Community Arts
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Watertown Film Festival
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2012
End Date
November 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Carver
Project Overview
Watertown Film Festival
Project Details
Funding for the 2012 Watertown Film Festival featuring live musical showcases, artist panels, and film showcases. The festival will be held at the Watertown Mayer Performing Arts Center in August 2012.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Emily Foxen: Events Coordinator, Weisman Art Museum; Julie Kuenzel: Community Education, District 108; Larry Pint: New Prague Arts Council; Bob Thomas: Chaska Valley Theater; Mary Jo Truchon: Blaine Arts Council; Justine Pearson: Intern, Minnesota Public Radio; Jeanne Schwartz: Rosemount Area Arts Council; Kay Augustine: Director of Arts Education, Iowa Arts Council.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2012 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$5,175
Direct expenses
$10,175
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To unite the filmmaking and musical communities of the West Metro area; to bring high-quality film and music to the community.Audience feedback; participating artists feedback; attendance.
Measurable Outcome(s)
60 films were submitted; 14 films were displayed; film making and musical communities attended the festival.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Samuel Husman, Elizabeth Vouk, Helen Waldock, Paul Pearson, Mary Haugen, Andrew Hatling
Project Manager
First Name
Samuel
Last Name
Husman
Organization Name
Watertown Film Festival
Street Address
12065 46th St
City
Watertown
State
MN
Zip Code
55388
Phone
(612) 710-6907
Email
sgh_94@yahoo.com
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