Art Project

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$3,200

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Appleton 52 Wing Restoration Committee

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

April 2014

End Date

August 2014

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Swift

Big Stone

Chippewa

Stevens

Lac qui Parle

Project Overview

Art Project

Project Details

2014 Summer Concert Series

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Jane Link: visual artist , Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; 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 Advisory Board; Kate Aydin: retired educator, developed a curriculum focused on the visual arts, literature, and modern and traditional music of Spain and Latin America, Lincoln County Pioneer Museum board; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Emily Olson: writer, musician, educator; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Dan Connolly: musician, music educator, board Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasure, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board; Audrey Fuller; writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Kathy Schaefer: musician, photographer, Southewest Minnesota State University business professor; Dan Connolly: musician, music educator, board Renville Friends of the Arts; Barb Nelson, art teacher, vocal musician, children's theatre director; Cheri Buzzeo; production manager, Willmar Community Theatre; board member Willmar Area Arts Council; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: retired counselor, arts advocate, former fund raiser and musical performances coordinator for Worthington International Festival; Christa Otteson: Owner of Make.Do.Workshop, nonprofit consultant, former Regional Coordinator Minnesota Council of Non-Profits.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year

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

$3,200

Other Funds Leveraged

$2,250

Direct expenses

$5,450

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

More Minnesotans, especially those in the Southwest Minnesota Region, will be able to participate in the arts.We will count the individuals that come to our concerts. We will also have our audience complete a survey at the end of the last concert.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We received 4.9 for the concert series, 4.8 for band quality and 4.9 for the attendee experience on a scale of 1-5. 1239 people attended.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Joananne Loher, Dale Lien, Molly Erickson, Ann Bonk, Mary Lou Smith, Al Smith.

Project Manager

Tom

Rice

Appleton 52 Wing Restoration Committee

250 Snelling Ave E PO Box 52