Project Grant
Project Grant
Millstream Arts Festival is an outdoor juried art show featuring original visual arts, live music, dance, hands-on art activities for kids and adults, and local foods.
Buddy King: CMAB Board Char, St Cloud Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Joyce Lyons: CMAB Board Secretary, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Denise Todd: CMAB Board Member, Dance Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, Geospatial Intelligence Analyst; undergraduate at St. Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer; Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network;
Buddy King: CMAB Board Char, St Cloud Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Joyce Lyons: CMAB Board Secretary, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Denise Todd: CMAB Board Member, Dance Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, Geospatial Intelligence Analyst; undergraduate at St. Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer; Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network;
ACHF Arts Access
Our goals include exhibiting fine, handmade art to a wide audience who may otherwise not experience it first-hand. Direct contact with artists and demonstrations helps bring greater awareness of the importance of art and creativity in our lives. Another expected outcome is to contribute to artist livelihoods and to have their art recognized by the general public. One comment: "I was a part of this Festival many years ago, maybe 18-20 years ago. It's a unique Festival. I hope it will stay this way. Hospitality was great! I felt appreciated and important." Artist comment: "We had great sales and a lot of positive interactions with other artists and the crowd."; To bring visual and performing arts to a wide range of diverse audience members of the regional community. Evaluation includes surveys of the artists and local businesses, as well as comments/suggestions via word of mouth from visitors.
Hosted 60 visual artists and 17 authors at 41st Millstream Arts Festival; five musical groups (Adam Levy, Somali Museum of Minnesota, Tracy Morgan, Leslie Vincent, Dalmar Yare); Avon Folk School for kids' activities. Audience was ~5,000 people for the six
Other,local or private