Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,181
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Fargo-Moorhead Choral Artists
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2020
End Date
December 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Clay
Becker
Wilkin
Norman
Otter Tail
Clay
Becker
Wilkin
Norman
Otter Tail
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

To pay a portion of the salary for Michael Culloton, Artistic and Managing Director. Operating support will allow FMCA to continue to provide a full season of arts experiences for the community and surrounding area.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Jon Solinger, BA Art, MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Jan Jackola, BFA Fine Arts, Bemidji State University, Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; W. Scott Olsen, Professor of English, Concordia College, MFA Creative Writing, UMass, Amherst; Anne Robinson-Paul, University Relations for College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, NDSU, MFA Creative Writing, E Washington University, BA English, Concordia College; Linda Gaugert, Visual Artist, owner of Three Havens Art Gallery; Jeff Merrick, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager, BFA, Iowa State University; Amy Ann Mursu, Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy, Minor English, musician including piano, clarinet, tuba, and violin; Stacy Lundquist, Art, Design and Graphic Arts, Dakota County Technical College, MA Elementary Leadership, SWSU Marshall, visual artist, drawing, painting, illustration; Cheryl Larson, AA Alexandria Tech College, Arts, Executive Director Central Square Arts Center, Glenwood; Jason Ramey, Assistant Professor of Studio Art, UM Morris, MFA UW Madison, sculpture/furniture, design/wood, BFA Herron School of Art and Design; Joyce Manning, BS K-12 Music, vocal and instrumental, Concordia College, pianist and vocalist, instructor, retired choir instructor; Laura Youngbird, retired Director of Native American Arts, Plains Arts Museum, MA Drawing/Painting, Moorhead State University, BFA Drawing and Painting, Minor Native American Studies, MSU.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Jon Solinger, BA Art, MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Jan Jackola, BFA Fine Arts, Bemidji State University, Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; W. Scott Olsen, Professor of English, Concordia College, MFA Creative Writing, UMass, Amherst; Anne Robinson-Paul, University Relations for College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, NDSU, MFA Creative Writing, E Washington University, BA English, Concordia College; Linda Gaugert, Visual Artist, owner of Three Havens Art Gallery; Jeff Merrick, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager, BFA, Iowa State University; Amy Ann Mursu, Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy, Minor English, musician including piano, clarinet, tuba, and violin; Stacy Lundquist, Art, Design and Graphic Arts, Dakota County Technical College, MA Elementary Leadership, SWSU Marshall, visual artist, drawing, painting, illustration; Cheryl Larson, AA Alexandria Tech College, Arts, Executive Director Central Square Arts Center, Glenwood; Jason Ramey, Assistant Professor of Studio Art, UM Morris, MFA UW Madison, sculpture/furniture, design/wood, BFA Herron School of Art and Design; Joyce Manning, BS K-12 Music, vocal and instrumental, Concordia College, pianist and vocalist, instructor, retired choir instructor; Laura Youngbird, retired Director of Native American Arts, Plains Arts Museum, MA Drawing/Painting, Moorhead State University, BFA Drawing and Painting, Minor Native American Studies, MSU.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,181
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,710
Direct expenses
$5,890
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
1.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

350 Individuals will indicate that the Fargo Moorhead Choral Artists 2020 artistic season had a positive impact on their community and that the artistic events presented by FMCA were important to them personally and to their community. Audience and Artist (musicians) surveys will be conducted during 2020 Fargo Moorhead Choral Artists artistic season.

Measurable Outcome(s)

On a scale from 1 to 5, for both Positive Impact and Importance to the community, the average score reported was a NA for both as the season was cancelled.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Jillain Veil-Ehnert, Beth Postema, MaryAnn Berg, Pamela Burns, Babs Coler, Noah Ford-Dunker, Tye Kjellberg, Barb Merth, Katie Pipinich, Angela Schleiper, Carl Wichman, Timothy Wollenzein
Project Manager
First Name
Michael
Last Name
Culloton
Organization Name
Fargo-Moorhead Choral Artists
Street Address
210 7th St S Ste 100
City
Moorhead
State
MN
Zip Code
56560
Phone
(218) 443-8219
Email
music@fmchoralartists.org
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
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Location

133 Mill Street South
Fergus Falls, MN 56537-2574 

Phone
Project Manager: Maxine Adams
218-739-5780 or 800-262-2787 (MN Only)
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