Community Arts

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Grassroots Culture

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

April 2014

End Date

September 2014

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Hennepin

Project Overview

Community Arts

Project Details

Funding to create and produce 16 show segments for a weekly bluegrass music radio program featuring Phil Nusbaum, Lyle Lofgren, and Adam Granger. Segments will be aired on eight Bluegrass Review shows in July and August 2014.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Executive Director, Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director, Roseville Parks and Recreation; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor and Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: Consultant and Grant Writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: Vocal Performer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Loren Niemi: General Management, Artistic, Organizational Development; Maryam Yusefzadeh: Artistic, General Management; Jessica Briggs: Artistic, General Management; Pete Driessen: Visual Arts, Media Arts, Community Arts; Laura Leffler-McCabe: General Management; Lindsy Halleckson: Artistic, Fundraising, General Management; Paul Rudoi: Artistic, General Management; Rachel Wandrei: Artistic, General Management; Joan Vorderbruggen: General Management.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$1,450

Direct expenses

$6,450

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The dialog about bluegrass music will be stimulated.Our advisory committee will listen to shows and report on their effectiveness and technical quality.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The three broadcasters believed they attained higher standards of excellence than ever before. One reason is that when we talked about the music, we were facing each other. We reached the community of bluegrass listeners with engaging talk and music. It was presented in a way that could catch the ears of uninitiated listeners. In other words, the dialogue about bluegrass was stimulated and of course that is a good thing. Our radio audience includes those two types of listeners: already initiated bluegrass listeners and the uninitiated, with gradations between.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

John Nelson, Peggy Korsmo Kennon, Thomas Walker, Philip Nusbaum, Peter Harle

Project Manager

Philip

Nusbaum

Grassroots Culture

1268 Jefferson Ave

St Paul

55105