Operating Support
Operating Support
Operating Support Year One, FY2022
Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Michele Huggins: Granite Area Arts Council treasurer and volunteer, member of the Artisan Grain Collaborative, founding member of ACHALA; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Janine Teske: music, theater, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley school board; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;
Cheryl Avenel-Navara, arts admin, SMAC board; Mark Bosveld, theater; Cheniqua Johnson, theater, music; Joyce Meyer, visual art, education; Jane Otto, arts admin; Kerry Ward, visual art, grantwriting; Mark Wilmes, theater, SMAC Board
ACHF Arts Access
The funds from this grant will provide the needed office and organizational support, giving us the time to prepare for finding funding such as donations or earned revenue to cover the costs of this position. We have contacted several art centers in the area and have learned a variety of ways they have been able to fund their full and part time employees. We intend to continue our research and find an approach that will work for Jackson Center for the Arts. Annual survey of constituents.
MAFAC remains a vital arts council. We continue to build collaborations with families, schools, organizations, and local businesses. During the year, we brought in several music groups, hosted 6 art exhibits, and held three successful ?Meet and Greet Our Artist/Author" events. There was an increase in artists and authors who dropped in or called to inquire if we would be interested in selling or exhibiting their work. 2,000 volunteer hours kept the Art Center open Tuesday-Friday and accomplished committee work, performance tasks, and special event activities. An ad hoc committee met and developed a plan to increase community involvement, education, and inclusivity, thus increasing MAFAC's viability and sustainability. As part of this plan, we successfully increased our board to twelve members.
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