Small Towns/Rural Areas

2022 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 2022

End Date

June 2022

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Dodge

Faribault

Fillmore

Freeborn

Goodhue

Hennepin

Houston

Mower

Olmsted

Ramsey

Rice

Stearns

Steele

Wabasha

Waseca

Winona

Project Overview

Small Towns/Rural Areas

Project Details

May 2022 Bluegrass Music Festival

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Julianna Skluzacek: professional actor and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2022 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$2,500

Other Funds Leveraged

$12,312

Direct expenses

$14,812

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Groups traditionally underserved by the arts feel they have an authentic relationship to the grantee Data Collection. Observed Behavior Change. Stories

Measurable Outcome(s)

Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved

Achieved proposed outcomes

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members

Roberta Anderson, Terry Barta, Robert Brommerich, John Campbell, Becky Gors, John Magnuson, Kristy Murray, Barbara Ottman Darrell Ottman

Project Manager

Darrell

Ottman

Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association