Legacy Arts and Cultural Heritage

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$14,230
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Terrace Mill Foundation, Inc. AKA The Terrace Mill
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2014
End Date
September 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Pope
Douglas
Stevens
Pope
Douglas
Stevens
Project Overview
Legacy Arts and Cultural Heritage
Project Details
To upgrade the sound system that is used for all performing arts programs.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Eric Abrahamson: Business owner/painter, stage manager, actor; Pagyn Harding: literary artist, publisher/author; Mark Ryan: Plains Art Museum Director of Collections and Operations; Nancy Berns: Radio voice actor, costumer, vocal director, choral singer; Carolyn Aarsvold: Retired elementary music educator, violinist; Tim Ray: actor, director, technical director, musician-performer; Michael Eble: professor, gallery curator at University of Minnesota-Morris; Kari Adams: graphic designer, printmaker; Stan Goldade: High school math instructor, photographer, sculptor; Jim Arvidson; Susan Anderson: Art Advocate, Theatre and Art background.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Don Clark: Minnesota State University-Moorhead Professor, photography; Eric Abrahamson: Business owner/painter, stage manager, actor; Mark Ryan: Plain Art Museum Director of Collections and Operations; Pagyn Harding: literary artist, publisher/author; Nancy Berns: Radio voice actor, costumer, vocal director, choral singer; Carolyn Aarsvold: Retired elementary music educator, violinist; Tim Ray: actor, director, technical director, musician-performer; Kari Kjesbo: former gallery manager, catering business owner; Gary Henrickson: former professor of literature; Michael Eble: professor, gallery curator, University of Minnesota-Morris; Kari Adams: graphic designer, printmaker; Carolyn Flieder: fiber artist, former quilt shop owner; Amy Schmidt: literary artist, visual artist, bookstore owner; Randy Peterson Pope: Chiropractor, Arts Advocate; Jim Arvidson: Retired businessman, fundraiser, art advocate.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$14,230
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$14,230
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

To replace and upgrade our failing sound system, To improve the technical quality of our performing arts programs, To insure that our audiences clearly hear performers without the imposition of static, delays and malfunctioning equipment, To evaluate the new sound system in terms of sound clarity, continuity of performances and the proper handling and functioning of all sound components, To measure audience satisfaction through exit surveys, To critique with performers and directors the impact of the new system upon their performances and productions.The project goals will be evaluated through audience exit surveys and critiques by performers, artistic directors and the Terrace Mill Foundation Board of Directors. We expect positive results from this data.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Audience members interviewed expressed satisfaction with the sound system and the improved quality of the Children's Theater productions. The children reported that the portable microphones enhanced their performance by being able to move freely about the stage. The Terrace Mill Foundation Board members were pleased with the sound quality and the more professional level of the productions. The sound engineer worked with the manufacturer to iron out the glitches in the system before it was used. He reported that the system functioned satisfactorily and that the children followed the instructions in the proper use and handling of the equipment.

Description of Funds
Recipient Board Members
Ann Eskelson, Barbara Lent, James Olsen, Jeff Thorton, Julie Lloyd, Richard Grella, Robert Greenfield, Rosanne Olsen, Terri Hanna
Project Manager
First Name
Richard
Last Name
Grella
Organization Name
The Terrace Mill Foundation, Inc. AKA The Terrace Mill
Street Address
27165 Old Mill Pond Rd
City
Terrace
State
MN
Zip Code
56334
Phone
(320) 278-3253
Email
rpgrella@aol.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

133 Mill Street South
Fergus Falls, MN 56537-2574 

Phone
Project Manager: Timothy Wollenzien
218-739-5780