Project Grant Round 1

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Delano Area Council for Arts and Culture
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
November 2023
End Date
October 2024
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Wright
Wright
Project Overview

Project Grant Round 1

Project Details

The 2024 Sculpture Fest / Walk is a community arts celebration featuring live music, an art market, and guided tours of the sculpture walk, which will feature 12 works by MN artists on display for the first time in Delano for a one-year time period.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Buddy King: CMAB Board Chair, St Cloud Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, community youth arts initiatives; Joyce Lyons: CMAB Board Secretary, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Vice Chair, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) member, Minnesota Presenters Network board director; Sean Donahue: CMAB Board Treasurer, Performing arts technician; Professional light and sound designer, Musician, equipment retail experience, event and project manager; 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; Bopha Thomas, Princeton Area of Commerce Board Member; Associate of the Arts in Fashion Design, Theatre performance; Sandi Kroll, Owner-Refreshing Perspectives Therapy, MSW Boise State University, MFA in Theatre, University of California, San Diego, life-long consumer of performing arts, previous regional stage and event manger, former member of Actors Equity Association; Louis Witt: BA and MA in Music Education, Conductor and musician for Community Bands, Musical Theatre and Orchestras, served as VP of Corporate Giving, past member and chair of MOST Ministries, serve on Advisory Council for Feed My Starving Children.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Cathy Phillips: Kimball Community Playhouse-Litchfield Community Theater-Kimball Schools, Board Member, Director, Assistant Director, Stage Manager, Choreographer, Tech Crew, Youth Dance Teacher, Cheerleading Coach, Youth Theater Teacher, Summer Theater Workshop Coordinator and Director/Coach, past CMAB grant panelist, Art Initiative grants recipient and project grants recipient, 1st Place national writing competition, served as a judge national writing competition; 4-H demonstration day participant and a county and regional judge; Jeanne Blonigen: ConnectAbility of MN - grant writer/program and community development, St Martin City band member; Sacred Heart Parish Choir, Sauk Rapids, Granite rotary member, Noon Optimists member; past employment - Paramount Center for the Arts - box office, College of St Benedict Theater department - Costume department; Adam Dahl: -BA in Theater Arts - Hamline University, MFA in Technical Design and Production-Yale School of Drama, actively involved in the production of the performing and visual arts for over 25 years, Owner, AjD Technical Design and Production, Production Manager at the College of St. Benedict and St. John's University, Central MN Community Foundation - Dancing with our Stars Fundraiser- Production Lead, ISD47 - Fine Arts Supporter/Parent Volunteer for music, theater and art; Rebecca Froehlich: Minnesota Urban Debate League at Augsburg University - Development and Communications Manager; University of Minnesota - Intercollegiate Speech Coach; Art to Change the World - former Intern and member; Creative Care LLC - contract artist in healthcare; Textile Center - contract Teaching Artist; Women's Prison Book Project - collective member; Master of Arts in Education - Augsburg University; Graduate Certificate in Leadership Studies - Augsburg University ; Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting - University of South Dakota; Received training in Arts in Health through the University of Florida Shands School of Medicine; Former Vice President, Cornerstone Advocacy Services - Young Professionals Board; Friends of Roberts Bird Sanctuary; Women's Prison Book Project - Collective Member; Dusty Bolstad: St. Cloud Pride Board member, Pride festival art booth presenter, creator in woodworking, metal working to photography, previous Central Minnesota Sexual Assault Center, volunteer; previous Anna Marie's, Volunteer.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$10,535
Direct expenses
$18,535
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The audience will have experienced a free, local, accessible arts activity; gained knowledge about the artists, the twelve new sculptures, and the creative process; and developed a stronger sense of pride in our community and sculpture park. An online survey will gather audience feedback and demographic information and give the audience the opportunity to vote for the ?People's Choice" award. Council members will solicit feedback from community leaders, the artists, and the public.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Debbie
Last Name
DeBeer
Organization Name
Delano Area Council for Arts and Culture
Street Address
944 Eastwood Circle
City
Delano
State
MN
Zip Code
55328
Phone
(612) 964-0567x 6
Email
sarah.hellmich@me.com
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