Grants Awarded Fiscal Year 2015
July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015
Art Projects |
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| 8/26/2014 | |||
| Bethel Lutheran Church | Willmar | Boston Brass in Concert | $5,000 |
| Crow River Singers | Hutchinson | Crow River Singers Spring Concert 2015 | $1,014 |
| Dassel-Cokato Community Education | Dassel | Produce “The Romancers” | $4,000 |
| Friends of the Orchestra | Marshall | Children’s Concert & String Concerto Competition | $5,000 |
| McLeod County Historical Society | Hutchinson | One Woman Play | $5,000 |
| Meander Art Crawl | Granite Falls | Meander 2015 | $5,000 |
| Prairie Arts Continuum | Windom | PAC performs “Annie Get Your Gun” | $4,750 |
| Prairie Winds Concert Band | Willmar | Prairie Winds Concert Band 2014-15 Season | $2,555 |
| RiverSong Music Festival | Hutchinson | Riversong Music Fest 2015 | $5,000 |
| Willmar Area Arts Council | Willmar | Studio Hop 2015 | $2,355 |
| Willmar Area Symphonic Orchestra | Willmar | WASO Fall Concerts 2014 | $4,475 |
| Willmar Community Theatre | Willmar | The Barn Theatre Winter Season 2014-15 | $5,000 |
| Winsted Arts Council | Winsted | 2014 Fall/Winter Art Programs & Performances | $5,000 |
| Worthington Area Symphony Orchestra | Worthington | WASO 2014 Fall Concert | $5,000 |
| 1/24/2015 | |||
| Appleton 52 Wing Restoration Committee | Appleton | 2015 Summer Concert Series | $2,390 |
| Calumet Players | Pipestone | Into the Woods – production | $4,680 |
| City of Rushmore | Rushmore | Rushmore Art Workshops | $4,000 |
| Crow River Area Youth Orchestra | Hutchinson | CRAYO Spring Recital 2015 | $4,366 |
| Cultural Awareness Organization | Worthington | International Festival 2015 | $5,000 |
| Dakota Wicohan | Morton | Tawokaga Dakota Arts classes | $4,000 |
| Friends of the Orchestra | Marshall | The Romantics performance | $4,500 |
| Marshall Area Fine Arts Council | Marshall | MAFAC Performance Series | $3,683 |
| Marshall Area Stage Company | Marshall | MACT Fest Travel Expenses | $1,700 |
| New London Music Group | New London | 2015 New London Music Festival | $4,000 |
| Prairie Dance Alliance | Marshall | PDA Summer Intensive Dance Camp 2015 | $3,200 |
| Walnut Grove Community Club | Walnut Grove | Walnut Grove Arts & Music Fest 2015 | $3,500 |
| Willmar Area Arts Council | Willmar | Celebrate Art! Celebrate Coffee 2015 | $5,000 |
| Willmar Area Symphonic Orchestra | Willmar | Spring and Fall Concerts -Sounds of the New World (Young Artist & Cello Concerto) | $4,968 |
| Worthington Area Symphony Orchestra | Worthington | WASO Spring Concert 2015 | $4,960 |
| 4/28/2015 | |||
| Buffalo Ridge Chorale | Hendricks | Concert Series with Soloist | $5,000 |
| Calumet Players | Pipestone | Children’s Summer Theatre Camp | $2,500 |
| City of Cottonwood | Cottonwood | Musical Talent at Central Park Market 2015 | $2,400 |
| Crow River Area Youth Orchestra | Hutchinson | CRAYO Summer Performance 2015 | $2,322 |
| Crow River Singers | Hutchinson | Concert Series 2015-2016 | $2,114 |
| Dassel Area Historical Society | Dassel | Discover Dassel Art Tour | $2,824 |
| Dawson Boyd Arts Association | Dawson | Theatre for All Ages | $5,000 |
| Friends of the Orchestra | Marshall | SMO concert featuring the Artaria Quartet | $5,000 |
| Hutchinson Center for the Arts | Hutchinson | HCA Youth Art Education | $1,345 |
| Kandiyohi County Historical Society | Willmar | Sacred Places: Churches in Kandiyohi County | $5,000 |
| Lakeview School District #2167 | Cottonwood | Summer Theater Program | $2,098 |
| Marshall Area Fine Arts Council | Marshall | MAFAC Exhibit Program 2015-2016 | $1,934 |
| Minnesota Pottery Festival | Hutchinson | 2015 MN Pottery Festival | $4,916 |
| Murray County Historical Society | Slayton | Front Porch Music Series | $1,430 |
| New London Clay Foundation | New London | Raku Rendezvous | $5,000 |
| Prairie Arts Chorale | Region-Wide | 2015-16 Concert Season | $2,788 |
| Redwood County | Redwood Falls | Restorative Justice mural | $4,992 |
| Rhythm of the River | Jackson | 2015 Rhythm of the River Music Festival | $5,000 |
| Spicer Beautification Committee | Spicer | Music on the Deck – Spicer | $5,000 |
| Willmar Community Theatre | Willmar | Summer Season 2015 | $5,000 |
| Winsted Arts Council | Winsted | Summer 2015 Programming | $4,390 |
| Total Art Projects: | $195,149 | ||
Art Legacy Projects |
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| 1/24/2015 | |||
| City of Montevideo | Montevideo | Jose Artigas Mural Project 2015 | $9,200 |
| New London Arts & Culture Alliance | New London | New London Riverspace Passageway | $16,000 |
| Total Art Legacy Projects: | $25,200 | ||
Art Legacy Project Planning |
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| 8/26/2014 | |||
| City of Montevideo | Montevideo | Mural in Jose Artigas Plaza | $2,000 |
| New London Arts & Culture Alliance | New London | Planning for Fire Sculpture | $2,000 |
| 3/24/2015 | |||
| Willmar Area Arts Council | Willmar | Painted Traffic Signal Boxes | $1,920 |
| Total Art Legacy Project Planning: | $5,920 | ||
Arts Organization Start-Up |
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| 8/26/2014 | |||
| Hutchinson Concert Association | Hutchinson | 501 c-3 Status | $1,050 |
| Total Arts Organization Start-Up: | $1,050 | ||
Arts Organization Development |
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| 8/26/2014 | |||
| Friends of the Auditorium | Worthington | Attendance at 2014 Arts Midwest Conference | $2,880 |
| 2/24/2015 | |||
| Greater Litchfield Opera House Association, Inc. | Litchfield | Litchfield Opera House Branding & Website | $1,459 |
| Total Arts Organization Development: | $4,339 | ||
Equipment & Facilities Improvement (includes Legacy) |
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| 8/26/2014 | |||
| Winsted Arts Council | Winsted | Purchase sound system and choral risers | $4,248 |
| 11/25/2014 | |||
| Big Stone Arts Council | Ortonville | Architect & Engineering Plan for BSAC building | $9,190 |
| Crow River Drumline Association | Hutchinson | Phoenix Drumline Equipment purchase | $14,400 |
| Granite Area Arts Council | Granite Falls | Replace upper windows in building | $15,000 |
| Lake Benton Opera House | Lake Benton | Replace windows, doors, and purchase stage equipment | $5,437 |
| McLeod County Historical Society | Hutchinson | Les Kouba Art Gallery lighting | $11,258 |
| Willmar Area Symphonic Orchestra | Willmar | New Percussion Equipment | $10,759 |
| 2/24/2015 | |||
| City of Canby | Canby | Canby Theater Performing Arts Sound and Lighting System | $5,000 |
| Crow River Drumline Association | Hutchinson | Phoenix Drumline Performance Enrichment | $3,565 |
| Hutchinson Theatre Company | Hutchinson | Hutchinson Theatre Company Lighting | $5,000 |
| Lake Benton Opera House | Lake Benton | Sound system upgrade Phase 1 | $4,639 |
| Milan Village Arts School | Milan | Silver Equipment Upgrade | $4,285 |
| Minnesota Pottery Festival | Hutchinson | 2015 Minnesota Pottery Festival supplies | $1,422 |
| Total Equipment & Facilities Improvement: | $94,203 | ||
Operating Support |
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| 12/22/2014 | |||
| Crow River Players | New London | Operating Support | $3,005 |
| Granite Area Arts Council | Granite Falls | Operating Support | $1,578 |
| Hutchinson Center for the Arts | Hutchinson | Operating Support | $11,020 |
| Marshall Area Fine Arts Council | Marshall | Operating Support | $16,584 |
| Willmar Area Arts Council | Willmar | Operating Support | $7,489 |
| 6/23/2015 | |||
| Dawson Boyd Arts Association | Dawson | Operating Support | $8,000 |
| Milan Village Arts School | Milan | Operating Support | $8,506 |
| Total Operating Support: | $56,182 | ||
Arts in the Schools |
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| 11/25/2014 | |||
| Adrian High School | Adrian | Copper Street Brass Residency | $2,000 |
| Adrian High School | Adrian | Twin Cities Gallery Tour | $2,000 |
| Appleton/Milan Elementary School | Appleton/Milan | Residency with Marie Olofsdotter: Writing/Poetry | $3,000 |
| Bert Raney Elementary School | Granite Falls | Ross Sutter Dulcimer Residency | $948 |
| Hills-Beaver Creek School District #671 | Hills | Ceramic Mural Residency | $4,000 |
| Lakeview School District #2167 | Cottonwood | Ross Sutter Dulcimer Residency | $1,973 |
| Montevideo Independent School District #129 | Montevideo | Senior Class trip to the Guthrie Theatre | $2,000 |
| New London-Spicer School District #345 | New London | Craig Edwards Residency | $3,500 |
| Red Rock Central Schools | Lamberton | Lamberton Jazz Festival | $2,237 |
| SW MN State University – Music Dept. | Marshall | Conrad Herwig Jazz Residency | $3,000 |
| Stevens Elementary School | Dawson | Ross Sutter Residency | $3,500 |
| Worthington Middle School | Worthington | Copper Street Brass Residency – Worthington | $2,000 |
| Total Arts in the Schools: | $30,158 | ||
Art Study Opportunity for Youth |
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| 4/28/2015 | |||
| Annabelle Lecy | Marshall | Southwest Minnesota String Festival | $380 |
| Nicolette Lecy | Marshall | Southwest Minnesota String Festival | $380 |
| David Rabaey | Marshall | Southwest Minnesota String Festival | $380 |
| John Rabaey | Marshall | Southwest Minnesota String Festival | $380 |
| Abraham Tabares | Marshall | Southwest Minnesota String Festival | $380 |
| Olivia White | Montevideo | Southwest Minnesota String Festival | $80 |
| Maeve Winter | Willmar | Southwest Minnesota String Festival | $500 |
| Total Art Study Opportunity for Youth: | $2,480 | ||
Individual Artists: Development, Career, & Legacy |
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| 10/28/2014 | |||
| Sima Amid-Wewetzer | Marshall | Painting: Art in Science | $1,500 |
| Glen Bruns | Marshall | Book Collage Art | $1,200 |
| Jennifer Bruns | Marshall | Photo illustration of 3 childrens books | $1,500 |
| Craig Edwards | New London | Community Firing of Large Form Vessel Sculpture | $7,000 |
| Bill Gossman | New London | Website rebuild and series of new works | $5,000 |
| Kristine Leuze | Hutchinson | Photography: Critical Nature in Abstract | $1,500 |
| Jedd Peters | Spicer | New pottery kiln, accessories, and clay | $5,000 |
| Mary Seifert | Willmar | Developing a Novel for Publication | $1,500 |
| Curt Soine | Granite Falls | Oil Painting Workshop | $1,500 |
| Bonita Van Moorlehem | Minneota | Exploring Landscapes: series & workshop | $4,675 |
| 3/24/2015 | |||
| Edie Barrett | Ortonville | Nest Sculptures & Large Painted Photography | $1,500 |
| Lisa Bergh | New London | Research, create series, refine website | $5,000 |
| Nikki Bettcher Erickson | Willmar | The Vagina Monologues – theatre | $4,850 |
| Brad Fernholz | Appleton | “Man on the Moon” music recording | $5,000 |
| Joanne Glor | Kandiyohi | Glassworks | $1,500 |
| James Graham | Hutchinson | Largess: large canvas works | $5,000 |
| 6/23/2015 | |||
| Lauren Carlson | Dawson | Prairie Poems Project | $1,500 |
| Fred Cogelow | Willmar | Wooden eye? Mezzo Relief Carving Project | $5,000 |
| Gail Holinka | Worthington | Create new work (photography, painting, mixed media) | $1,500 |
| Andrew Nordin | New London | “Orobos: New Paintings & Exhibits” | $4,575 |
| Leah Smith | New London | Purchase raku kiln | $1,500 |
| Kari Weber | New London | Storage unit, canvases, frames for new landscape paintings | $5,000 |
| Total Individual Artists: | $72,300 | ||
Local Arts Initiative |
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| 8/26/2014 | |||
| SW/WC Service Cooperative | Marshall | Young Writers Conference | $2,500 |
| 6/23/2015 | |||
| Dassel Cokato Community Theatre | Dassel | Attend AACT National Festival | $4,500 |
| SW/WC Service Cooperative | Marshall | Young Artists/Writers Conferences | $2,500 |
| Total Local Arts Initiative: | $9,500 | ||
Prairie Disciple Award |
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| 4/28/2015 | |||
| Raeanna Gislason | Willmar | Prairie Disiciple 2015 | $500 |
| Total Prairie Disciple Award: | $500 | ||
Rural Arts & Culture Summit Scholarships |
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| Agnes Alsgaard Lien | Rushmore | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit | $272 |
| Big Stone Arts Council | Ortonville | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit: Becky Parker, Don Sherman, Edie Barrett, Patty Haukos, John White | $680 |
| Lauren Carlson | Dawson | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit | $110 |
| Nancy Carlson | Willmar | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit | $144 |
| Darwin Dyce | Ghent | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit | $283 |
| Craig Edwards | New London | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit | $140 |
| Judy Foley | Willmar | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit | $144 |
| Luanne Fondell | Dawson | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit | $453 |
| Mary Gillespie | Granite Falls | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit | $401 |
| Bill Gossman | New London | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit | $100 |
| Barb Hawes | Marshall | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit | $190 |
| Gail Holinka | Worthington | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit | $260 |
| Greg Jodzio | Hutchinson | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit | $290 |
| Todd Kent | Marshall | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit | $406 |
| Susan Marco | Dassel | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit | $502 |
| Joyce Meyer | Canby | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit | $186 |
| Janet Olney | Willmar | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit | $100 |
| Sarina Otaibi | Granite Falls | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit | $110 |
| Kathy Paula | Watkins | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit | $175 |
| Scott Tedrick | Granite Falls | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit | $351 |
| Jeff Vetsch | New London | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit | $244 |
| Robert Wilde | Dassel | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit | $187 |
| Tom Wirt | Hutchinson | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit | $248 |
| Total Summit Scholarships: | $5,976 | ||
| TOTAL FISCAL YEAR 2015 GRANTS AWARDED: | $502,957 | ||
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