Rural and Community Art Project Grants

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,298
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Northwoods Friends of the Arts
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
January 2016
End Date
December 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
St. Louis
St. Louis
Project Overview
Rural and Community Art Project Grants
Project Details
Jazz in the Northwoods
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 North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; 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.
Advisory Group 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; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; 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; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,298
Other Funds Leveraged
$402
Direct expenses
$3,700
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

As a result of this project, a live jazz performance will be presented at the Comet Theater in Cook, Minnesota, featuring the Clearwater Hot Club trio with Evan Price and Charmin Michelle. We aim to reach at least 80 people in the Cook area with this performance and meet or exceed audience expectations for the event. Attendance will be taken at the events and audience members will be solicited for verbal feedback by Northwoods Friends of the Arts volunteers and will be asked to complete a short written survey inserted in their program. The survey will measure audience satisfaction with the event and collect feedback for Northwoods Friends of the Arts on future programming needs.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Kelly Dahl, Shawna Kishel, Lisa Hyppa, Judith Ulseth
Project Manager
First Name
Shawna
Last Name
Kishell
Organization Name
Northwoods Friends of the Arts
Street Address
210 River St S PO Box 44
City
Cook
State
MN
Phone
(218) 410-9457
Email
shkishel@gmail.com
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

424 West Superior Street, Suite 104
Duluth, MN 55802

Phone
Project Manager: Rebecca Graves
218-722-0952
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