Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2026 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$43,479
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Great River Shakespeare Festival
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2025
End Date
June 2026
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Winona
Winona
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

To enrich people's lives by creating dynamic, clearly understood productions of Shakespeare and other playwrights who celebrate the spoken word.

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
$43,479
Other Funds Leveraged
$939,092
Direct expenses
$960,832
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Volunteers, students, and patrons deepen their understanding and connection to each other through the Festival. Audience survey results will reveal stories of arts impact; participation in our high school-aged design and acting classes both by students and audience members; attendance at Company Conversations; range of ages/demographics of the audience. 2: To have a pricing structure that reflects the needs of the community while balancing the need for earned revenue for both tickets and youth classes. Through student feedback on the skills, tools, and topics from the design and performance classes. Analysis of willingness-to-pay price points for the Pay-What-You-Will performances. Increase in Festival attendance.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Aaron
Last Name
Young
Organization Name
Great River Shakespeare Festival
Street Address
163 E 2nd St
City
Winona
State
MN
Zip Code
55987
Phone
(507) 474-7900
Email
aarony@grsf.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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