Project Grant

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$2,149

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Paramount Arts Resource Trust AKA Paramount Theatre and Visual Arts Center

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

September 2015

End Date

October 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Benton

Sherburne

Stearns

Wright

Project Overview

Project Grant

Project Details

Paramount Juried Exhibition

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.

Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$2,149

Other Funds Leveraged

$2,716

Direct expenses

$4,865

Administration costs

$1,520

Number of full time equivalents funded

4.65

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The measurable outcomes for this project include: 1. Artists in Minnesota are able to exhibit their artwork. 2. Community members view more artwork. 3. Artists in our community have access to see other artists’ artwork. 4. Artists build resumes through opportunities to be accepted into shows. Evaluation will be: 1. We will track number of artists who enter the competition. 2. Traffic through exhibition spaces will be tracked through head counts and guest books. 3. The artist reception attendance numbers will be tracked. 4. By gaining entrance to the exhibition the artists will be able to add to resume and will have copy of the exhibition program for their records. 5. Facebook and website statistics will be gathered.

Measurable Outcome(s)

47 Artists in Minnesota are able to exhibit their artwork. Thousands of community members view more artwork. Hundreds of Artists in our community have access to see other artists artwork. 47 Artists were able to build resumes through opportunities to be accepted into shows.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

K Banaian, H Bauerly, D DeBliek, P Harris, M Kanengieter-Wildeson, J Mathews, L Metcalf, D Meyer, D Mondloch, G Mrozek, G Murray, G Osberg, M Tamm, P Thompson, D Torgeson, W Tynes, K Young, J Goerger, R Kalenda, M Williams

Project Manager

Melissa

Gohman

Paramount Arts Resource Trust AKA Paramount Theatre and Visual Arts Center

913 St Germain St W

St Cloud

(320) 257-3137

mgohman@paramountarts.org

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