KKWE - New Artists on Air

Project of

2014-2015 Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations (Ampers)

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

January 2014

End Date

June 2015

Project Overview

New Artists on Air: Area youth ages 15-26 will be given the opportunity to showcase their music and literary art through a monthly 15-20 minute program aired on KKWE Niijii Radio. The program will consist of an autobiography shared by the youth followed by the artists’ literary or musical art. The program will be recorded live, edited and produced for distribution in the KKWE studio. This will be a monthly program with 18 shows produced over the course of the grant.

Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Minnesota Law, 2013, Chapter 137, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 6 (d)

Number of full time equivalents funded

.25

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Arts will be interwoven into every facet of community life through the public broadcast and the recorded audio formats available to other public radio stations of KKWE’s New Artists on Air program
This project will make it possible for new artists, who lack significant financial support to be showcased on the radio
Artists regardless of age, ethnicity, income and ability will have the opportunity to be included in this programming
By engaging a younger demographic, this project helps ensure that the arts, culture and history will thrive in Minnesota
Through increased exposure the featured new artists will be able to gain opportunities to perform in other venues for income
New artists will have the opportunity to have their work showcased through public broadcasting

Recipient Board Members

Kathy Goodwin – Chair, (White Earth Tribal Member), Steve Larsen – Family are Tribal Members, Director of the Boys and Girls Thrift Store in Detroit Lakes, Audrey Thayer – (White Earth Tribal Member), Coordinator of the American Civil Liberties Union in Northern Minnesota, Dr. Sue Wika – Organic Farmer and Professor at Minnesota State Community and Technical College, as a Sociology Instructor and Program Director of Sustainable Food Production Shirley Nordrum – University of Minnesota Extension Coordinator, Leech Lake, MN Lisa Brunner – Executive Director, Sacred Spirits, Mahnomen, MN

Project Details: Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Minnesota Law, 2013, Chapter 137, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 6 (d)

Number of full time equivalents funded

0.25

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

•Arts will be interwoven into every facet of community life through the public broadcast and the recorded audio formats available to other public radio stations of KKWE’s New Artists on Air program
•This project will make it possible for new artists, who lack significant financial support to be showcased on the radio
•Artists regardless of age, ethnicity, income and ability will have the opportunity to be included in this programming
•By engaging a younger demographic, this project helps ensure that the arts, culture and history will thrive in Minnesota
•Through increased exposure the featured new artists will be able to gain opportunities to perform in other venues for income
•New artists will have the opportunity to have their work showcased through public broadcasting

Recipient Board Members