Rural and Community Art Project Grant
Rural and Community Art Project Grant
Open Range Concerts – up north will organize and host two secular acoustic music concerts in International Falls, MN. We will bring national artists to the community for small venue performances at Faith United Church of Christ.
Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater
Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Kristine Piasecki: ARAC Fellow; Roxann Berglund: musician; Catherine Meier: multimedia artist; Ann Schwartz: Director, Jaques Art Center
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
This project will provide two (2) professional acoustic concerts hosted by Faith United Church/Open Range Concerts ? up north between February and June 2022. Measurable Outcomes include: ? Attendance at the concerts ? Attendance by non-church members ? Diversity among concert attendees ? Support of the local business community through allowing promotional flyers to be posted Feedback from performers is one way to assess the success of a music event. Performers are in a unique position to assess the engagement of the audience with their music and performance. We will always discuss their observations and satisfaction with their concert experience. The Faith United Church and Open Range Concerts ? up north Facebook pages are spaces where both the artists and the audience members can provide feedback and discuss their experience. The willingness of performers to make the considerable trek to international Falls alone is a measure of success. Conversation in the community following an event is a strong measure of the true success of an event. This is also an opportunity to gather ideas and suggestions for future concerts or improvements in the concert going experience. An electronic survey through social media following the concerts will also provide opportunity to provide feedback and suggestions for making the concert experience the best it can be.
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