Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2026 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$36,450
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Fairmont Opera House, Inc AKA Fairmont Opera House
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2025
End Date
June 2026
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Martin
Martin
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

To advance cultural experience and community involvement within the historic Fairmont Opera House facility and throughout the region.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Mary Ann Aufderheide: former arts administrator; Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Philip McKenzie, adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Mary Ann Aufderheide: former arts administrator; Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Philip McKenzie, adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota, 2025 regular session, chapter 36, article 4, section 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2026 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$36,450
Other Funds Leveraged
$479,886
Direct expenses
$498,111
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Increase the number of attendees at FOH presented arts events, by attracting younger, rural Minnesotans and by increasing the variety of FOH events. Compare current/future attendance numbers and demographics at reinvigorated programming to past attendance/programming. 2: Increase the number of participants in FOH arts events, by attracting younger, rural Minnesotans and by increasing the variety of FOH events. Compare current/future community theater participant numbers and demographics at reinvigorated arts events to past attendance/programming.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Blake
Last Name
Potthoff
Organization Name
Fairmont Opera House, Inc AKA Fairmont Opera House
Street Address
45 Downtown Plaza PO Box 226
City
Fairmont
State
MN
Zip Code
56031
Phone
(507) 238-4900
Email
director@fairmontoperahouse.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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