Rural and Community Art Project Grant
Rural and Community Art Project Grant
Open Range Concerts - up north 2023 concert season. We will host 3-4 concerts featuring professional acoustic musicians who perform primarily original music.
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; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison
Mary Plaster: large scale puppetry, public artist; Lucy Soderstrom: Executive Director Ely Folk School; Morgan Beryl: Grants Manager Duluth Art Institute; Gloria Brush: UMD Professor and 1st ED of ARAC
ACHF Arts Access
Goals: 1) ORC will provide at least three small venue, live concerts at Faith United UCC. 2) Workshop sessions will be offered by the performers as skill-building opportunities for area musicians and students. 3) ORC audiences will increase by at least 10% during the 2022-23 grant year, Measurable outcomes: 1) Number of concerts hosted 2) Number of workshops offered and number of participants 3) Increase in average audience size to 40 individuals at live performances. The concert schedule will document the number of concerts provided as well as the performers. The number of workshops and attendance will be documented. Participants may be asked for feedback regarding their experience. Participants will also be given the opportunity to suggest future workshop topics or focus. A record of attendance will be kept for each concert. The average attendance will be determined at the end of the season. Audience members will be offered a survey opportunity to provide feedback and suggestions. Response on social media to event postings will also provide an avenue to receive feedback.
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