Community Arts Support Grant
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,350
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Granite City Folk Society
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2012
End Date
May 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Stearns
Benton
Sherburne
Project Overview
Arts service: producing live music concerts
Project Details
Granite City Folk Society promotes professional folk music concerts at a variety of venues in the St Cloud area for the general public and especially for folk music patrons.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Mike Carlson: Foley High School Art Teacher, potter; Janice Courtney: Arts Advisor/Assistant Director of St. Cloud State University Program Board; P.J. Fanberg: Executive Director of Land Of Lakes Choirboys of Minnesota; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of St Benedicts/St John's University Fine Arts Series; Chris Rasmussen: retired Foley Senior High School art teacher, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts Board Member and College of St Benedicts/St John's University Fine Arts Programming Advisory Council Member; John Stander: Executive director for Elk River Arts Alliance, school administrator; Peter Veljkovich: served on the Littleton Fine Arts Committee and as county representative for the South Suburban Arts Committee, Fine Arts Photographer, Writer, Disc Jockey; Helene Woods: Board Member of the Monticello Arts Council; Sharon Tracy: Coon Rapids High School Humanities and English Teacher; Charlene Sul: Art Director for Hands Across the World, facilitator, Art Lecturer.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Mike Carlson: Foley High School Art Teacher, potter; Janice Courtney: Arts Advisor/Assistant Director of Saint Cloud State University Program Board; P.J. Fanberg: Executive Director of Land Of Lakes Choirboys of Minnesota; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; Chris Rasmussen: retired Foley Senior High School art teacher, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts Board Member and College of Saint Benedicts/Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming Advisory Council Member; John Stander: Executive Director for Elk River Arts Alliance, school administrator; Peter Veljkovich: served on the Littleton Fine Arts Committee and as county representative for the South Suburban Arts Committee, Fine Arts Photographer, Writer, Disc Jockey; Helene Woods: Board Member of the Monticello Arts Council; Sharon Tracy: Coon Rapids High School Humanities and English Teacher; Charlene Sul: Art Director for Hands Across the World, facilitator, Art Lecturer.
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
$1,350
Other Funds Leveraged
$7,905
Direct expenses
$9,255
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Quantitative: Larger per-show/per-venue audience, increased ticket sales, more concerts. Qualitative: Continue to attract and book well-known acts that match the interests of our audiences. Financial: End our fiscal year with a budget surplus.Indicators include increasing average concert attendance (and thus increasing ticket sales) as well as attracting more well-known artists. Getting one or two "marquee" artists per season, while continuing to offer our smaller-scale, close-up concerts, would constitute
Measurable Outcome(s)
In calendar year 2012, we put on 23 events with a total attendance of about 1043. This included four high-profile/national-act concerts that required the larger Pioneer Place venue: David Bromberg, Peter Yarrow, Greg Brown, and Chris Smither. The Young Vo
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Paul Imholte, John Forsythe, Andrea Zniewski, Paul Cotton, Russell Letson, Charles Roth, JoyGenea Schumer
Project Manager
First Name
Paul
Last Name
Imholte
Organization Name
Granite City Folk Society
Street Address
1425 23rd St SE
City
St Cloud
State
MN
Zip Code
56304
Phone
(320) 253-8749
Email
granitecityfolk@gmail.com
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