Production Assistance
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,500
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Ameriikan Poijat Finish Brass Band
Status
Completed
Start Date
February 2013
End Date
August 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dakota
Goodhue
Olmsted
Rice
Project Overview
Ameriikan Poijat Finnish American Brass Band Community Performances
Project Details
Ameriikan Poijat Finnish American Brass Band Community Performances.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Andrea Costopoulos: Rochester Arts Council; Hal Cropp: Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Northland Words; Drue Fergison: musicologist; Ryan Heinritz: Paradise Center; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: City of Rochester Music Department; Deborah Wasmund: mosaic artist.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Scott Anderson: musician; Marta Biitner: visual artist; Elizabeth Bucheit: goldsmith; Alan Calavano: musician, historian; Judy Hickey: theatre artist; Carolyn Hiller: arts administrator; Jane Olive: dancer; Kathy Rush: theatre; Philip Taylor: visual artist; Tom Willis: potter.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2013 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Cultural Heritage
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,500
Other Funds Leveraged
$7,300
Direct expenses
$8,800
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Ameriikan Poijat music has brought people together to experience and understand Finnish-American heritage. Reaching out to diverse audiences has always been our goal, and at the conclusion of each program the audience mingles with the performers and discusses topics addressed in the production.Success measured through audience size and written feedback when appropriate.
Measurable Outcome(s)
We benefitted from the promotional efforts of the Vintage Band Festival and the local hosts. It is important that we continue to make our unique sounds available to people who now enjoy us, and to others who may learn about us. We have produced four CD recordings, which are heard on local radio and also distributed at our events.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Jerry Barrett, Teresa Cerling, Krista Flaig, Thomas Hayden, Paul Maybery, James McMullin, Carmen Narveson,
Project Manager
First Name
Paul
Last Name
Niemisto
Organization Name
Ameriikan Poijat Finish Brass Band
Street Address
608 Zanmiller Dr W
City
Northfield
State
MN
Zip Code
55057-1207
Phone
(507) 645-7554
Email
niemisto@stolaf.edu
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