Rural and Community Art Project Grant

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$3,527

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Sky Blue Jazz Ensemble

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

September 2016

End Date

January 2017

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Cook

Project Overview

Rural and Community Art Project Grant

Project Details

"All Our Own Jazz" - a concert of all original jazz by a collaboration of ten Grand Marais musicians.

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

Yes

Conflict of Interest Contact

Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952

Project Details: 2016 Fiscal Year

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

$3,527

Other Funds Leveraged

$2,123

Direct expenses

$5,650

Administration costs

$1,420

Number of full time equivalents funded

0.00

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Our short term goals are twofold: to foster new collaborative relationships between performing musicians in the Grand Marais community, primarily among jazz and orchestral/classical musicians; to establish ourselves as performers and composers of original music. Our long term goal is to continue to foster jazz appreciation among the public and young musicians locally. We will rely on attendance numbers and verbal and written survey feedback to measure success with the public. Individual interviews will be conducted with each of the ten participating musicians regarding artistic goals for both the ensemble and the guest musicians.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Measurable outcomes: (1) to create an opportunity for classical/orchestral musicians to collaborate with our jazz ensemble; (2) to showcase our original jazz music; (3) to foster jazz appreciation among the public. Evaluation of the project: (1) attendance numbers; (2) verbal and written survey feedback; (3) interviews for individual feedback from the performing musicians.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Erik Hahn, Mike Roth, Mike DeBevec

Project Manager

Michael

DeBevec

Sky Blue Jazz Ensemble

1701 5th St W

Grand Marais

55604