Small Towns/Rural Areas

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,500
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Zumbrota Area Arts Council
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2015
End Date
August 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Goodhue
Olmsted
Wabasha
Goodhue
Olmsted
Wabasha
Project Overview
Small Towns/Rural Areas
Project Details
Zumbrota Summer Music and Arts Festival
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Kjel Alkire: performance artist; John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: operations manager, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: secretary, Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathleen Peterson, playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Joan Sween: author; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,500
Other Funds Leveraged
$5,755
Direct expenses
$7,255
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

In most cases, these performers will be those who have not performed in public in the area. It is a chance for budding musicians to perform before a live audience. Each group rehearses before actually participating in the concert to determine the quality of their music before putting them on stage. The success of this effort will be determined by the number of performers who request the opportunity to participate and by feedback from the audience, both by written response to a short survey, by verbal feedback and by reactions from the musicians themselves to their experience.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We were able to increase the attendance at the TMIP concerts by increased advertising and publicity and by including the Farmers Market in the Tuesday events. We also had a large increase in student participation in the art contest held during the Covered Bridge Festival. The chair of this event contacted the art teachers in area schools to let them know about this event.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Flora Burfeind, Jennifer Kish, Marit Lomen, Bill Marx, Alan Nilson, Pamela Shaw, Linda Smith, Dick Whitaker
Project Manager
First Name
Ronda
Last Name
Anderson-Sand
Organization Name
Zumbrota Area Arts Council
Street Address
96 4th St E PO Box 45
City
Zumbrota
State
MN
Zip Code
55992
Phone
(507) 732-5210
Email
andersonsand.ronda@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
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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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