Arts Organization Develoment - Legacy

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$15,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

RiverSong Music Festival

Status

In Progress

Start Date

March 2013

End Date

March 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Meeker

McLeod

Renville

Project Overview

Arts Organization Develoment - Legacy

Project Details

Masonic West River Park RiverSong Stage Improvements.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Deb Larson: visual artist, president of Big Stone County Arts Council; Jane Link: visual artist, board member of Milan Village Arts School, and Milan Community Education, and Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, certified clinical musician, founder and coordinator of Rhythm of the River music/art festival; Randy Meyer; visual artist and farmer, former art teacher; Kate Aydin: retired educator, multidisciplinary curriculum developer, board member of Lincoln County Pioneer Museum; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member of Prairie Music Association and Prairie Oasis Players, former clogger; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, participant in community theater productions, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Emily Olson; musician, writing instructor; Tamara Isfeld: visual artist, art teacher for Renville County West Schools, Arts Meander planning committee, board member at Granite Arts Council and Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, treasurer of Rock County Fine Arts Association, board member for Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County, Art Rocks planning committee; Sydney Massee: visual artist, quilter, behind the scenes assistant in theatre productions, board member of Lac qui Parle Valley School District; Audrey Fuller: writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Kathy Fransen: musician, certified clinical musician, founder and coordinator of Rhythm of the River music/art festival; Janet Olney: artist, coordinator for Willmar Area Arts Council, founding member of Kaleidoscope Gallery; Randy Meyer: visual artist and farmer, former art teacher; Kate Aydin: retired educator, multidisciplinary curriculum developer, board member of Lincoln County Pioneer Museum; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member of Prairie Music Association and Prairie Oasis Players, former clogger; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, treasurer of Rock County Fine Arts Association, board member for Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County, Art Rocks planning committee; Audrey Fuller: writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Yes

Conflict of Interest Contact

Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Greta Murray (507) 537-1471

Project Details: 2013 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$15,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$74,950

Direct expenses

$89,950

Administration costs

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The goals of this stage improvement are to: 1. Equip community arts organizations with a covered performance space by summer 2013. 2. Increase the number of arts events using the Masonic West River Park stage from two to five by 2015. 3. Increase capacity of RiverSong Music Festival volunteers to facilitate festival growth.The Parks and Recreation department will be asked to track the number of inquiries for using the Masonic West River Park facilities/stage to determine increase in use. RiverSong will work with the Center for the Arts to survey community arts organizations for their feedback on the availability of outdoor community performance space to measure how effective the stage improvements were. RiverSong may also work with local media to receive feedback from other community members about the number of performances available. RiverSong will measure increased capacity to grow by tracking the number of volunteers and guests who attend the 2013 and 2014 festivals. Overall, use beyond just the weekend of RiverSong each year will be considered a success of this project, since the existing stage is being underutilized.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Megan Peterson, Megan Grasmon, Betsy Price, Mark Hanneman, Jan Johnson, John Rodeberg, Laurie Vasko, Tom Wirt, Karen Grasmon

Project Manager

John

Rodeberg

RiverSong Music Festival

PO Box 666

Hutchinson

55350