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
Good Harbor Hill Players
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
May 2016
End Date
July 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Cook
Cook
Project Overview
Rural and Community Art Project Grant
Project Details
Good Harbor Hill Players 2016 Summer Solstice Pageant
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; 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; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Cheryl Milder-Kramer: theater professional with County Seat Theater Company; Aureal Williams: painter, retired medical professional; 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
$3,246
Direct expenses
$7,496
Administration costs
$500
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The Good Harbor Hill Payers' goal is to bring our neighbors together in the magic of our seasons, the natural world and the history and lore of our home here on Lake Superior. Measurable outcomes include our continued ability to attract both citizen artists and audience members from diverse backgrounds and age groups. We evaluate the success of our endeavor by the numbers of participants in our workshops and the audience numbers we attract. We review videos of the performance for artistic merit and audience reaction.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The Good Harbor Hill Payers' goal is to bring our neighbors together in the magic of our seasons, the natural world and the history and lore of our home here on Lake Superior. Measurable outcomes include our continued ability to attract both citizen artists and audience members from diverse backgrounds and age groups. Our 2016 Summer Solstice pageant was built by nearly sixty volunteer participants. These individuals and family groups attended our free puppet workshops, where we created the puppets, masks and costumes used in the performance. Almost all of these workshop volunteers attended rehearsal and performed in the pageant. Our theme this year was the natural phenomenon known as the vernal pool. Every day of the production included sharing information about the insects and wildlife found in vernal pools. The performance is available on YouTube. "Jeepers, Creepers, Peepers. Summer Solstice Pageant (2016)" filmed and posted by Patrick Knight.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Jim Ouray, Betsy Bowen, Jennifer Schulz
Project Manager
First Name
Barb
Last Name
LaVigne
Organization Name
Good Harbor Hill Players
Street Address
PO Box 68
City
Grand Marais
State
MN
Zip Code
55604
Phone
(218) 387-2137
Email
blavigne@boreal.org
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

424 West Superior Street, Suite 104
Duluth, MN 55802

Phone
Project Manager: Rebecca Graves
218-722-0952
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