Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,554
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
The Red Willow Arts Coalition AKA The Red Willow
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
May 2017
End Date
August 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Douglas
Grant
Pope
Otter Tail
Douglas
Grant
Pope
Otter Tail
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

To pay administrative support for the program director's salary in 2017.

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
$1,554
Other Funds Leveraged
$24,546
Direct expenses
$26,100
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

To support for salary for our program director. Red Willow Arts Coalition will mark their ninth year of concerts in 2017. Board members are in regular attendance at the concerts, and spend considerable time visiting with those in attendance. We ask our patrons to share feedback in person and on our webpage, and each week we hear 'instant feedback' as the crowd disperses at the end of the evening. We also conduct a written survey at the end of the season. Through this survey we have learned what genres of music are the most popular (country, fifties/oldies, Bluegrass and Old Time, and which concert audiences enjoyed the most.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Our Program Director made presentations to several service groups throughout the community, and through these meetings was able to secure assistance with setup and tear down at several concerts.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Mandy Wencl, Michelle Wencl, Rose Hansen, Scott Dybedahl, Shirley Syverson, Tom Anderson
Project Manager
First Name
Chuck
Last Name
Wencl
Organization Name
The Red Willow Arts Coalition AKA The Red Willow
Street Address
805 Jane Circle Dr SW
City
Alexandria
State
MN
Zip Code
56308
Phone
(320) 763-8394
Email
wencl@charter.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