Arts Organization Development and Equipment

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,143
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Hutchinson Photography Club
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2013
End Date
September 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Meeker
McLeod
Meeker
McLeod
Project Overview
Arts Organization Development and Equipment
Project Details
Purchase Photography Equipment.
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
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
$4,143
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,381
Direct expenses
$5,524
Administration costs
$0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Our main goal for this project is for at least 30 photographers to be able to learn how to use lighting equipment and improve their photography. We are also hoping to gain more members to our club as people become more aware that our club exists and what we have to offer.We will measure the first goal by using the training log uploaded with this proposal. Each photographer who trains to use the equipment will sign in, so we can have an accurate count of photographers trained. Improvement of photography will likely take practice and would not be realistic to try to measure in this short time period. We hope the improvement will be evident at our next annual showcase which will occur in November. As for measuring new membership, we will be able to count how many new members join our club.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We had 26 members trained to use the lights. That is only how many have been trained so far. As our club expands, we will train those new, interested members how to use the lights. Our group has grown by a few members during this time period, with two joining specifically due to our club having this equipment that those individuals can be trained on and use to practice their lighting skills. We expect these numbers to increase as well, as we expose more people to this great asset our club now has to offer.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Roman Bloemke, Andrea Markworth, Janet Meier, Julie Thompson, Barb Rieger
Project Manager
First Name
Andrea
Last Name
Markworth
Organization Name
Hutchinson Photography Club
Street Address
60883 110th St
City
Hutchinson
State
MN
Zip Code
55350
Phone
(320) 234-7103
Email
amarkworth@hotmail.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