Operating Support

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$3,262

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Phelps Mill Country

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

March 2016

End Date

August 2016

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Grant

Otter Tail

Douglas

Becker

Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

To pay for marketing and advertising for the coming year.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Eric Abrahamson: Former stage manager at Historic Holmes Theatre, Board Member at Playhouse 412; Susan Kay: Retired Professor of American Studies, Retreat Coordinator at New York Mills Arts Retreat; Mark Ryan; Plains Art Museum Director of Collections and Operations; Beth Salvatore: publisher, graphic artist, humanities and music; Barbara Lent: Former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Jamie Beyer: marketing and graphic designer; Carolyn Flieder: fiber artist, former quilt shop owner; Stan Goldade: High School math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Erin Gunderson: Library Branch Manager in Breckenridge, musician and artist.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Eric Abrahamson: Former stage manager at Historic Holmes Theatre, Board Member at Playhouse 412; Susan Kay: Retired Professor of American Studies, Retreat Coordinator at New York Mills Arts Retreat; Mark Ryan; Plains Art Museum Director of Collections and Operations; Beth Salvatore: publisher, graphic artist, humanities and music; Barbara Lent: Former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Jamie Beyer: marketing and graphic designer; Carolyn Flieder: fiber artist, former quilt shop owner; Stan Goldade: High School math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Erin Gunderson: Library branch Manager in Breckenridge, musician and artist.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2016 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$3,262

Other Funds Leveraged

$55,295

Direct expenses

$58,557

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

0.00

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

To financially support this event and keep the festival as an on-going event into the future. The festival has provided visual, music and many other types of art experiences for a large number of age groups - preschool through senior citizens. A survey is distributed to people attending the event and another survey is distributed to participating artists. The survey questions are used to evaluate current activities and to also request ideas for future festivals.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The Festival was well attended on Saturday. We had great entertainment and participation in a number of art activities from the attendees. We were more than pleased with the attendance. Unfortunately, on Sunday morning, around 2:00 am we had a storm come through the festival grounds and destroy about 80% of the artists' canopies and displays and many of them had product that was also destroyed. Because of the destruction, we had to cancel the festival on Sunday. Almost all items owned by Phelps Mill Country were also destroyed.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Dave Iverson, Gordy Hanson, Jerome Holicky, Jim Adamietz, Mike Brause, Mike Charest, Robin Anderson

Project Manager

Val

Martin

Phelps Mill Country

29035 County Hwy 45 PO Box 156

Ashby

56309