Community Arts Support Grant 2022-2024

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,272
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Bemidji Chorale, Inc.
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
April 2022
End Date
February 2023
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Beltrami
Beltrami
Project Overview

Community Arts Support Grant 2022-2024

Project Details

Funds will provide operating support to Bemidji Chorale over a two year period.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Gayle Gish, arts advocate; Pam Janssen, visual artist and woodcarver; C.T. Marhula, arts advocate; Shannon Lucas Westrum, fiber and jewelry artist; Anna Larson, arts appreciator; Katelyn Larson, theater artist; Mike Schlemper, writer, sculptor, ceramicist, and arts educator;

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Gayle Gish, R2AC board chair and arts advocate; Pam Janssen, R2AC board member, visual artist, and woodcarver; C.T. Marhula, R2AC board member and arts advocate; Susan Olin, musician; Germaine Riegert, literary artist and arts appreciator; Natalie Grosfield, literary and theater artist; Laura Grisamore, photographer and arts advocate;

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,272
Other Funds Leveraged
$5,747
Direct expenses
$8,020
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Regional artists improve and expand their skills and knowledge, and are able to share these with area residents and other artists who attend concerts showcasing the group's work Evaluation methods include questionnaire distributed to Chorale members at the end of the spring concert to measure satisfaction and musical growth during the year. Concert audiences provide informal feedback at social gathering times after both Christmas and Mother's Day concerts. These are, of course, subject to any Covid restrictions in place at the times of concerts

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Becky
Last Name
Lueben
Organization Name
Bemidji Chorale, Inc.
Street Address
PO Box 1543
City
Bemidji
State
MN
Zip Code
56619
Phone
(218) 751-8789
Email
beckylueben1@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 693
505 Bemidji Ave N
Bemidji, MN 56601

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