General Operating Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Bluff Country Artists Gallery
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2015
End Date
March 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Fillmore
Houston
Winona
Project Overview
General Operating Support
Project Details
Building and Maintenance
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Kjel Alkire: performance artist; John Becker: Business Owner;Julie Fakler: education coordinator, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Scott Anderson: musician; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Mary Ruth: dancer; Jon Swanson: curator; Joan Sween: author; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter
Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,800
Direct expenses
$4,800
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
The Gallery will add five new artists to the gallery during this grant cycle. These artists will exhibit their art and may teach classes. Two of the new artists will be from this region. Class roster lists and event sign in. Marketing efforts will be targeted specifically at area communities with no measurable participation.
Measurable Outcome(s)
The grant paid for ten months of rent. The gallery relies on sales and memberships to operate. This funding allowed us some freedom to explore other options for increasing traffic, participation in evens and sales of juried art. We were also able to offer classes at a lower cost to our community.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Kristen Bjerke, David Costel, Kjersti Fried, Joanne Griffin, Linda Nerstad Kemp, Rachel Storlie, Lara Wold-Mendez, Mary Zaffke
Project Manager
First Name
Mary
Last Name
Zaffke
Organization Name
Bluff Country Artists Gallery
Street Address
111 Main St W
City
Spring Grove
State
MN
Zip Code
55974
Phone
(507) 498-2787
Email
bcgallery@springgrove.coop
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