Art Project
Art Project
Dinehart Front Porch Music Series
Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Lauren Carlson: poetry, film, COMPAS roster artist, Dept. of Public Transformation board; Carisa Clarke: graphic design/web development, arts volunteer, board member DAC of Murray County; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Greg Jodzio: photography/design, Hutchinson Center for the Arts board, Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;
Jeff Iverson, music, theater, education; Georgette Jones, theater, education, SMAC Board; Maureen Keimig, theater, Michele Sterner, theatre, SMAC Board; Sheila Tabaka, theater, education; John Voit, music, theater, education; Erica Volkir, theater, SMAC Board.
ACHF Arts Access
11: "Regional residents build connections to their own and others' cultural heritage through regional arts and cultural events and/or activities." This project seeks to provide a unique historic venue for local musicians who wish to build a greater community appreciation for live acoustic music. This set of free concerts seeks to make connections with our under-served population who may have little or no experience with the historical museum or with live music thereby increasing possible patronage of the museum in the future. This event will provide the residents of our area a unique opportunity to explore and engage with different genres of acoustic music. Attendees will indicate a new appreciation and appetite for acoustic music through survey question responses. Attendees will indicate a positive response to the musical programs through survey questions and in their return attendance to subsequent concerts. People new to the museum will attend the concerts and come back to the museum at a later date to tour, volunteer, or become members. Artists will provide positive feedback on their participation with feelings of connection with the audiences and venue. A survey tool will be distributed to attendees and artists, and an incentive given for their return at the end of the concerts. Results will be tallied and included in the final report. New members of the historical society will be tracked for a year to see if the concerts increased our membership. Musical programs at the Dinehart House will be tracked for a year to check increases. New patronage at the museum will be tracked for a year to see how many have attended the concerts.
According to the paper surveys, approximately 30% of the performance's survey takers had never been to a Front Porch concert. The performances provided a new musical experience that the area has rarely seen. The performances were all varied and provided a wide range of different types of musical styles. Because the concerts were free, open to the public, and performed in the open air, unserved areas of Slayton and Murray County were able to attend the performances. Attendance for all three performances was more than expected with 277 total people tallied. Overall, the performances presented the events and services that the Murray County Historical Society provides in the area.
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