Small Towns/Rural Areas

Project Details by Fiscal Year
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
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
No
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
$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. 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
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

2778 D Commerce Drive NW
Rochester, MN 55901-2262 

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