Community Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Marine Film Society
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2017
End Date
February 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Washington
Washington
Project Overview

Community Arts

Project Details

Marine Documentary Series Funding for the Marine Documentary Series, a five-month curated film series featuring local and regional film makers. Screenings will take place at the historic City of Marine Town Village Hall, one of the only non-fiction dedicated film venues in Minnesota, between October 2017 and March 2018.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Mary Jo Lewis: Artistic, administration; Nancy Anderson: Administration; Mary Beth King: Artistic, organizational development, administration; Sarah Wiechmann: Education, community education, youth programming; Tim Cooper: Artistic, computer systems, finance; Mandy Meisner: Audience development, artistic, fundraising; Sue Morgan: Artistic, volunteerism; Jeff Ambroz: Artistic, fundraising, administration; Florence Brammer: Administration.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,250
Direct expenses
$6,250
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Through this documentary film series, we seek to increase the production quantity and quality of regionally produced documentary films. Though we are approaching the capacity of the screening venue, we aim for a 10-15% increase in attendance during the 17/18 so as to increase the audience for documentary film. We evaluate the success of our programming via attendance count at our screenings. Via email correspondence, we also assess the impact of the screening on the documentary filmmakers by soliciting their quotes for our website.

Measurable Outcome(s)

One of the outcomes was sustaining the double digit attendance increase from the 16/17 season. Between our first season and season three, we had a 80% attendance increase (from 61 to 110). However, from the 16/17 to 17/18 season, we hovered at about the same attendance numbers. Four Minnesota-based documentary production teams (each team consisting of 5-15 individuals) were served.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Sue Logan, Anne Reich, Christine Maefsky, Tim Fleming
Project Manager
First Name
Paul
Last Name
Creager
Organization Name
Marine Film Society
Street Address
13363 Partridge Rd N
City
Stillwater
State
MN
Zip Code
55082
Phone
(651) 226-5046
Email
squarelakeproductions@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

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency