Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,268
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Prairie Wind Players of Grant County, Inc. AKA Prairie Wind Players
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2020
End Date
December 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Grant
Grant
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

To fund a portion of the annual insurance premiums, utility, and event management system expenses for Prairie Wind Players 41st season (2020) freeing up funds to be directly invested back into our facility and support of our core mission.

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
$2,268
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,932
Direct expenses
$4,200
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Of those participating in the survey, the majority of the people will agree that Prairie Wind Players Community Theatre had a positive impact on the community and is important to the them and their community. During the 2020 season, participants will be asked if PWP is having a positive impact on their community and that the arts are important to them, either personally or to their community.

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 most of the proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Matt Zaske, Dan Olson, Joyce Hanson, Karen Alvstad, Annie Hildebrandt, Darla Johnson, Sarah Pollard, Aaron Ray
Project Manager
First Name
Matt
Last Name
Zaske
Organization Name
Prairie Wind Players of Grant County, Inc. AKA Prairie Wind Players
Street Address
PO Box 246
City
Barrett
State
MN
Zip Code
56311-0246
Phone
(320) 528-2382
Email
zaskem@morris.umn.edu
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