Arts Organization Development

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,060
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Wilder Pageant
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2017
End Date
June 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Cottonwood
Lyon
Murray
Redwood
Cottonwood
Lyon
Murray
Redwood
Project Overview

Arts Organization Development

Project Details

LAURA 2027

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, South Dakota Arts Educators Association, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor SMSU; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Reggie Gorter: music/theatre; Kathy Fransen: music/arts admin; Georgette Jones: literature/theatre; Janet Olney: visual art/arts admin; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,060
Other Funds Leveraged
$836
Direct expenses
$2,896
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Create a written plan to upgrade the pageant facilities and develop new theatrical productions and related arts activities with a strong artistic vision for the next decade. Find new ways to attract audiences for the variety of arts activities in the Walnut Grove area. Create awareness of the value of the Wilder Pageant as an economic engine for the community and support existing partnerships and add new ones. The Focus Groups will do a self-evaluation at their final session regarding the process and outcomes of their efforts. The facilitator will compile results of the focus groups in a final report along with the results of an online survey open to the area community regarding the proposed changes. Also in the final report will be an update on the status of the recommended Action Items as of March of 2018.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The goal for recommendations made was exceeded. The goal for recommendations approved was set at thirty-three (33). Twenty-two (22) were approved. This is 67% while we were hoping for 75%. Because there were so many recommendations, the overall average of recommendations approved was less than the target except in the area of FUNDING SOURCES and PLANS. It came in at 100% after some of the similar recommendations were combined.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved most of the proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Errol Steffen, Kerry Knakmuhs, Wendy Rogotzke, Ter-Herder Blahnik, Julie Danielowski, Lowell Highby, Darly Hrdlicka, Ron Kelsey, Nathan Olsem, Ken Parker, Amy Ankrum
Project Manager
First Name
William
Last Name
Richards
Organization Name
Wilder Pageant
Street Address
PO Box 313
City
Walnut Grove
State
MN
Zip Code
56180
Phone
(507) 828-6616
Email
daprince2898@gmail.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

509 W Main St, PO Box 55
Marshall, Minnesota 56258 

Phone
Phone Manager: Nicole DeBoer
(507) 537-1471
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