Community Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Marine Film Society
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2015
End Date
March 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Washington
Washington
Project Overview

Community Arts

Project Details

Funding for the Marine Documentary Series, a six-month curated film series featuring local and regional film makers. Screenings will take place at the City of Marine Village Hall between October 2015 and March 2016.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Minnesota Public Radio Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Nancy Anderson: Administration; Bob Graf: Artistic; Hayley Johnson: Audience development, fundraising, administration; Pam Braunwarth: Artistic, organizational development, administration; Kristen Wesloh: Administration, community development; Rebecca Moran Cusick: Artistic, volunteerism, organizational development; Kristina Bloomquist: Administration; Paul Eastwold: Administration.

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
$1,250
Direct expenses
$6,250
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Our proposed outcome is to promote Minnesota documentary film/filmmakers by intentionally building a community (in the Saint Croix Valley and great Metro Area) around Minnesota and nationally-made non-fiction film (documentary). Our goal is to increase our attendance, and thereby our effectiveness of reaching our proposed outcome, by increasing attendance by 25%. One evaluation method is to meticulously count attendance at screenings and backtrack how they heard about screening to improve our marketing methods. Our second evaluation method is to document the filmmakers who we screen and the impact on the documentary filmmaking community that we propose to support.

Measurable Outcome(s)

During its inaugural season, Marine Film Society set out to have 50 people at each screening. In year two, their goal was to increase that number by 25% and they surpassed this goal by reaching a 33% increase over attendance averages from their first year. The number of filmmakers and film subjects who participated in Question/Answer increased by 60% (from 4 to 10).

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Gayle Knutson, Paul Creager, Sue Logan, Anne Reich, Kristina Smitten, Andy Kramer
Project Manager
First Name
Paul
Last Name
Creager
Organization Name
Marine Film Society
Street Address
13363 Partridge Rd N
City
Stillwater
State
MN
Zip Code
55082
Phone
(651) 226-5046
Email
squarelakeproductions@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