Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Frozen River Film Festival
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
December 2012
End Date
March 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Winona
Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Winona
Project Overview
2013 Frozen River Film Festival
Project Details
2013 Frozen River Film Festival.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Andrea Costopoulos: Rochester Arts Council; Hal Cropp: Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Northland Words; Drue Fergison: musicologist; Ryan Heinritz: Paradise Center; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: City of Rochester Music Department; Deborah Wasmund: mosaic artist.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Scott Anderson: musician; Marta Biitner: visual artist; Elizabeth Bucheit: goldsmith; Alan Calavano: musician, historian; Judy Hickey: theatre artist; Carolyn Hiller: arts administrator; Jane Olive: dancer; Kathy Rush: theatre; Philip Taylor: visual artist; Tom Willis: potter.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$80,900
Direct expenses
$90,900
Administration costs
$10,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Our prices are significantly lower than similar festivals (in quality and quantity of films, speakers and musicians). We strive to include different subcultures present in the community, such as our 2012 invitation to the deaf community to attend a film made by deaf people for both the hearing and the deaf which showed the hearing community the struggles of the deaf community and brought both together in a powerful Q and A.We track ticket sales, how many students from each school attend the festival, and use a tool that Winona State University sociology students developed to determine where attendees come from and their critique of the festival. The Winona State University arts administration department has also developed a tool for detailed evaluation of the economic impact in Winona.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Our measurable goals were to increase attendance from region and from student population. We had a reasonable increase in attendance from all sectors.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Vicki Englich, Kathy Florin, Polly Gower, Tex Hawkins, Liz Haywood, Crystal Hegge, Bernadette Mahfood, Betsy Midthun, Josi Severson , Diane Stevens, Chad Ubi, Tove Wiggs
Project Manager
First Name
Crystal
Last Name
Hegge
Organization Name
Frozen River Film Festival
Street Address
175 W Mark St PO Box 647
City
Winona
State
MN
Zip Code
55987
Phone
(480) 522-7940
Email
info@frff.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

2778 D Commerce Drive NW
Rochester, MN 55901-2262 

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