Rural and Community Art Project Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,250
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Rainy Lake Community Orchestra
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
August 2016
End Date
October 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Koochiching
St. Louis
Itasca
Beltrami
Lake of the Woods
Hennepin
Ramsey
Koochiching
St. Louis
Itasca
Beltrami
Lake of the Woods
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview
Rural and Community Art Project Grant
Project Details
Summer String Program
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Mary McReynolds: arts advocate, nonprofit arts administrator at the Lyric Center for the Arts; Nancy Miller: interdisciplinary artist; Kathy Dodge: arts advocate, retired director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,250
Other Funds Leveraged
$6,700
Direct expenses
$10,950
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The main goal of this workshop is to provide an opportunity for players of stringed instruments to get together with others and learn and perform music not readily accessible in our local communities. Sharing experience and mentoring one another during this week, results in a performance for local residents without their needing to travel to Duluth or Grand Rapids or Winnipeg, etc. It is expected that there will be a standing room only in attendance at our final concert on Friday evening. The musicians will be happy with the experience and express the desire to come the following year to get together and do this again. The audience at the performance has usually given a standing ovation for the performance.

Measurable Outcome(s)

String players involved received great pleasure playing music not available in their local orchestras, playing with others from out of the area, as well as the recreational activities in our Rainy Lake area. The audience had the opportunity to experience classical string music without traveling to an out-of-town venue. All players had a learning experience.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
John Faith, Gloria Lindstrom, Jane Barthell, Kelly Langton-Anton
Project Manager
First Name
John
Last Name
Faith
Organization Name
Rainy Lake Community Orchestra
Street Address
3057 County Rd 20
City
International Falls
State
MN
Zip Code
56649
Phone
(281) 286-3281
Email
johnfaith@midco.net
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
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Location


332 West Superior Street, Suite 204
Duluth, MN 55802

Phone
Project Manager: Rebecca Graves
(218) 722-0952
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