Rural and Community Art Project Grant

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$4,250

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

VFW Post 1720

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

July 2016

End Date

April 2017

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Itasca

Project Overview

Rural and Community Art Project Grant

Project Details

Jazz at the VFW: Grand Rapids VFW will present a music series during the First Friday Art Walk. The events will include Sam Miltich and Friends jazz band with special guest artists.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Mary McReynolds: arts advocate, nonprofit arts administrator at the Lyric Center for the Arts; Nancy Miller: interdisciplinary artist; Kathy Dodge: arts advocate, retired director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2016 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$4,250

Other Funds Leveraged

$3,900

Direct expenses

$8,150

Administration costs

$600

Number of full time equivalents funded

0.00

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

In the short term we hope to present seven concerts to an audience of 100 people at each event and provide a musical experience that the audience feels is "excellent." In the long term, we hope that the support for jazz during First Fridays will continue to connect us to our community and give our veterans and members a sense of community support. We will use short written surveys on the tables during the concerts to get feedback from attendees and will count attendance at each event. Informal surveys of at

Measurable Outcome(s)

We presented 7 high quality performances of live jazz music featuring the band Sam Miltich and Friends. Over the project period we brought in 9 guest musicians. Our total audience of at least 700 returned positive reviews of the music, venue, and guest musicians. The overall outcome was that through jazz music we enhanced our ability to create a community gathering space that welcomes the public and supports our veterans.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Stevan Heim, Dale Matteson, Hugh Quinn, Tim Wasut, Treon Yost

Project Manager

Stevan

Heim

VFW Post 1720

14 3rd St NW

Grand Rapids

55744