Project Grant

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$7,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

College of Saint Benedict AKA College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming

Recipient Type

Public College/University

Status

Completed

Start Date

February 2017

End Date

February 2017

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Stearns

Project Overview

Project Grant

Project Details

The College of Saint Benedict will present Hypnotic Brass Ensemble for one public performance and four residency activities with the Central Minnesota community.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Janice Courtney: Arts Adviser/Assistant Director of the Saint Cloud State University Program Board, arts advocate, arts administrator; Linda Brobeck: Visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC, non-profit board member; Al Hams: Founder of Al's Music, author, board member; Doug Lien: Watercolorist, Member of the Central Minnesota Watercolorists, Community Education Art Class instructor; Mark Nelson: Public School Music Teacher, choral director, community theatre director, voice lessons instructor; American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota Board Member; Justin Lewandowski: Music advocate, promoter and booking agent, writer, actor, volunteer.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

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 ACHF Cultural Heritage

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$7,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$16,869

Direct expenses

$23,869

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

0.00

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The College of Saint Benedict will work with residency partners to finalize desired outcomes. Following residencies, College of Saint Benedict gathers feedback responses and sets up post-activity meetings to discuss goals for future partnerships. College of Saint Benedict will survey audiences electronically. College of Saint Benedict will present a high-quality public performance, a live performance for local veterans and master classes for Central Minnesota music students.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The outcomes of this project included: 1) College of Saint Benedict presented a high-quality brass ensemble performance 2) Veterans attended live performance 3) College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University students had the opportunity to work wit

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager

Megan

Vetsch Johnson

College of Saint Benedict AKA College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming

37 College Ave S

St Joseph

56374

(320) 363-5507

mvetschjohnson@csbsju.edu