard Brenner, Dave Dicke, Eduardo Fortini, Kevin Kearney, Dan Matejka, Nicole Messenger, Paul Mundt, Mark Roubinek, Tom Severson, William Spitzer, Brian Voerding
Project Manager
First Name
Katie
Last Name
van Eijl
Organization Name
Project FINE
Street Address
202 W 3rd St
City
Winona
State
MN
Zip Code
55987
Phone
(507) 452-4100
Email
katie@projectfine.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
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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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