Small Towns/Rural Areas

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,500
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
February 2019
End Date
June 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Blue Earth
Brown
Dakota
Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Jackson
Martin
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Stearns
Steele
Wabasha
Winona
Anoka
Blue Earth
Brown
Dakota
Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Jackson
Martin
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Stearns
Steele
Wabasha
Winona
Project Overview

Small Towns/Rural Areas

Project Details

Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association 2019 May Bluegrass Festival.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Jane Olive: costumer.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Daved Driscoll: theatre artist, author; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Jon Swanson: museum curator; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist, arts educator.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,500
Other Funds Leveraged
$10,539
Direct expenses
$13,039
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Groups traditionally underserved by the arts feel they have an authentic relationship to the grantee. Data Collection, Interviews, Observed Behavior Change, Stories, Video/Audio Recordings.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region. Provided high quality, age appropriate arts education for residents of all ages.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
The activities fully achieved the prop
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Roberta Anderson, Terry Barta, Bob Brommerich, John Campbell, Kristy Good, Rebecca Gors, John Magnuson, Barbara Ottman and Darrell Ottman
Project Manager
First Name
Darrell
Last Name
Ottman
Organization Name
Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association AKA SEMBA
Street Address
PO Box 93
City
Rushford
State
MN
Zip Code
55971
Phone
(507) 864-8109
Email
darrbarr1962@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
Email the Agency
Location

2510 Superior Dr NW Ste B
Rochester, MN 55901-2262 

Phone
Project Manager: Anastasia Shartin
(507) 281-4848
Email the Agency