Quick Start Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$630
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Evan C. Tepler
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2019
End Date
March 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
St. Louis
St. Louis
Project Overview

Quick Start Grant

Project Details

Acoustic guitar repair for live performances.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.

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
$630
Other Funds Leveraged
$1
Direct expenses
$631
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

I am fixing an acoustic guitar is to be used for 1-3 live performances each month. This guitar will also be used for future studio recordings, festivals and tours. A measurable outcome for this repair would provide a quality sound performance that will invite future performances and bookings. This repair will also increase audience engagement, larger fan base and improve all over sound. A new guitar will provide dependability. Increase bookings: Measure of shows at each venue compared to other repeat performances. Increase audience engagement: Measure will be shown by increased sales, calculating increase in attendance, Dependability: Monitoring issues with guitar how many technical issues I have throughout the year. If there are none, I have met my goal.

Measurable Outcome(s)

I've used the new guitar at three shows without any incidents or issues with the guitar, it's setup, strings, etc.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Evan
Last Name
Tepler
Organization Name
Evan C. Tepler
State
MN
Phone
(651) 983-9491
Email
evanteplermn@gmail.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

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