Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,696
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Prairie Arts Chorale
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2022
End Date
December 2023
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Renville
Redwood
Lyon
Lac qui Parle
Yellow Medicine
Chippewa
Chippewa
Renville
Redwood
Lyon
Lac qui Parle
Yellow Medicine
Chippewa
Chippewa
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

Operating Support Year 2 (2023)

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Justin Beck, chair of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission, president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, photography, music; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; 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. Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Kylie Rieke: ceramics, murals, music, theater, T-Bird Community Arts Board; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

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

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,696
Other Funds Leveraged
$20,578
Direct expenses
$26,274
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

In general, our goal is to continue as a viable arts organization by expanding our numbers of singers, volunteers, and audience. The chorale will work to maintain its recovery and stability as an arts organization. Specifically, the chorale intends to add an assistant director position in order to provide more support and stability. We would also like to regain our audience size of 500 per concert season and develop concert programs that increase our audience size by 10%. These goals will be evaluated by comparing member rosters, board member rosters, evidence in meeting minutes of hiring a new business manager, an updated committee list with specified volunteers, and ticket/audience reports provided by our treasurer.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We maintained our recovery from the pandemic and stability as an arts organization with full concert seasons. We had looked at filling an assistant director position to cover when our regular director was unavailable, but after one season of interim co-di

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

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Ben Pieh, Sue Selden, Jean Schueller, Dick Hauck, Becky Hoffman, Elaine Hauger, Mary Sue Kruger
Project Manager
First Name
June
Last Name
Meyerhoff
Organization Name
Prairie Arts Chorale
Street Address
PO Box 531
City
Marshall
State
MN
Zip Code
56258
Phone
(320) 368-0943
Email
junemeyerhoff@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