Community Arts Support Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,040
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Northern Light Opera Company
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2018
End Date
June 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hubbard
Hubbard
Project Overview

Community Arts Support Grant

Project Details

Northern Light Opera Company was awarded $6,000 per year for general and administrative expenses and excess program expenditures.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Laura Grisamore: photographer, arts advocate; Mary Therese: visual, fiber artist; Becky Colebank: visual artist, author; Corryn Trask: musician; LouAnn Muhm: poet, author, arts educator; Pam Janssen: painter and woodcarver; Mike Schlemper: sculptor, ceramicist, arts educator; Gayle Gish: arts advocate; Deb Carlson: visual artist, retired arts educator.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Laura Grisamore: photographer and arts advocate; Mary Therese: visual and fiber artist; Becky Colebank: visual artist and author; Corryn Trask: musician; LouAnn Muhm: poet, author, and arts educator; Pam Janssen: painter and woodcarver; Mike Schlemper: sculptor, ceramicist, and arts educator; Gayle Gish: arts advocate; Deb Carlson: visual artist and retired arts educator.

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 ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,040
Other Funds Leveraged
$77,395
Direct expenses
$82,435
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

As a result of CAS funding, NLOC will experience stability that will allow the Board to focus on a) increasing the number in the volunteer pool of performers and builders b)expanding audiences through advertising and social media outreach, especially maintaining bridge-building efforts with the Native community, and c) securing financial support to develop the performance space at Armory Square, Park Rapids. NLOC Board Task Force groups will create reports on a) increasing the volunteer pool b) increasing participation in the NLOC social media and c) securing financial support to enhance the NLOC performance space at Armory Square in Park Rapids.

Measurable Outcome(s)

As a result of CAS funding NLOC increased the number of volunteer hours dedicated to the production of THE DROWSY CHAPERONE; an expanded effort to reach potential audiences through social media; and, allowed NLOC to build stadium seating and purchase a theater curtain, enhancing the performance space at Armory Arts and Event Center.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Gail Ahart, Brian Ahert, Paul Dove, Patricia Dove, Lisa Doce Gregory Paul, Kurt Hansen Lorri Jagger, Laura Johnson, Zachary Johnson, Jan Kehr, Juliann Kjenaas, Marie Nordberg
Project Manager
First Name
Paul
Last Name
Dove
Organization Name
Northern Light Opera Company, Inc. AKA Northern Light Opera Company
Street Address
PO Box 102
City
Park Rapids
State
MN
Zip Code
56470-4638
Phone
(218) 732-7096
Email
pd5@evansville.edu
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 693
505 Bemidji Ave N
Bemidji, MN 56601

Phone
Project Manager: Patrick Calder Carriere
(218) 751-5447
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