Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 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 2019
End Date
December 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Lincoln
Lyon
Pipestone
Yellow Medicine
Murray
Lincoln
Lyon
Pipestone
Yellow Medicine
Murray
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

Operating Support Year 2, FY2019.

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, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Pam Blake: visual art, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Mark Bosveld: theatre, arts administration; Steve Linstrom: writing, museum admin; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: visual art, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board Board; Liz Rackl: visual art, arts administration; Tom Wirt: visual art, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council 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

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,398
Other Funds Leveraged
$87,577
Direct expenses
$96,975
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
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)

We were able to proceed with a project in collaboration with US Bank to install a digital projector and screen for better outreach to children in our community through the local library and Chamber of Commerce. We will also use the system to thank our sponsors and contributors as well as promote our projects before each of our productions. We were also able to offer our facility to a children's theater group from the Marshall area and RTR High School at a reduced price to draw in crowds that may not normally come to our facility.

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

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Mark Wilmes, Sandy Hanson, Milo Downs, David Norgaard, Lisa Willert, Nathaniel Gates, Jodi Greer, Kathy Holck, Beth Reams, Justin Condelli, Alan Riedel, Priscilla Osland, Jocelyn Klein, Adam Madsen, Betze Deutz
Project Manager
First Name
Mark
Last Name
Wilmes
Organization Name
Lake Benton Opera House, Inc.
Street Address
118 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