Operating Support

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$26,001

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

New York Mills Arts Retreat AKA New York Mills Regional Cultural Center

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

July 2016

End Date

June 2017

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Otter Tail

Wadena

Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

General operating support

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Pamela Fletcher: Associate professor of English and director of writing at Saint Catherine University; Amy Hunter: Retired educator; board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Roxana Linares: Executive director, Centro Tyrone Guzman; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; E. Jane Olive: Retired nurse and transplant coordinator; community volunteer; costumer; Marjorie Ostroushko: Cofounder and manager of Giving Voice Chorus; public radio strategist and marketer; Michael Ricci: Director of theater at North Hennepin Community College; Dana Sikkila, Visual artist; executive director of the 410 Project art gallery and artistic director of Black Water Press

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2017 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

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

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$26,001

Other Funds Leveraged

$169,587

Direct expenses

$195,588

Administration costs

$1,520

Number of full time equivalents funded

0.30

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Cultural Center programs celebrate the local and provide a window to the world for residents in our rural communities. 50% of programs showcase artists from within our region; 50% provide a view of the world outside our region. This premise guides all programming. We will track artists and content to meet objectives. 2: More people of all ages, economic strata, and backgrounds, without previous experience in Cultural Center programs, routinely benefit from them. Expand audience depth/participant base by 15% per year by targeting specific constituencies who currently do not utilize our programs. Track with surveys at activities and member/donor data.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Cultural Center programs celebrated the local and provided a window to the world for residents in our rural communities. The goal of a balanced focus on local and world guided programming decisions. Artists and content were tracked for all programs; results showed 46% celebrated the local and 54% provided a window to the world. 2: More people of all ages, economic strata, and backgrounds, without previous experience in Cultural Center programs, routinely benefited from them. Exceeded goal to expand audience/participant base by 15%; actual increase 44%. Targeted specific constituencies who had not previously utilized our programs. Tracked with counts, surveys at activities, and member data.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Judith Brockway, Sarah Carlson, Vicki Chepulis, Rebecca Imsande, Nick Leonard, Carol Myhre, Don Niles, Teresa Pederson, Kirstin Roberts, Nikki Werner

Project Manager

Betsy

Roder

New York Mills Arts Retreat AKA New York Mills Regional Cultural Center

24 Main Ave N PO Box 246

New York Mills

56567