Arts and Cultural Heritage

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association AKA SEMBA

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

June 2016

End Date

September 2016

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Dakota

Dodge

Fillmore

Freeborn

Goodhue

Hennepin

Houston

Mower

Olmsted

Ramsey

Rice

Stearns

Steele

Wabasha

Winona

Project Overview

Arts and Cultural Heritage

Project Details

August 2016 one day workshop and four day Bluegrass Festival

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

John Becker: art business owner; Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Lee Gundersheimer: Managing Director of Great River Shakespeare Festival; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; 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: arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Joan Sween: playwright; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: arts administrator.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2016 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$12,332

Direct expenses

$22,332

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

0.00

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Only area public event dedicated to enhancement of the art form of bluegrass music. Region is predominately rural and venue is a valuable opportunity to educate and promote an art form to the public. Facilities are handicapped accessible. Comment/suggestion box, random interviews with audience, board listens to programming for quality, one day bluegrass music/instruments workshop to stimulate interest and education prior to festival with evaluation forms completed.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Provide exposure to heritage art from at a reasonable fee in rural area, education via free workshops and opportunity to demonstrate talents via open stage. Attendance was 1740, Workshops had over 50 participants, 42 performers for open stage.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Roberta Anderson, Terry Barta, Bob Brommerich, John Campbell, Rebecca Gors, John Magnuson, Barbara Ottman, Darrell Ottman, Daryl Thompson

Project Manager

Darrell

Ottman

Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association AKA SEMBA

18696 Hwy 16

Houston

55943