Project Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Millstream Arts Festival, Inc. AKA Millstream Arts Festival
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2019
End Date
September 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Stearns
Benton
Sherburne
Mille Lacs
Wright
Scott
Hennepin
Ramsey
Morrison
Douglas
Chisago
Anoka
Kanabec
St. Louis
Todd
Isanti
Hubbard
Carver
Kandiyohi
Meeker
Le Sueur
Dakota
Stearns
Benton
Sherburne
Mille Lacs
Wright
Scott
Hennepin
Ramsey
Morrison
Douglas
Chisago
Anoka
Kanabec
St. Louis
Todd
Isanti
Hubbard
Carver
Kandiyohi
Meeker
Le Sueur
Dakota
Project Overview

Project Grant

Project Details

Millstream Arts Festival is an outdoor, juried arts festival presenting visual artists and musicians in a family-friendly festival environment. Our project grant application will fund just over 40% of our budgeted 2017 Festival expenses.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Linda Brobeck: vice chair Wright County, visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC.; served on a number of non-profit boards; Ken Barry: Blues musician; Victorian photographer proficient in Digital imaging and, Platinum/Palladium printing and Wet Plate Collodion process and Bromoil printing and Cyanotype printing; University of Wisconsin; certified nuclear engineer; Buddy King: Saint Cloud playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, unit director for the Roosevelt Boys and Girls Club in Saint Cloud, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Joyce Lyons: actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Community Orchestra Advisory Board; Jo McMullen-Boyer: Central Minnesota Arts Board board member, station manager of KVSC Radio, music concert producer, community events organizer; Roger Reinardy: Central Minnesota Arts Board board member, fine and commercial artist, board member for Sauk Center Area Community Foundation;Denise Todd: Central Minnesota Arts Board board member, Business Administration with a Minor in Dance from Valdosta State University, U.S. Air Force veteran, geospatial intelligence analyst; Saint Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health and Planning and Community Development with a Minor in Ethnics and Human Relations; Joe Scapanski: Minnesota State Ag Society Board of Managers; Minnesota State Fair liaison for arts division; responsible for bringing artists to exhibit and perform at the Benton Co Annual Fair; 2014 International Fairs and Expositions award for promoting arts and heritage.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Linda Brobeck: board chair for Central Minnesota Arts Board, visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC., served on a number of non-profit boards; Ken Barry: board treasurer for Central Minnesota Arts Board, Blues musician, Victorian photographer proficient in digital imaging and platinum/ palladium printing and wet plate collodion process and bromoil printing and cyanotype printing, certified nuclear engineer; Buddy King: board secretary for Central Minnesota Arts Board, Saint Cloud playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, unit director for the Roosevelt Boys and Girls Club in Saint Cloud Minnesota, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Joyce Lyons: board member for Central Minnesota Arts Board, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Community Orchestra Advisory Board; Jo McMullen-Boyer: board member for Central Minnesota Arts Board, station manager of KVSC Radio, grant writer, music concert producer, Community Events Organizer; Roger Reinardy: board member for Central Minnesota Arts Board, fine and commercial artist, served as a board member for Sauk Center Area Community Foundation; Denise Todd: board member for Central Minnesota Arts Board, dance at Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, geospatial intelligence analyst; undergraduate at Saint Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health; Joe Scapanski: Minnesota State Ag Society Board of Managers; Minnesota State Fair liaison for arts division; responsible for bringing artists to exhibit and perform at the Benton Co Annual Fair; 2014 International Fairs and Expositions award for promoting arts and heritage.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$8,417
Direct expenses
$15,417
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Maintaining a high quality of art combined with an increase in Festival attendance of 5%; continuing to add more inclusivity and diversity. The number and quality of applications received, and the amount of diverse art and/or minority artists selected by our independent jury, crowd numbers using Saint Joseph Police Dept. and experienced food vendors estimates.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Several artists reported that they did very well in spite of lower numbers of patrons due to poor weather conditions. This outcome was based on artist survey results. Approximately half the number of audience members attended as usually attend. Many felt the patrons who did show up were there to purchase art.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved most of the proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Alicia Peters: president, artist recruitment and jury selection process; Mary Degiovanni: treasurer; Mary Niedenfuer; vice-president, Festival project director, artist recruitment and selection; Danielle Taylor: food vendor coordinator and sustainability; Alison Bell: logistics; Jeff Engholm: entertainment and technical set-up; Thomasette Scheeler, OSB: logistics and volunteer coordination; Laura Kutzera Gaarder: street entertainment, logistics and general festival needs; Denise Silvers: logistics; Sarah Boleyn: writers and poets and organizes The Book End
Project Manager
First Name
Mary
Last Name
Niedenfuer
Organization Name
Millstream Arts Festival, Inc. AKA Millstream Arts Festival
Street Address
PO Box 448
City
St Joseph
State
MN
Zip Code
56374
Phone
(320) 363-7723
Email
millstream@millstreamartsfestival.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