Rural and Community Art Project Grants

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$2,319

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Cook Chamber of Commerce

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

April 2015

End Date

October 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

St. Louis

Project Overview

Rural and Community Art Project Grants

Project Details

Music In The Park. To provide free weekly outdoor community concerts in the city park gazebo on Wednesday evenings from mid-June to the end of August.

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, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; 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; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; 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.

Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year

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

$2,319

Other Funds Leveraged

$1,084

Direct expenses

$3,403

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

To bring community together for Music in the Park, providing opportunities for local musicians to perform, become recognized and earn an income while providing free entertainment for individuals and families, residents and tourists of all ages and building community. Measurable outcomes are the number of participants in the audience and the number of musicians able to perform. Counting and recording the weekly attendance at each concert and soliciting random audience feedback will be our primary methods to measure outcomes.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Averaged between 90 and 120 participants each Wednesday.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Lisa Ojanen, Karen Hollanitsch, Rick Crettol, Lois Pajari

Project Manager

Lisa

Ojanen

Cook Chamber of Commerce

PO Box 296