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Lesley N. Arimah
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,500
Research for a project focusing on pre-Colonial Nigerian culture that will culminate in a series of readings from a creative work.
Blue Earth
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Aaron W. Spangler
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
To develop a sister show exhibited in Minnesota to coincide with his solo show at the Vigeland Museum in Oslo, Norway in 2011.
Becker
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Cokato Elementary
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Greg Olson, CEO, writer, story teller, and main presenter, will work with students kindergarten through fourth grade. They will learn, through the use of live animals, the appropriate way to tell a story. Students will also learn that storytelling is used
Wright
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Delano Middle School
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,950
This proposal is for a collaborative project between Zoran Mojsilov, Delano School Middle School and numerous Delano organizations to create a sculpture as a tribute to the Delano Community, past and present. Zoran will work with the 7th grade classes thr
Wright
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Name of minor withheld due to MN Statutes 2018, section 3.303.10
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$300
She will take classes at the Dance Conservatory of Southern MN.
Blue Earth
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Esko Community Education
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$886
Host Prairie Fire Childrens Theater for residents to participate in producing an original play, spotlighting their young people.
Carlton
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Blue Earth Reader Workshop
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,200
They will purchase wireless microphones to perform short and full-length readings and productions for local playwrights.
Blue Earth
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Epic Enterprise, Inc.
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$32,032
In partnership with VSA arts of Minnesota and Northfield Arts Guild, Epic Enterprise will develop and embed a multi-arts program for adults with developmental disabilities and build staff capacity to teach arts as an ongoing and daily program at Epic.
Rice
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Greenvale Park Elementary
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,262
In the Circus of the States residency, fourth grade students will learn circus skills and create a performance celebrating their geographic study. The project will include individual research, collaboration, creative problem solving, and theater to entertain and teach.
Rice
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Timothy K. Sparks AKA Tim Sparks
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$17,153
Timothy Sparks will underwrite a series of solo guitar performances, with accompanying master classes, guitar workshops, and lecture demonstrations, in small communities and schools throughout Minnesota.
Becker
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Hong G. Dice AKA Gao Hong
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$16,750
Gao Hong will conduct two residency programs within the Northfield, Minnesota community. One will be a ten-day school residency for fifth graders at Greenvale Park Elementary School. The second will be a twelve-day residency with the Northfield Youth Choir's Anima Choir.
Rice
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Epic Enterprise, Inc.
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$37,159
In partnership with VSA arts of Minnesota and Northfield Arts Guild, Epic Enterprise will develop and embed a multi-arts program for adults with developmental disabilities and build staff capacity to teach arts as an ongoing and daily program at Epic.
Rice
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DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$30,700
The Historic Holmes Theatre is partnering with the Boys and Girls Club of Detroit Lakes to provide free access to concerts/arts events and a free summer theatre camp for low income children/adults.
Becker
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Minnesota State University-Moorhead
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$14,000
This season features four performances, beginning in October 2010 and ending in April 2011: Cellist Zuill Bailly, the Vienna Choir Boys, the Harlem Gospel Choir, and gypsy violinist Roby Lakatos with his band of gypsy musicians.
Clay
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Nordic Arts Alliance
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,760
Nordic Arts Alliance presents the Viking world/roots tribal contemporary music band Krauka from Denmark/Iceland in a rural and urban Northern Minnesota tour September 2010 with project components including master classes, school and library workshops, and public performances.
Clay
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Nordic Arts Alliance
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$13,919
Nordic Arts Alliance in Moorhead, in cooperation with local colleges, is building new relationships with 18-24-year-old underserved audience members to overcome barriers to understanding, appreciation, and participation in contemporary and tribal Nordic arts in Minnesota.
Clay
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La Crescent-Hokah Community Education
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,500
A performance and student workshop for the residents of La Crescent and surrounding areas featuring the Glenn Miller Orchestra.
Houston
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Arts 'N More
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,000
They will present their two day arts festival.
Blue Earth
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Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,000
They will continue children's art programming, complete a mural project, offer workshops, and support the Art Bin.
Blue Earth
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CityArt Sculpture Walk
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
To fund a new initiative featuring a juried exhibit of original outdoor sculptures by professional artists, on display year-around.
Blue Earth
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Dance Conservatory of Southern Minnesota
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
They will maintain on-going dance programs and stipend for the Dance Program Coordinator.
Blue Earth
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Mankato Area 77 Lancers Marching Band AKA Mankato Area 77 Lancers Marching Band Parent Assn.
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,600
They will present their 33rd season as the premier youth marching band for the greater Mankato area.
Blue Earth
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Mankato Area Arts Council
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
They will install track lighting and movable panels in the gallery and stipend for the part-time administrative position.
Blue Earth
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Mankato Area Arts Council
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
They will coordinate the 19th Annual Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council’s Juried Art Exhibition.
Blue Earth
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Mankato Area Community Band
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,100
They will perform free outdoor concerts in Sibley Park, Mankato.
Blue Earth
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Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,500
They will perform 4 concerts; develop marketing strategies to increase audience attendance; and provide a stipend for the musical director.
Blue Earth
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Mankato Ballet Company
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,600
They will present "The Nutcracker" and expand their programming to include guest choreographers and more challenging dance pieces.
Blue Earth
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Mankato Children's Chorus
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000
They will present youth choral concerts of the five choirs and provide instrumentalists.
Blue Earth
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Mankato Figure Skating Club
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,500
They will present their Ice Skating Show and offer choreography and artistic clinics and classes.
Blue Earth
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Mankato Symphony Orchestra Association AKA Mankato Symphony Orchestra
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
They will present "Handel With Care" for children and families, and "Music on the Hill," a new chamber music series.
Blue Earth
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Maple River High School
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,200
They will provide students musical experiences outside the classroom setting, including: concerts, a ballet, and guest clinicians.
Blue Earth
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Merely Players Community Theatre
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
They will present their 2010-2011 season of four theatre productions, featuring "Hansel and Gretel."
Blue Earth
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Minnesota State University-Mankato
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,900
They will sponsor two public evening concerts featuring ethnic musical groups with one educational activity at a local school.
Blue Earth
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Minnesota State University-Mankato
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
They will sponsor their 30th annual season of monthly readings and workshops for students and the public.
Blue Earth
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Minnesota Valley Chorale
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,515
They will perform 3 concerts for their 2010-2011 season, one in conjunction with Mankato Symphony Orchestra.
Blue Earth
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Minnesota Valley Chorus Sweet Adelines
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,600
They will provide coaching and individual music education for members and develop a high school Barbershop chorus program.
Blue Earth
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MRCI WorkSource
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,250
They will provide classes and art shows for artists with disabilities; purchase professional frames, glass, and a portable display system.
Blue Earth
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Musicorum
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,325
They will present 3 concerts for their 2010-2011 season.
Blue Earth
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Project GEM
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000
They will provide arts education programs to at risk youth, ages 5-18, within a four county area.
Blue Earth
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Rock Bend Folk Festival
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,000
They will sponsor a 2-day regional festival featuring local artists and folk music on two stages.
Blue Earth