Art Project

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Meander Art Crawl

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

December 2015

End Date

December 2016

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Chippewa

Big Stone

Swift

Yellow Medicine

Lac qui Parle

Project Overview

Art Project

Project Details

Meander 2016

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former HS English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Mike Hulsizer: actor/theatre director; Deb Larson: visual artist; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Kathy Schaefer: musician, photographer, Southwest Minnesota State University business professor; Judy Marquardt: visual artist, theatre.

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 Cultural Heritage

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$33,090

Direct expenses

$38,090

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

0.00

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

More Minnesotans, especially those in the Southwest Minnesota Region, will be able to participate in the arts. A passport survey is filled out by participants to gather information about the quality and experience of the event. An artist survey is filled out after the event by the artists reporting on economic benefits and number or participants. We will also keep track of the number of participants in this year's Meander.

Measurable Outcome(s)

As stated in our outcome evaluation plan, this project was evaluated by two separate surveys and a meeting one month after the completion of the project. We received 43 surveys from artists, and 338 passport surveys from attendees. $114,726 Total reported Meander art sales to customers during the Meander weekend. 71% of customers said the quality of the art was excellent (236/331). 83% of customers said their overall experience was excellent.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Jo Pederson, Neva Foster, Andy Kahmann, Deb Connolly, Jean Menden, Claire Swanson, Brad Hall, Gene Stukel, Celeste Suter

Project Manager

Kristi

Fernholz

Upper Minnesota River Valley Regional Development Commission AKA Meander Art Crawl

323 Schlieman Ave W

Appleton

56208