Small Towns/Rural Areas

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$2,900

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

February 2020

End Date

June 2022

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Fillmore

Houston

Olmsted

Project Overview

Small Towns/Rural Areas

Project Details

SEMBA May 2020 Bluegrass Festival

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Andrea Arnold: 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 and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jane Olive: costumer; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ruth Lincoln: performing artist; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist and arts educator; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2020 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$2,900

Other Funds Leveraged

$3,176

Direct expenses

$6,076

Administration costs

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. Data Collection, Interviews, Observed Behavior Change, Video/Audio Recordings.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The activities did not achieve the proposed outcomes.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved

Achieved None of the Proposed Outcomes

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members

Roberta Anderson, Terry Barta, Bob Bommerich, John Campbell, Kristy Good, Becky Gors, John Magnuson, Barbara Ottman Darrell Ottman

Project Manager

Darrell

Ottman

Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association AKA SEMBA