Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,398
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Lake Benton Opera House, Inc.
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2018
End Date
December 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Lincoln
Lyon
Pipestone
Yellow Medicine
Murray
Rock
Lincoln
Lyon
Pipestone
Yellow Medicine
Murray
Rock
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

Operating Support FY18/19.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, director, teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, South Dakota Arts Educators Association, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor SMSU; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice, dance teacher; Dana Conroy: producer, filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Joyce Aakre: Visual Art, Writing, SMAC Board; Pam Blake: Visual Art, SMAC Board; Mark Bosveld: Theatre, Arts Admin; Steve Linstrom: Writing, Museum Admin; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: Visual Art, SMAC Board; Liz Rackl: Visual Art, Arts Admin; Tom Wirt: Visual Art, SMAC Board.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact

Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471

Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,398
Other Funds Leveraged
$64,064
Direct expenses
$73,462
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Our top goal during the period funded by this grant will be to continue to introduce our organization to new customers through promotion and outreach. By making more people aware of what we do, we in turn hope to draw more people through our doors to buy tickets. We are confident we can keep our current patrons coming back, and likewise, believe newcomers to our building will be impressed enough to return in the future. We will continue to evaluate our successes and failures through our board of directors after each production. We will constantly query our audiences on their opinions of our work and how we can better serve them.

Measurable Outcome(s)

In February of this year we were able to paint the interior of our theater as well as replace decades-old carpeting in the aisles, entry and steps leading to balcony thanks to our operating grant freeing up funds to make these improvements.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved some of the proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Mark Wilmes, Lynn Carpenter, Kathy Johnson, Sandy Hanson, Milo Downs, David Norgaard, Lisa Willert, Nathaniel gates, Anne Lichtsinn, Jodi Greer, Kathy Holck, Steven Hurd, Amy Reese, Katie Decker
Project Manager
First Name
Mark
Last Name
Wilmes
Organization Name
Lake Benton Opera House, Inc.
Street Address
120 Benton St E
City
Lake Benton
State
MN
Zip Code
56149
Phone
(507) 368-4620
Email
lakebentonoperahouse@gmail.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

509 W Main St, PO Box 55
Marshall, Minnesota 56258 

Phone
Phone Manager: Nicole DeBoer
(507) 537-1471
Email the Agency