Arts and Cultural Heritage

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Great River Shakespeare Festival
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2017
End Date
July 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Wabasha
Winona
Wabasha
Winona
Project Overview

Arts and Cultural Heritage

Project Details

Concerts on the Green

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Director of Operations at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Carter Martin, arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,120
Direct expenses
$12,120
Administration costs
$850
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.03
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Great River Shakespeare Festival will increase participation in the arts by providing 12 free outdoor concerts during its summer season. The result is an increase in arts opportunities in the region for people who can't afford the cost of a ticket. Great River Shakespeare Festival will use surveys and data collection to monitor quality of programming and the number of people participating in the arts events.

Measurable Outcome(s)

One outcome was to provide 12 free concerts to increase access to the arts for Minnesotans. This was accomplished. The second outcome was to survey attendee’s responses. This was done online rather than on paper. Results are included in this report.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Hamid Akbari, Mary Alice Anderson, Roderick Baker, Mary Bergin, Fran Edstrom, Candace Gordon, Margaret Shaw Johnson, Lawrence Jost, David Marshall, Tedd Morgan, Kathleen Peterson, Gerald Portman, Jeanne Skattum, Jim Stoa, LeRoy Telstad, Jim Vrchota
Project Manager
First Name
Doug
Last Name
Scholz-Carlson
Organization Name
Great River Shakespeare Festival
Street Address
79 3rd St E
City
Winona
State
MN
Zip Code
55987
Phone
(507) 474-7900
Email
dougsc@grsf.org
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
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Location

2510 Superior Dr NW Ste B
Rochester, MN 55901-2262 

Phone
Project Manager: Anastasia Shartin
(507) 281-4848
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