Small Towns/Rural Areas

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,500
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Bluff Country Studio Art Tour
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
December 2011
End Date
April 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Fillmore
Houston
Winona
Fillmore
Houston
Winona
Project Overview
Studio Art Tour
Project Details
May 2012 Studio Art Tour.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Liz Bucheit: owner/artist Crown Trout Jewelers; Alan Calavano: Rochester Male Chorus; Jane Olive: Mantorville Theatre Company; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Jan Schewe: visual artist; Sally Scott: music educator; Leanne Stremcha: visual artist; Tom Willis: visual artist.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Andrea Costopoulos: board president Rochester Arts Council; Emilio DeGrazia: executive director Great River Review; Daved Driscoll: artistic director Northland Words/Words Players Theatre; Drue Fergison: musicologist with dance and literary expertise; Ryan Heinritz: executive director Paradise Center for the Arts; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer and public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: secretary Harmony Arts Board; Scott Roberts: Business Director Owatonna Arts Center; Judy Saye-Willis: former director Faribault Art Center; Deb Wasmund: coordinator Red Wing Fall Festival of the Arts.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,500
Other Funds Leveraged
$8,120
Direct expenses
$9,620
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Provides a variety of opportunities for residents of southeastern Minnesota to participate in the arts.Success measured through audience size and written feedback when appropriate.

Measurable Outcome(s)

This year although attendance was down a bit, sales for artists remained about the same or up a bit.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Julia Crozier, Megan Jones, Barbara Keith, Vicky Kurk, Bernadette Mahfood, Roger Meyer, Sue Pariseau, Mary Singer, Mariella Terbeest-Schladweiler
Project Manager
First Name
Julia
Last Name
Crozier
Organization Name
Bluff Country Studio Art Tour
Street Address
PO Box 78
City
Winona
State
MN
Zip Code
55987
Phone
(507) 452-4506
Email
hotflashdesigns@hotmail.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
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Location

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

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