General Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,400
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Bluff Country Artists Gallery
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2013
End Date
January 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Fillmore
Houston
Olmsted
Winona
Fillmore
Houston
Olmsted
Winona
Project Overview
General Operating Support
Project Details
Rental of gallery space
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Hal Cropp: Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Northland Words; Drue Fergison: musicologist; Ryan Heinritz: Paradise Center; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Scott Roberts: Owatonna Art Center; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: City of Rochester Music Department; Deborah Wasmund: mosaic artist.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Scott Anderson: musician; Alan Calavano: musician and historian; Judy Hickey: theatre artist; Carolyn Hiller: arts administrator; Bill Hoy: poet; Katie Hae Leo: author and performer; Jane Olive: dancer; Kathy Rush: theatre; Jon Swanson: museum curator; Philip Taylor: visual artist; Loretta Verbout: photographer; Tom Willis: potter.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,400
Other Funds Leveraged
$42,205
Direct expenses
$44,605
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We strive to provide enriching arts opportunities through education, collaboration and viewing every time our doors are open.Gallery tracks number of visitors, solicits comments and concerns, and provides a guest book.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Through rigorous, intentional work by volunteer board members, our goal of offering 4 monthly opportunities to our community to learn, experience, and appreciate art through classes, special events and open houses in 2013 was met.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Bethany Bergsgaard, Kris Bjerke, Jean Colette, Conrad Curren, Karen Curren, Teresa Fegyak, 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 W Main St
City
Spring Grove
State
MN
Zip Code
55974
Phone
(507) 498-3533
Email
bcgallery@springgrove.coop
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
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Location

2778 D Commerce Drive NW
Rochester, MN 55901-2262 

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