Arts Organization Development and Equipment

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,470
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Marshall Area Fine Arts Council
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2012
End Date
August 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Lyon
Yellow Medicine
Lac qui Parle
Redwood
Lyon
Yellow Medicine
Lac qui Parle
Redwood
Project Overview
Arts Organization Development
Project Details
Resource Development Planning Session.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
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; 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; 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
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; Connie Feig: arts advocate, board member of the Barn Theater and Willmar Area Arts Council; 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; 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.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
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
$3,470
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,156
Direct expenses
$4,626
Administration costs
$0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Our measureable goals are to see an increase in membership numbers and membership dollars of 25%. Our measureable goals are to see an increase in business sponsorship with an increase in dollars of 50% and sponsorship numbers increase of 10%. We have not made our goal of increasing the number of sponsors high because we believe that having 70 sponsors is quite good. What we hope to do is increase the amount that present sponsors give.We will evaluate using an Excel spreadsheet in which we include the data from 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013. We will then be able to see if we have reached our percentage goals by comparing with 2012.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The measurable outcomes were indicated in the data kept of the number of members and number of sponsors for the last 3 years. (attached) We also compared amount of money brought in by the drives for the past few years. We discovered that our goals of increased percentages were not increased as much as we hoped; however, we are proud of the number of increased sponsors and sponsorship money that was gained as a result of our implementing skills and techniques learned in our planning session. For example, we increased our sponsors from 70 (in 2012) to 78, and the dollar amount increased by $6,606 (64%). Although we lost some members, down by 22 from 2012, we were able to garner 27 new members. While losing some members because of moves, deaths, and lack of interest, we are pleased with getting new members.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Carol Purrington, Jean Replinger, Cathy Amato, Marilyn Leach, Karen Bakke, Susan Fritz, Marge Haalnad, Hollu Martin-Huffman, Kelly Pochardt, Becky Wyffels
Project Manager
First Name
Carol
Last Name
Purrington
Organization Name
Marshall Area Fine Arts Council
Street Address
109 N 3rd St PO Box 531
City
Marshall
State
MN
Zip Code
56258
Phone
(507) 532-5463
Email
mafac.art@gmail.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

509 W Main St, PO Box 55
Marshall, Minnesota 56258 

Phone
Phone Manager: Nicole DeBoer
(507) 537-1471
Email the Agency