Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,375
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Prairie Wind Players Community Theatre AKA Prairie Wind Players of Grant County
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2017
End Date
December 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Grant
Douglas
Stevens
Pope
Otter Tail
Traverse
Grant
Douglas
Stevens
Pope
Otter Tail
Traverse
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

To install a new intercom system in the theatre and pay a portion of the 2017 insurance premium.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Amy Ann Mursu: Musician, including piano, clarinet, tuba, and violin; Carolyn Flieder: Fiber artist, former quilt shop owner; Susan Kay: Retired Professor, Retreat Coordinator for New York Mills Arts Retreat; Erin Gunderson: Library Branch Manager in Breckenridge, musician and artist; Ann Hermes: Executive Director of Alexandria Area Arts Association; James Arvidson: Community service volunteer; Jamie Beyer: Public Administrator, marketing and graphic designer; Barbara Lent: Former photography studio owner, textile artist, owner of quilting retreat center; Stan Goldade: High school math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Jeannie Pladsen: Retired Payroll Manger at the University of Minnesota-Morris, community leader; Michael Weatherly: Visual Artist, Printmaker; Jeff Merrick: Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Delayne Karls: Retired teacher, arts advocate; W Scott Olsen: Professor of English at Concordia College.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Amy Ann Mursu: Musician, including piano, clarinet, tuba, and violin; Carolyn Flieder: Fiber artist, former quilt shop owner; Susan Kay: Retired Professor, Retreat Coordinator for New York Mills Arts Retreat; Erin Gunderson: Library Branch Manager in Breckenridge, musician and artist; Ann Hermes: Executive Director of Alexandria Area Arts Association; James Arvidson: Community service volunteer; Jamie Beyer: Public Administrator, marketing and graphic designer; Barbara Lent: Former photography studio owner, textile artist, owner of quilting retreat center; Stan Goldade: High school math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Jeannie Pladsen: Retired Payroll Manger at the University of Minnesota-Morris, community leader; Michael Weatherly: Visual Artist, Printmaker; Jeff Merrick: Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Delayne Karls: Retired teacher, arts advocate; W Scott Olsen: Professor of English at Concordia College.

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
$2,375
Other Funds Leveraged
$35,827
Direct expenses
$38,202
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

To install a new intercom system in the building to connect the sound/light control booth, the backstage area, and the dressing room area and to pay for our 2017 insurance policies for the building itself and an Errors and Omissions policy for our board members. The producer of each production reports to Prairie Wind Players' board of directors each month during the project, receiving approval for the budget, artistic personnel, and production issues. A post production final report is presented by the producer to Prairie Wind Players' Board for review as well. Individual shows are evaluated by the board as to audience appeal and satisfaction, and financial success through attendance reports and audience oral feedback. Prairie Wind Players' general membership meets at the Annual Meeting to review the season, elect board member and vote on any required decisions.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We put the intercom system to work as soon as it was installed and have used it for every production so far this season. We have also been able to maintain a strong seven member Board of Directors that is functioning smoothly thanks to the insurance policy.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Arlyn Swenson, Chris Ray, Claremont Anderson, Jim Barbour, Karen Alvstad, Matt Zaske, Peter Ray, Randy Larson, Shelby Beech
Project Manager
First Name
Karen
Last Name
Alvstad
Organization Name
Prairie Wind Players Community Theatre AKA Prairie Wind Players of Grant County
Street Address
202 Hawkins Ave PO Box 246
City
Barrett
State
MN
Zip Code
56311-0246
Phone
(320) 528-2382
Email
alvstad@runestone.net
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