Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,720
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Martin County Preservation Association AKA Red Rock Center for the Arts
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2015
End Date
July 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Brown
Cottonwood
Faribault
Jackson
Martin
Project Overview
Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project
Project Details
Sponsor their 2015-16 season of arts programming, exhibitions, musical performances, and art education classes for children and adults. Performances include SongQuest Barbershop Quartet; pianist Glenn Henriksen; country musician Larissa; Relativity; Strin
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Jessica Barens: Waseca Community Education Advisory Council member; Denice Evers: retired teacher, volunteer with Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: singer with Saint Peter Choral Society and Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, member of the American Guild of Organists Sioux Trails Chapter; Joe McCabe: Saint James City Manager, volunteer with Saint James Community Theater; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher, charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: visual artist, Executive Director of 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with Kee Civic Theatre; Bonnie Taplin: member of Red Rock Center for the Arts; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher, volunteer for Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: Professor of Art at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Greg Wilkins: visual artist, Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University-Mankato.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Jessica Barens: Waseca Community Education Advisory Council member; Denice Evers: retired teacher, volunteer with Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: singer with Saint Peter Choral Society and Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, member of the American Guild of Organists Sioux Trails Chapter; Joe McCabe: Saint James City Manager, volunteer with Saint James Community Theater; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher, charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: visual artist, Executive Director of 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with Kee Civic Theatre; Bonnie Taplin: member of Red Rock Center for the Arts; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher, volunteer for Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: Professor of Art at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Greg Wilkins: visual artist, Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University-Mankato.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2016 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,720
Other Funds Leveraged
$10,980
Direct expenses
$17,700
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
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. They will use surveys and personal feedback to measure the quality of programming. They will log attendance, working towards a 10% increase.
Measurable Outcome(s)
The number of Minnesotans who were able to participate in the arts increased. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offered them increased.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Sandy Meschke, John Edman, JoAnn Rehling, Vikki Langford, Judy Berkeland, Susanna Skripnik
Project Manager
First Name
Sonja
Last Name
Fortune
Organization Name
Martin County Preservation Association
Street Address
222 Blue Earth Ave E
City
Fairmont
State
MN
Zip Code
56031
Phone
(507) 235-9262
Email
redrockcenter@frontiernet.net
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