Project Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Downtown Saint Cloud Art Crawl Collaborative
Status
Completed
Start Date
August 2015
End Date
August 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Stearns
Benton
Sherburne
Wright
Stearns
Benton
Sherburne
Wright
Project Overview
Project Grant
Project Details
Sizzling Summer St. Cloud Art Crawl 2015
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Mike Carlson: Foley High School Art Teacher, Fall Musical Director, Potter; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University Fine Arts Series; Al Hams: Founder of Al's Music, author; Linda Brobeck: visual artist, owner of Crow River North LLC; George Minerich: photographer, environmental professional; Ken Barry: Blues Musician, photographer.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Alicia Peters: College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Education instructor, Vice President of Millstream Arts Festival, Minnesota Street Market Co-op Chair; Janice Courtney: Stearns County Arts Adviser/Assistant Director of the Saint Cloud State University Program Board; Britt Aamodt: Central Minnesota Arts Board grantee, Jerome Foundation grantee, Anderson Center resident artist, playwright, author; Godfre Leung: Assistant Professor of Art History, author.
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,150
Direct expenses
$9,150
Administration costs
$1,700
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Measurable Outcomes: 1. Increased attendance at the other three Art Crawls of the year - evidence of an expanded audience and increased foot traffic for downtown venues during regular business days. 2. Increased numbers of artists and venues signing up to participate. 3. Increased sales by Art Crawl artists and venues. 4. Increased sponsorships for the Art Crawl Collaborative. 5. Increased coverage by St Cloud media. Evaluation plans: 1. Count patrons and compare to other years. 2. Survey patrons and artists, musicians, venues and organizations to measure marketing efforts, including finding out how they learned about the Sizzling Summer Art Crawl, what features they enjoyed, and what they thought could be improved.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The following outcomes were achieved: increased public awareness of regional artists performers, and arts organizations; expanded organizational efficiency and marketing effectiveness and increased opportunities for artists to market and sell their work. We counted attendance - both artists and public increased this year. Visual Arts Minnesota, our contract employee, was active on social media, resulting in more "likes" and awareness of the event.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Julie Mische, Ellen Nelson, Amy Jo Paul, Ryan Schepp, John Riordan
Project Manager
First Name
Ellen
Last Name
Nelson
Organization Name
Downtown Saint Cloud Art Crawl Collaborative
Street Address
913 St Germain St W
City
St Cloud
State
MN
Zip Code
56301
Phone
(320) 257-3120
Email
enelson@paramountarts.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
Email the Agency
Location

P.O. Box 458
220 4th Ave North 
Foley, MN 56329

Phone
Project Manager: Leslie LeCuyer
320-968-4290x 3