2016 southwest minnesota arts council year in review
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SMAC: A Year in Review
July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016
Grant Recipients
July 2015 thru June 2016
126 grants
totaling$509,9
72Awarded in SMAC
region
2015 – 2016 Grants Awarded
44 grants awarded
$168,283for Art Projects
Art Project Grant Program
Lac qui Parle Players“Production of ‘White Christmas’”
Art Project Grant
Hutchinson Center for the Arts2016 SMAC Region Juried Art Exhibition
Art Project Grant
Prairie Winds Concert Band2015-2016 Concert Season
Dassel-Cokato Community EducationProduce the musical, “Plain Hearts”, at Dassel History Center
The Barn Theatre, WillmarSummer Performance Season 2016
Art Project Grant
Willmar Area Symphonic Orchestra“An Afternoon at the Opera” Performance
Art Project Grant
Rhythm of the RiverRhythm of the River Music Festival
Art Project Grant
City of CottonwoodMusic at Central Park Market
Art Project Grant
Winsted Arts CouncilSpring, Summer 2016 Programming & Performance
Art Project Grant
Dawson-Boyd Community EducationDawson-Boyd Children’s Summer Musical
Art Project Grant
New London Music Festival
Art Project Grant
Dassel Area Historical Society“Discover Dassel” Art Tour 2016
Art Project Grant
4 grants awarded
$75,936for Art Legacy Projects
Art LEGACY ProjectGrant Program
Pioneer Public Television“Creative Placemaking in Appleton”
Art Legacy Project Grant
Worthington Public Arts CommissionCrailsheim Bridge Project – Connecting Our Sister Cities
Art Legacy Project Grant
Lac qui Parle County Historical Society“Encountering Robert Bly: Art, Stories and Poems”
Art Legacy Project Grant
City of MontevideoPainted Railroad Car Project
Art Legacy Project Grant
Project In-Progress
8 grants awarded
$45,994for Equipment & Facilities
Improvement and Legacy-Level Projects
Equipment & FacilitiesGrant Programs
Legacy Equipment & Facilities Grant
Lake Benton Opera HouseBuilding Repairs & Lighting Upgrade
Legacy Equipment & Facilities Grant
Crow River Drumline AssociationFrontline Drum Equipment purchase
Legacy Equipment & Facilities Grant
The Barn Theatre - WillmarStage Lighting
16 grants awarded
$46,913for Arts in the Schools Projects
Arts in the Schools Grant Program
1895 students at15 different schools participated in artist residencies & art field trips
Arts in the Schools Grant
Hills-Beaver Creek School DistrictCeramic & Glass Mural
Bert Raney Elementary SchoolRoss Sutter Residency
Arts in the Schools Grant
Lakeview School District #2167Graffiti Artist, Peyton Russell, Residency
Arts in the Schools Grant
Lac qui Parle Valley SchoolClay Spirit Animal Sculptures & Collaborative Art
Arts in the Schools Grant
3 grants awarded$10,529
Arts Organization Development Grant
Program
Dawson-Boyd Arts Assoc: Technical Skills collaborationWillmar Community Theatre: CRM Software; Director & Board
Training
35 grants awarded
$66,988for Individual Artist Projects
including developing, career, art study opportunity for youth and
legacy-level grants
Individual Artist Grant Program
12 youth participated in independentarts studies orattended arts camps
23 artists
PaintingPhotographyPotteryFused glassScreen printing
SuppliesEquipmentClassesEditing RecordingTime
SculptureMusicTheatrePoetryFiction
received grants for
across many disciplines
Pam Blake“Creating with Fused Glass”
Individual Artist – Developing Artist Grant
Marjorie NilssenPainting Class: The Art Students League of New York
Individual Artist – Established Career Artist Grant
Anabelle LecyAttend Southwest String Festival
Art Study Opportunity for Youth Grant
Olivia WhitePartial Tuition for Southwest Minnesota String Festival
Art Study Opportunity for Youth Grant
2 grants awarded
$4,000awarded
Arts Legacy Planning Grant
City of Montevideo: Planning for Railroad Car MuralMarshall Community Services: “Spirit of the Community
Sculpture” Plan
10 grants awarded
$81,329awarded
Operating Support Grant
Crow River PlayersDawson Boyd Arts Association
Granite Area Arts CouncilHutchinson Center for the Arts
Lake Benton Opera House
Marshall Area Fine Arts CouncilMilan Village Arts School
Prairie Arts ChoraleWillmar Area Arts Council
Winsted Arts Council
1 grants awarded
$2,500awarded
Local Arts Initiative Grants
SW / WC Service Cooperative: Conference for Young Artists
841 students attendedSW/WC ServiceCooperative’sConference forYoung Artists
(sponsored in part by SMAC)
1 grant awarded$2,000
awarded
Start-Up Grants
Jackson Center for the Arts to obtain their 501c(3) non-profit status
SMAC Artist Retreat
held annually in the Spring
Artist Retreat
Held at Danebod Folk School, Tyler
SMAC Gallery
6 grantees invited to exhibit each year
JEDD PETERS (July – Aug 2015)
MARY MULENBURG (Sept – Oct 2015)
KARI CL WEBER (Nov – Dec 2015)
MARJORIE NILSSEN (Jan – Feb 2016)
MARK THODE (March – April 2016)
BILL GOSSMAN (May – June 2016)
Prairie Star recipients
1993 – Fredrick Manfred1994 – Robert Remick1996 – Edward Evans1997 – Leo Dangle1997 – Henry Kyllingstad1998 – Agnes Alsgaard-Lien1999 – Bernie Aaker2000 – Bill Holm2001 – Fred Cogelow2002 – Gene & Lucy Tokheim
2003 – Joseph Amato2004 – Franz Albert Richter2005 – Patricia Kadlecek2006 – Karen Jensen2007 – Daniel Rieppel2008 – Robert Whitcomb2009 – Robert Mattson2010 – Karl “Bill” Gossman2012 – Malena Handeen2014 – Emily Lodine
PAST Prairie Star RECIPIENTS
SMAC – Past Prairie Stars
Frederick Manfred, 1993
Robert Remick, 1994
SMAC – Past Prairie Stars
Leo Dangel, 1997Ed Evans, 1996
SMAC – Past Prairie Stars
Bernie Aaker, 1999
Henry Killingstad, 1997
Fred Cogelow, 2001
Bill Holm, 2000
SMAC – Past Prairie Stars
Joseph Amato, 2003
SMAC – Past Prairie Stars
Gene & Lucy Tokheim, 2002
Patricia Kadlecek, 2005
SMAC – Past Prairie Stars
Franz Albert Richter, 2004
Dr. Daniel Rieppel, 2007
Karen Jensen, 2006
SMAC – Past Prairie Stars
Robert Whitcomb, 2008
SMAC – Past Prairie Stars
Robert Mattson, 2009
SMAC – Past Prairie Stars
Bill Gossman, 2010
Malena Handeen, 2012
SMAC – Past Prairie Stars
Emily Lodine, 2014
2016 PRAIRIE STAR
CRAIGEDWARD
SNew London, MN
Prairie Disciple recipients
1995 – Vernon E. Stevens1996 – Patricia Enger1997 – Tina Anderson Richards1998 – Ben Vander Kooi, Jr.2000 – Mercein Holzemer2001 – Rallah Madison2002 – Karen Reede2004 – Patrick J. Moore2005 – Louise Mack
2006 – Carol Westberg2007 – Bob Whitney2008 – Violet Risch2009 – Joe Paddock2010 – Ruth McKinney2011 – Nancy Geiger2012 – Tricia Mikle2013 – Jerry Deuschle2014 – John Voit2015 – Raeanna Gislason
PAST Prairie Disciple RECIPIENTS
SMAC – Past Prairie Disciples
Patricia Enger, 1996
Tina Richards, 1997
SMAC – Past Prairie Disciples
Ben Vander Kooi, Jr., 1998
Mercein Holzemer, 2000
SMAC – Past Prairie Disciples
Rallah Madison, 2001 Karen Reede, 2002
SMAC – Past Prairie Disciples
Robert Whitney, 2007
Carol Westberg, 2006
SMAC – Past Prairie Disciples
Violet Risch, 2008 Joe Paddock, 2009
SMAC – Past Prairie Disciples
Ruth McKinney, 2010
Nancy Geiger, 2011
SMAC – Past Prairie Disciples
Tricia Mikle, 2012
Jerry Deuschle, 2013
SMAC – Past Prairie Disciples
John Voit, 2014 Raeanna Gislason, 2015
2016 PRAIRIE DISCIPLE
BRIANPEARSO
NNew London, MN
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