Grants Awarded FY 2017
July 2016 through June 2017
Art Projects |
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| 8/23/2016 | |||
| Crow River Singers | Hutchinson | 2016-2017 Concert Series | $1,065 |
| Friends of the Orchestra (SMO) | Marshall | US Premiere: Works of Julius Burger feat. Ryan Ross | $5,000 |
| Hutchinson Photography Club | Hutchinson | 2016 Club Showcase | $1,546 |
| Meander Art Crawl | Regional | Meander 2017 | $5,000 |
| Prairie Arts Chorale | Wabasso | Spring Season 2017 | $4,926 |
| Prairie Arts Continuum | Windom | Mary Poppins | $5,000 |
| Prairie Dance Alliance | Marshall | A New Nutcracker | $5,000 |
| Prairie Winds Concert Band | Willmar | Concert Band Season | $2,560 |
| Willmar Area Arts Council | Willmar | Studio Hop 2017 | $4,755 |
| Willmar Area Symphonic Orchestra | Willmar | Two Concerts | $5,000 |
| Winsted Arts Council | Winsted | Fall/Winter 2016 Programming | $4,420 |
| Worthington Area Symphony Orchestra | Worthington | Holiday Concert 2016 | $5,000 |
| 1/28/2017 | |||
| Buffalo Ridge Chorale | Hendricks | Spring and Fall Concert Series | $4,310 |
| Calumet Players | Pipestone | Musical Production: Cinderella | $2,425 |
| Crow River Drumline Association | Hutchinson | Program Expansion Campaign | $4,820 |
| Cultural Awareness Organization | Worthington | Worthington International Festival | $5,000 |
| Dassel Area Historical Society | Dassel | Rooster Ruckus | $1,783 |
| Dassel-Cokato Arts Association | Cokato | Singing For The Cows | $3,000 |
| Dawson Boyd Arts Association | Dawson | Sweet Land, the musical | $3,995 |
| Friends of the Orchestra | Lynd | 2017 Annual Children’s Concert/Concerto Competition | $4,955 |
| Friends of the Orchestra | Lynd | Building MN: Centennial Celebration of Emmanuel Masaqueray | $4,920 |
| Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization | Granite Falls | Riverside Market and Muse | $4,000 |
| Hutchinson Center for the Arts | Hutchinson | 2017 Visual Arts Exhibition | $1,550 |
| Marshall Area Fine Arts Council | Marshall | Performance Series 2017-2018 | $4,615 |
| Minnesota Pottery Festival | Hutchinson | 2017 Minnesota Pottery Festival | $4,995 |
| New London Music Festival | New London | 2017 Music Festival | $5,000 |
| Prairie Dance Alliance | Marshall | Dance Camp 2017 | $5,000 |
| RiverSong Music Festival | Hutchinson | 2017 RiverSong Music Festival | $5,000 |
| Willmar Area Arts Council | Willmar | Celebrate Art! Celebrate Coffee! 2017 | $5,000 |
| Willmar Area Symphonic Orchestra | Willmar | Young Artists’ Concert | $3,167 |
| Willmar Area Symphonic Orchestra | Willmar | Once Upon a Time: 2 Concerts | $2,639 |
| Winsted Arts Council | Winsted | Winter-Spring 2017 Programming | $4,963 |
| Worthington Area Symphony Orchestra | Worthington | Spring Concert 2017 | $5,000 |
| 4/25/2017 | |||
| Augustana Care | Dassel | Helping Elders Celebrate Their Heritage | $2,400 |
| Calumet Players | Pipestone | Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre Pipestone | $750 |
| City of Cottonwood | Cottonwood | Musical Talent at Central Park Market | $2,300 |
| City of Willmar | Willmar | Building Community Through The Arts | $5,000 |
| Crow River Singers | Hutchinson | Winter Concert 2017 | $4,200 |
| Dassel Area Historical Society | Dassel | Discover Dassel Art Tour 2017 | $2,337 |
| Dawson Boyd Public School | Dawson | Community Education Children’s Summer Musical | $3,266 |
| Fair Association of Jackson County | Jackson | Art Appreciation at the Fair | $3,144 |
| Granite Falls Community Theater | Granite Falls | “Disney’s The Lion King Jr.” Instant Theater Camp | $5,000 |
| Historic Hutchinson | Hutchinson | The Laramie Project | $3,755 |
| Lac qui Parle County Historical Society | Madison | Inspiration Through the Lens | $3,723 |
| Lakeview School District 2167 | Cottonwood | Summer Theater Program | $2,655 |
| Lyon County Agricultural Society | Marshall | A Spanish Band: Escuadron Musical | $1,000 |
| Marshall Area Farmers Market | Marshall | Music at the Market | $3,250 |
| Marshall Area Fine Arts Council | Marshall | Exhibit Program 2017-2018 | $1,662 |
| Milan Village Arts School | Milan | Spoon Gathering Green Woodworking Event | $2,613 |
| Prairie Arts Chorale | Regional | Concert Season Fall 2017 | $4,125 |
| Redwood County | Redwood Falls | Children’s Advocacy Center Mural | $3,276 |
| Rhythm of the River | Jackson | Rhythm of the River 2017 | $5,000 |
| Spicer Beautification Committee | Spicer | Music in the Park Series 2017 & 2018 | $5,000 |
| Total Art Projects: | $200,655 | ||
Art Legacy Projects |
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| 1/28/2017 | |||
| Willmar Area Arts Council | Willmar | Traffic Signal Boxes | $9,850 |
| 4/25/2017 | |||
| City of Montevideo | Montevideo | Tractor Sculpture by Karl Unnasch | $20,000 |
| Total Art Legacy Projects: | $29,850 | ||
Art Legacy Project Planning |
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| 3/28/2017 | |||
| City of Appleton | Appleton | Appleton ’52 Wing Mosaic Mural Planning | $2,000 |
| Total Art Legacy Project Planning: | $2,000 | ||
Local Arts Initiative |
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| 8/23/2016 | |||
| Tonantzin Tlalli Guadalupe | Worthington | Culture Share: Costume Purchase | $4,880 |
| 6/27/2017 | |||
| SWWC Service Cooperative | Marshall | Conference for Young Artists | $2,500 |
| Total Local Arts Initiative: | $7,380 | ||
Arts Organization Development |
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| 8/23/2016 | |||
| West Central Singers | Willmar | Building West Central Singers | $840 |
| 4/25/2017 | |||
| Big Stone Arts Council | Ortonville | Strategic Planning/Capacity Building | $4,000 |
| Total Arts Organization Development: | $4,840 | ||
Operating Support |
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| Crow River Players | Spicer | Operating Support Year 2 | $3,886 |
| Dawson Boyd Arts Association | Dawson | Operating Support Year 2 | $8,630 |
| Granite Area Arts Council | Granite Falls | Operating Support Year 2 | $7,257 |
| Hutchinson Center for the Arts | Hutchinson | Operating Support Year 2 | $16,958 |
| Lake Benton Opera House | Lake Benton | Operating Support Year 2 | $4,790 |
| Marshall Area Fine Arts Council | Marshall | Operating Support Year 2 | $14,629 |
| Milan Village Arts School | Dawson | Operating Support Year 2 | $9,191 |
| Pipestone Performing Arts Center | Pipestone | Operating Support Year 1 | $13,621 |
| Pipestone Performing Arts Center | Pipestone | Operating Support Year 2 | $13,621 |
| Prairie Arts Chorale | Regional | Operating Support Year 2 | $6,785 |
| Willmar Area Arts Council | Willmar | Operating Support Year 2 | $7,784 |
| Winsted Arts Council | Winsted | Operating Support Year 2 | $6,014 |
| Total Operating Support: | $113,166 | ||
Equipment/Facilities Improvement |
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| 9/27/2016 | |||
| Rhythm of the River | Jackson | RotR Equipment Storage Trailer | $2,862 |
| Hutchinson Center for the Arts | Hutchinson | New Technology Equipment | $2,780 |
| 2/28/2017 | |||
| Willmar Community Theatre | Willmar | Elevator Replacement for Accessibility | $15,000 |
| Minnesota Pottery Festival | Hutchinson | Festival Equipment | $1,599 |
| Blue Mound Area Theatre | Luverne | Technology: Sound Equipment and Computers | $9,159 |
| Dawson Boyd Arts Association | Dawson | Sound Enhancement – Memorial Auditorium | $4,000 |
| 3/28/2017 | |||
| Friends of the Auditorium | Worthington | LED Lighting Equipment Upgrade Project | $12,175 |
| Total Equipment/Facilities Improvement: | $47,575 | ||
Arts Organization Start-Up |
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| 8/23/2016 | |||
| Pipestone Performing Arts Center | Pipestone | Establish Pipestone Performing Arts Foundation | $2,000 |
| 4/25/2017 | |||
| AMP (Arts & Mentoring Project) | Pipestone | Nonprofit Startup Funding | $1,655 |
| Total Arts Organization Start-Up: | $3,655 | ||
Arts in the Schools |
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| 11/22/2016 | |||
| Dawson Boyd Public School | Dawson | Armington-Krocak-Sutter artist residencies | $4,000 |
| Edgerton Public School | Edgerton | Edgerton/Ellsworth Dulcimer Project with Ross Sutter | $2,443 |
| Ellsworth Public School | Ellsworth | Edgerton/Ellsworth Dulcimer Project with Ross Sutter | $2,443 |
| Hills-Beaver Creek School District | Hills | Glass and Ceramic Mural | $3,075 |
| Lac qui Parle Valley School | Appleton | Karla Nweje Interpretive Dance | $4,000 |
| Lakeview School District | Cottonwood | Ross Sutter Dulcimer Residency | $1,933 |
| Ortonville Public School | Ortonville | Friday Art Day | $3,543 |
| Southwest Minnesota State University | Marshall | Rob Dixon Jazz Artist Residency | $4,000 |
| Willmar Public School | Willmar | Willmar 7th/8th Grade Orchestra | $700 |
| 2/28/2017 | |||
| ECHO Charter School | Echo | ECHO Charter Theatre Trip | $1,448 |
| Lester Prairie Public Schools | Lester Prairie | Envisioning Creativity in the Community through Media Arts | $4,000 |
| Marshall Public Schools | Marshall | Motionpoems in the Middle School | $3,900 |
| Red Rock Central ISD 2884 | Lamberton | 43rd Annual Lamberton Jazz Festival | $3,659 |
| 3/28/2017 | |||
| Dawson Boyd Public School | Dawson | “Where I’m From” Poetry Workshop & Presentation | $3,380 |
| Lac qui Parle Valley School | Madison | EL Art & Culture Field Trip | $2,000 |
| Lester Prairie Public Schools | Lester Prairie | MIA Art Adventures Field Trip | $950 |
| Worthington Schools | Worthington | Copper Street Brass Residency | $4,000 |
| Total Arts in the Schools: | $49,474 | ||
Art Study Opportunity for Youth |
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| 4/25/2017 | |||
| Aleigha Glidewell | Valley Springs | Stringwood Chamber Music Festival | $500 |
| Henry Herrick | Marshall | Dance Master Classes | $500 |
| Ava Holmgren | Marshall | Praire Dance Alliance Summer Camp | $295 |
| Annabelle Lecy | Marshall | Southwest Minnesota String Festival | $500 |
| David Rabaey | Marshall | Southwest Minnesota String Festival | $500 |
| John Rabaey | Marshall | Southwest Minnesota String Festival | $500 |
| Olivia White | Montevideo | Southwest Minnesota String Festival | $500 |
| Maeve Winter | Willmar | Upper Midwest Strings Camp | $500 |
| Total Art Study Opportunity for Youth: | $3,795 | ||
Individual Artists |
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| 10/25/2016 | |||
| Eva Carlson | Willmar | Produce New Body of Work | $5,000 |
| Nicholas Schleif | Milroy | New Body Of Work/Portfolio | $5,000 |
| 3/28/2017 | |||
| Jessica Bak | Windom | Hidden Nature Photography | $2,000 |
| Edie Barrett | Ortonville | “In the Cards” Script and Novel Support | $2,000 |
| Lisa Bergh | New London | Solo Exhibit at Rochester Art Center | $3,600 |
| Charles Freiss | Marshall | Images from the Digital Darkroom | $2,000 |
| Tammy Grubbs | Pipestone | Love, Conflict and Grief; an expressive figurative journey in paintings | $1,950 |
| Alma Hale | Marshall | Figure Phototypography | $2,000 |
| Ralph Hepola | Marshall | Recording and Performances | $5,000 |
| Kerry Kolke-Bonk | Appleton | Solo Show | $2,000 |
| Kristi Link Fernholz | Appleton | Body of Work 2017 | $5,000 |
| Jerry Ostensoe | Sacred Heart | Studio Recording Project | $5,000 |
| Forrest Peterson | Willmar | Novel editing, research, marketing | $3,970 |
| Jerry Schaefer | Ghent | Buttermilk | $2,000 |
| Jesse White | Currie | New Works | $2,000 |
| Total Individual Artists: | $48,520 | ||
Rural Arts & Culture Summit |
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| 4/25/2017 | |||
| Joyce Aakre | Dassel | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit 2017 | $374 |
| Kristin Allen | New London | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit 2017 | $428 |
| Kate Aydin | Hendricks | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit 2017 | $106 |
| Duane Blake | Tyler | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit 2017 | $115 |
| Pam Blake | Tyler | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit 2017 | $372 |
| Craig Edwards | New London | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit 2017 | $134 |
| Lynn Edwards | New London | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit 2017 | $70 |
| Mary Gillespie | Granite Falls | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit 2017 | $459 |
| Jessica Gorman | Granite Falls | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit 2017 | $233 |
| Bill Gossman | New London | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit 2017 | $164 |
| Kay Johnson | Hutchinson | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit 2017 | $115 |
| Kerry Kolke-Bonk | Appleton | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit 2017 | $315 |
| Deb Larson | Ortonville | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit 2017 | $222 |
| Tammy Makram | Luverne | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit 2017 | $411 |
| Michael Murray | Ghent | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit 2017 | $115 |
| Naomi Noeldner | New London | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit 2017 | $200 |
| Janet Olney | Willmar | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit 2017 | $220 |
| Bob Schwoch | Lynd | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit 2017 | $367 |
| Jean Trumbo | New London | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit 2017 | $100 |
| Louella Voigt | Luverne | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit 2017 | $426 |
| Scott Wallace | Hendricks | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit 2017 | $351 |
| Kari Weber | New London | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit 2017 | $70 |
| Catherine Wellman | Fairfax | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit 2017 | $547 |
| Tom Wirt | Hutchinson | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit 2017 | $354 |
| 5/8/2017 | |||
| Sunny Ruthchild | Walnut Grove | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit 2017 | $280 |
| Big Stone Arts Council | Ortonville | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit 2017 | $1,235 |
| 5/16/2017 | |||
| Rosemary Glesener | Bird Island | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit 2017 | $192 |
| Mark Glesener | Bird Island | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit 2017 | $192 |
| Georgette Jones | Watson | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit 2017 | $206 |
| Jais Gossman | New London | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit 2017 | $146 |
| 5/30/2017 | |||
| Lauren Carlson | Dawson | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit 2017 | $65 |
| Nicole Zempel | Granite Falls | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit 2017 | $134 |
| Elisabeth Fondell | Dawson | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit 2017 | $180 |
| Gwen Hood | New London | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit 2017 | $249 |
| 6/2/2017 | |||
| Anne O’Keefe-Jackson | Morton | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit 2017 | $277 |
| Mariah Martinez | Bird Island | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit 2017 | $390 |
| Diane Ladner | Granite Falls | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit 2017 | $102 |
| Scott Tedrick | Granite Falls | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit 2017 | $383 |
| Luanne Fondell | Granite Falls | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit 2017 | $329 |
| Khou Lor | Tracy | Attend Rural Arts & Culture Summit 2017 | $548 |
| Total Rural Arts & Culture Summit: | $10,434 | ||
| 2017 GRANTS AWARDED: | $521,054 | ||
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