Art Project Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,236
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Friends of the Orchestra
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
November 2011
End Date
May 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Lyon
Redwood
Lyon
Redwood
Project Overview
Children's Concert and Piano Concerto
Project Details
Children's Concert and Piano Concerto.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Mark Boseveld: theater director, board member of Friends of the Orchestra and Prairie Dance Alliance; Bob Dorlac: visual artist, professor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Craig Edwards: potter, founder of New London Art Center, member of Kaleidoscope Artist Cooperative; Roberta Trooien: musician, author, professor of composition and literature, choir director; Kurt Schulz: actor, writer, cofounder of the 4 Shadow Theatre Company, board member at Magnolia Musical Theatre Company; Paul Grupe: instrumental and vocal teacher at Jackson County Schools, theater/musical director at Jackson County Arts Guilds.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Deb Larson: artist, project manager for Art Meander, Vice President of Big Stone Arts Council; Paul Grupe: instrumental and vocal teacher at Jackson County Schools, theater/musical director at Jackson County Arts Guilds; Jane Link: artist, board member at Milan Village Arts School and the Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: former K-12 art teacher, co owner of First Floral-Hallmark, hand bell choir member; Connie Feig: board member at the Willmar Area Arts Council and Minnesota Gerontological Society; Paula Nemes: Vice President of the Marshall Area Stage Company, musician, community theater participant, Lyon County arts organizations activist; Kurt Schulz: actor, writer, cofounder of the 4 Shadow Theatre Company, board member at Magnolia Musical Theatre Company; Susan Marco: author, English and creative writing teacher at Dassel-Cokato High School, Fine Arts Committee member at Dassel-Cokato Public Schools; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member at the Prairie Music Association and the Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired teacher of language arts, literary arts activist, coach, and event organizer, board member at the Historic Dayton House, liberal arts advisory board member at Minnesota West Community College; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, author, community theater participant, adjunct instructor of English at Southwest Minnesota State University, art instructor for the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council; Tamara Isfeld: visual artist, art teacher for Renville County West Schools, planning committee member for Meander - Upper Minnesota River Valley Art Crawl, board member at Granite Arts Council and Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Treasurer of Rock County Fine Arts Association, board member of Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County, planning committee member for Art Rocks in Luverne, owner of Playing in the Mud Studio, arts festival organizer; Sydney Massee: artist, quilter, theatre assistant, community organization activist, board member for Lac qui Parle Valley Schools; Patricia Enger: visual artist, musician, gallery technician and curator for the William Whipple Gallery at Southwest Minnesota State University, exhibit curator for Fallen Angel Gallery.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,236
Other Funds Leveraged
$4,266
Direct expenses
$8,502
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

1. To provide participants with a positive experience while performing challenging music. 2. To Provide participants with a positive experience while collaborating with other musicians. 3. To provide an area piano student with the opportunity to perform with an orchestra. 4. To provide patrons a positive experience while experiencing live symphonic music of high quality. 5. To attract people who have never attended a Southwest Minnesota Orchestra performance.Participants will complete an online exit survey: 50% or more of those completing the survey will indicate: 1. they found the music challenging. 2. They had a positive experience while collaborating with other musicians. 3. They had a positive experience during the rehearsal process. 4. They had a positive experience performing the concert. Patrons will complete on online survey: 50% or more of those completing the survey will indicate they had a positive experience. The survey will include an item about whether this is the respondent's first Southwest Minnesota Orchestra concert - of those answering 'yes', 50% or more will indicate they plan to attend a future concert. Additional information about impact will be summarized from comments made elsewhere on the survey. The survey will include an item about the respondent's age so Friends of the Orchestra can track the spread of age groups attending the performances.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Southwest Minnesota Orchestra used surveys for the audience and also for the current members of the orchestra. The concert was very well organized. A day time concert was an appealing event for the Senior citizens. Dr. Rieppel donated his time and talent

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Dr. Daniel Rieppel, Wes Myers, Kristin Gruhot, Beth Steuck, Laura Schmidt, Diane Wright, Anna Fitzer
Project Manager
First Name
Daniel
Last Name
Rieppel
Organization Name
Friends of the Orchestra
Street Address
1501 State St
City
Marshall
State
MN
Zip Code
56258
Phone
(507) 829-8085
Email
Daniel.Rieppel@smsu.edu
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

509 W Main St, PO Box 55
Marshall, Minnesota 56258 

Phone
Phone Manager: Nicole DeBoer
(507) 537-1471
Email the Agency