Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$7,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Good Thunder Reading Series

Recipient Type

State Government

Status

Completed

Start Date

October 2013

End Date

June 2014

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Blue Earth

Brown

Faribault

Le Sueur

Martin

Nicollet

Sibley

Waseca

Watonwan

Project Overview

Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project

Project Details

They will present their 32nd annual season of monthly readings and workshops by nine Minnesota authors for students and the public.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Mary Jane Glawe: visual artist; Nancy Goettl: adjunct faculty at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Sara Krassin: arts administration for ChildrenÆs Museum of Southern Minnesota; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager, volunteer with Saint James Community Theater; Craig Nelson: business management and information technology; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with Blue Earth Community Theater; Melanie Schmidt: high school speech coach, Program Director for Mankato Community Education; Lauren Shoemaker: Music Instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Bonnie Taplin: volunteer with Interlaken Heritage Days Festival; Elizabeth Traxler: teacher, playwright, director; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher, volunteer on fair boards and community festivals; Stacey Watje: actor, singer, active member of Springfield Community Theatre; Gina Wenger: professor at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Greg Wilkins: Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University-Mankato.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$7,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$112,900

Direct expenses

$119,900

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. Real or perceived barriers to arts participation and arts access are identified and addressed. New relationships with members of groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization are built.They will conduct online and hard-copy surveys of general and targeted audiences.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The number of Minnesotans who were able to participate in the arts increased. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increased. Real or perceived barriers to arts participation and arts access were identified and addressed. New relationships with members of groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization were built.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Candace Black, Geoff Herbach, Diana Joseph, Richard Robbins, Roger Sheffer, Richard Terrill, Richard Straka

Project Manager

Richard

Robbins

Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Good Thunder Reading Series

230 Armstrong Hall

Mankato

56001

(507) 389-1354