General Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,040
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Mid West Music Fest
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2017
End Date
June 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Blue Earth
Carver
Chisago
Dakota
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Sherburne
St. Louis
Steele
Wabasha
Washington
Winona
Wright
Anoka
Blue Earth
Carver
Chisago
Dakota
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Sherburne
St. Louis
Steele
Wabasha
Washington
Winona
Wright
Project Overview

General Operating Support

Project Details

Staffing Assistance for Mid West Music Fest Directors

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Director of Operations at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Carter Martin: theatre artist; Beth Nienow: literary artist; Kathleen Peterson: playwright; Jon Swanson: arts administrator.

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
$3,040
Other Funds Leveraged
$146,147
Direct expenses
$149,187
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Mid West Music Fest events will provide access to participation in the arts for more Minnesotans by providing multi-genre live music in multiple venues throughout downtown Winona, Minnesota. Mid West Music Fest uses multiple methods to measure outcomes: tracking ticket sales, tracking zip codes of ticket purchasers, post-festival survey sent our via Mid West Music Fest email list and to Facebook followers, and conversation between staff and patrons.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Mid-West Music Fest provided Minnesotans access to 311 multi-genre musicians and 1,863 attendees and nine venue owners in downtown Winona. This access would not be available without the Mid-West Music Fest events.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Charlie Brown, Sam Brown, Sean Burke, Jacob Grippen, Kay Mazza, Lois Sieve, Jim Trouten, Doug Westerman
Project Manager
First Name
Parker
Last Name
Forsell
Organization Name
Mid West Music Fest
Street Address
168 3rd St E
City
Winona
State
MN
Zip Code
55987
Phone
(608) 498-0268
Email
parker.f@midwestmusicfest.org
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

2778 D Commerce Drive NW
Rochester, MN 55901-2262 

Phone
Project Manager: Anastasia Shartin
(507) 281-4848
Email the Agency