Arts and Cultural Heritage

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
City of Rochester Music Department AKA Riverside Concerts
Recipient Type
Local/Regional Government
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2016
End Date
August 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Steele
Wabasha
Waseca
Winona
Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Steele
Wabasha
Waseca
Winona
Project Overview
Arts and Cultural Heritage
Project Details
2016 World Music Mini-Residencies
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Kjel Alkire: performance artist; John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: operations manager, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: secretary, Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathleen Peterson, playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Joan Sween: author; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$12,228
Direct expenses
$22,228
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

All project services will be free events, thus removing ticket price as a barrier to participation. Outreach service participants will have the opportunity to meet artists in an "up close and personal" manner and to engage these artists in conversation through "question and answer" periods. Surveys to track demographic information and collect "first person" artistic impact statements measuring how services enhance the region, artistic quality, and if audience members develop knowledge/skills/understanding o

Measurable Outcome(s)

The project recognized and addressed real or perceived barriers to participation in the arts. All project services were free events. Outreach service participants also had the opportunity to meet artists and engage them in conversation through question and answer sessions.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Marti Abts, Patricia Barner, Carol Berteotti, Mary Jo Briggs, Dennis Davey, Daniel Drubach, Levi Lundak, Shelley Mahannan, Marvin Mitchell, Karune Ojanen, Steve Orwoll, Sankesh Prabhakar
Project Manager
First Name
Steven
Last Name
Schmidt
Organization Name
City of Rochester Music Department AKA Riverside Concerts
Street Address
201 4th St SE Ste 170
City
Rochester
State
MN
Phone
(507) 328-2201
Email
steve@riversideconcerts.com
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

2778 D Commerce Drive NW
Rochester, MN 55901-2262 

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