Arts and Cultural Heritage

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Govenaires Performing Arts Association
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2023
End Date
September 2023
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Blue Earth
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Nicollet
Nicollet
Blue Earth
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Nicollet
Nicollet
Project Overview

Arts and Cultural Heritage

Project Details

The Govenaires Drum and Bugle Corps, and the Govenaires Parade and Concert Corps will perform in many parades, concerts, and field shows between March and Sept. 2023. Funds will be used for the design and instructional staff and for transportation costs.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Tom Davis Barna: writer, director, producer and actor, has created many theatrical and musical productions, staged readings, and published works as a children's author; Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Web Editor at University of Minnesota Extension, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Karen Krause: visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher at Le Sueur Henderson schools and for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Larry Pint: board member of the Minnesota Association of Community Theaters, member of American Association of Community Theater and New Prague Arts Council, and past board member for Curtain Call Theatre; Dana Sikkila: visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bethany Steffl: Principal, music, art, and choir teacher at St. Raphael School, Springfield, Board Member of the Springfield Community Theater, and a jewelry artist; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Bethany Truman: southern regional representative for the Minnesota Hip Hop Coalition and serves on the board for The Mankato Makerspace; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Tom Davis Barna: writer, director, producer and actor, has created many theatrical and musical productions, staged readings, and published works as a children's author; Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Web Editor at University of Minnesota Extension, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Karen Krause: visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher at Le Sueur Henderson schools and for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Larry Pint: board member of the Minnesota Association of Community Theaters, member of American Association of Community Theater and New Prague Arts Council, and past board member for Curtain Call Theatre; Dana Sikkila: visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bethany Steffl: Principal, music, art, and choir teacher at St. Raphael School, Springfield, Board Member of the Springfield Community Theater, and a jewelry artist; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Bethany Truman: southern regional representative for the Minnesota Hip Hop Coalition and serves on the board for The Mankato Makerspace; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$69,422
Direct expenses
$76,422
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. During the project period, the Govenaires Performing Arts Association will implement a feedback process for a majority of our performances, overseen by the project manager and Director of Strategic Planning and Community Engagement. This process will entail printing and distributing business cards to our audiences along our routes at parades, seated in parks at concerts, and in stadiums at our field show performances. These cards will be two-sided business cards. On the first side, the phrase "tell us what you think!" in addition to a QR-code link to an online audience survey, would be provided. On the flip side, the Prairie Lakes and Govenaires Logos would appear. The link to the survey would enable us to gather generalized and specific feedback. Following the conclusion of the project, surveys will be distributed amongst our participants - one each for the staff and performers. The questions on these participant surveys will be in an effort to evaluate the experience across all rehearsals and performances throughout the duration of the project.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The information provided in the survey results was useful on a number of fronts. First, 50% of those responding to our survey had seen The Govenaires perform at least 10 times prior. This detail reveals hard data underpinning the long-standing tradition a

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Cathy Carlson, Molly Hanzelka, Al Hildebrandt, Rachel Lauer, Emily Moe, Jeffrey Peterson, Nik Proehl, Patrick Puckett, Matthew Sanders, Jeremy Selmer, Emily Stark, Ruth Stark
Project Manager
First Name
Jeffrey
Last Name
Peterson
Organization Name
Govenaires Performing Arts Association
Street Address
1234 Marsh St
City
Mankato
State
MN
Zip Code
56001
Phone
(612) 916-8877
Email
peterson@govenaires.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
Email the Agency
Location

105 22nd Avenue NE, Suite A
Waseca, MN 56093

Phone
Project Manager: Anna Pollock
507-833-8721
Email the Agency
Location

105 22nd Avenue NE, Suite A
Waseca, MN 56093

Phone
Project Manager: Anna Pollock
507-833-8721
Email the Agency