Arts Activities Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,825
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Lowertown Blues Festival AKA Lowertown Blues Fest
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
December 2017
End Date
August 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Lowertown Blues Festival 2018

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Marisol Chiclana-Ayala: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Vice President for Advancement; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of MN Founder and Executive Director; See More Perspective: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach St. Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter, LLP Attorney

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Susan Rotilie: Artistic, Education, Volunteerism; Ari Koehnen Sweeney: Education, Artistic, Youth Programming; Cigale Ahlquist: Artistic, Fundraising, Audience Development / Marketing, AsaleSol Young: Fundraising, General Administration, Youth Programming; Ryan Stopera: Artistic, Community Education, Youth Programming; Ishwari Rajak: General Administration, Youth Programming; Joe Ippolito: General Administration, Community Education, Artistic; Kasey Payette:Artistic, Audience Development / Marketing, Fundraising

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,825
Other Funds Leveraged
$193,700
Direct expenses
$201,525
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Measurable Outcome(s)

22,000 heard 101 Minnesota artists and national headliners over two days. Audience surveys showed that 60% of respondents attended LBF for the first time.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved proposed outcomes.
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
John Bennett, Mike Rogers, Matt Heck, Steve Heckler
Project Manager
First Name
Steve
Last Name
Heckler
Organization Name
Lowertown Blues Festival
Street Address
1671 Village Trl E Unit 1
City
Maplewood
State
MN
Zip Code
55109
Phone
(612) 227-3108
Email
hsrhits@msn.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
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency