Regional Arts Council grants page 1 FY 2014 - 2015

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Ada Chamber of Commerce 2014 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $1,000 Ada Fun in the Flatlands artists for 2014

Ada Chamber of Commerce 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $1,300 Ada Fun in the Flatlands Entertainment

Argyle American Legion Post 353 2014 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $9,900 Argyle Design and commission two outdoor bronze veterans memorial sculptures

Badger Public Schools 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $1,700 Badger Badger Art Club Encampment at North House Folk School

City of Kennedy 2014 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $4,200 Kennedy Public art mural painting by Beau Bakken City of Kennedy 2014 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $930 Kennedy Frame and display artistically captured photography throughout time taken in Kennedy, Minnesota City of Kennedy 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $4,100 Kennedy Kennedy Trompe L'Oeil City of Newfolden 2014 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $10,000 Newfolden Commission a bronze sculpture City of Red Lake Falls 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $10,000 Red Lake Falls Red Lake Falls Public Art Awareness Project 2015 City of Roseau 2014 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $2,250 Roseau Artists for Scandinavian Festival East Grand Forks Campbell Library 2014 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $10,000 East Grand Forks Arts presenters in 2014

East Grand Forks Campbell Library 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $10,000 East Grand Forks Engage East Grand Forks 2015

Fosston Community Library and Arts 2014 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $3,000 Fosston Production of The Money in Uncle George's Suitcase Association Fosston Community Library and Arts 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $3,000 Fosston Summer Musical-Swingtime Canteen Association Fosston High School 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $10,000 Fosston Residency with The Copper Street Brass Quintet

Friends of Godel Memorial Library 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $9,450 Warren Donor Tree. A mosaic donor tree will be created by Lisa Arnold, an accomplished mosaic artist, with a community participation and learning opportunity.

General Federated Women's Club 2014 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $4,150 Thief River Falls Sponsor storyteller Kevin Kling

General Federated Women's Club 2014 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $1,255 Thief River Falls Painting workshop with Christine Foster

Goodridge Veterans Memorial Park 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $10,000 Goodridge Goodridge Veteran's Memorial Park Dedication

Julie Elick 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $5,400 Roseau Artists On Main Supporting the Artist Kittson Central Public Schools 2014 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $8,000 Hallock Three residency artists for Camp Art 2014

Kittson Central Public Schools 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $8,930 Hallock Camp Art Regional Arts Council grants page 2 FY 2014 - 2015

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Lancaster Public Schools 2014 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $3,000 Lancaster Sponsor Missoula Children's Theater in Nov of 2014

L'Association des Francais du Nord 2014 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $9,000 Red Lake Falls Sponsor artists for Chautauqua 2014

L'Association des Francais du Nord 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $9,000 Red Lake Falls French-Canadian and Michif Music and Dance Festival

Malung Community Center 2014 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $10,000 Roseau Create a ceramics area for community classes

Marshall County Historical Society 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $720 Warren Grinding Day at Old Mill

Middle River Community Club 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $900 Middle River Goose Festival Sculpture Party. Sculpture Party with performing Artist for our 2014 Goose Festival. Palmville Press and Publishing, Inc. 2014 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $6,000 Wannaska Printing costs for The Raven Publication

Polish National Alliance Lodge 3060 2014 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $3,500 Strandquist Artists to perform at Polish Day in Florian

Polish National Alliance Lodge 3060 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $3,500 Strandquist Polish Day

Polk County Historical Society 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $2,350 Crookston Pioneer Day

Red River Children's Chorus 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $10,000 Thief River Falls Red River Children's Chorus

Roseau County Historical Society 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $1,300 Roseau Minnesota Homefront Dave Kenney Program

Roseau Public Schools 2014 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $9,360 Roseau Bring four writers to Roseau school district to conduct residencies with children. Roseau Public Schools 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $9,000 Roseau Spoken Word and Writing in Roseau. Four writers will inspire and teach writing to elementary and high school students. Sons of Norway Snorre Lodge 70 2014 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $10,000 Thief River Falls Sponsor artists to present for Norwegian Heritage Week

Sons of Norway Snorre Lodge 70 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $3,580 Thief River Falls Norwegian Heritage Week 2015

Stephen-Argyle Central Public 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $2,500 Stephen Summer Theatre Camp Schools Summer Arts Stages 2014 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $10,000 East Grand Forks 2014 Safari and Stages Theater Camp

Summer Arts Stages 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $10,000 East Grand Forks Summer Arts Stages

Thief River Falls Area Community 2014 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $6,885 Thief River Falls Production of the play Forever Plaid Theater Regional Arts Council grants page 3 FY 2014 - 2015

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Thief River Falls Area Community 2014 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $6,635 Thief River Falls Production of The Fantasticks Theater Thief River Falls Area Community 2014 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $10,000 Thief River Falls Increase programming and services with 560 hours of paid staff Theater Thief River Falls Area Community 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $10,000 Thief River Falls Hello Dolly! Theater Thief River Falls Area Community 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $10,000 Thief River Falls Executive Director 2015-2016 Theater Thief River Falls Area Community 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $3,290 Thief River Falls Seussical Jr. Theater Thief River Falls Chamber of 2014 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $1,080 Thief River Falls Sponsorship of the children's musical theater group Zinghoppers at the Commerce RiverFest event on August 2, 2014 Thief River Falls Chamber of 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $10,000 Thief River Falls Trussing and Tarp Cover for Portable Stage. Purchase portable trussing Commerce (cover) with tiedowns, tarp cover and crank lifts for portable stage.

Tri River Pioneer Museum 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $4,800 Plummer Independence Day Celebration 2015

Tri-County Public Schools 2014 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $6,885 Karlstad Sponsor writer residencies with Stephen Peters and Jon Lurie and a music residency with Soli Hughes.

Tri-County Public Schools 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $4,830 Karlstad Artists at Tri-County. Elementary students at Tri-County Schools will create with a theatre artist and a cartoonist.

Twin Forks Chorus of Sweet Adelines 2014 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $368 Fisher Tour their fall concert to Warren

University of Minnesota-Crookston 2014 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $10,000 Crookston Sponsor author Taylor Branch

Warren-Alvarado-Oslo School District 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $9,150 Warren Summer Art Camp

Warroad High School 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $10,000 Warroad Residency with The Copper Street Brass Quintet

Warroad Summer Theatre 2014 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $10,000 Warroad Production of the theater season for 2014

Warroad Summer Theatre 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant $10,000 Warroad Warroad Summer Theatre Operating grant

Fertile-Beltrami Public Schools 2014 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant - $2,100 Fertile Sponsor Prairie Fire Children's Theater workshop and performance Residency Fosston Public Schools 2014 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant - $2,500 Fosston Sponsor a bookmaking residency with Heidi Jeub Residency Regional Arts Council grants page 4 FY 2014 - 2015

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Greenbush-Middle River School 2014 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant - $2,100 Greenbush Residency with visual artist Al Belleveau District Residency Greenbush-Middle River School 2014 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant - $500 Greenbush Sponsor visual art installation with Al Belleveau District Residency Kittson Central Public Schools 2014 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant - $2,100 Hallock Flamenco Dance residency Residency Kittson Central Public Schools 2014 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant - $2,100 Hallock Sponsor a bookmaking residency with Heidi Jeub Residency Roseau Public Schools 2014 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant - $2,600 Roseau Sponsor a residency by Ross Sutter in folk music Residency Roseau Public Schools 2014 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant - $2,600 Roseau Sponsor a residency by Jim Mondloch in painting Residency Stephen-Argyle Central Public 2014 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant - $2,100 Stephen Sponsor Safari children's theater in summer of 2014 Schools Residency Tri-County Public Schools 2014 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant - $2,600 Karlstad Sponsor a residency by Ross Sutter in folk music Residency Tri-County Public Schools 2014 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant - $2,600 Karlstad Sponsor a residency by Jim Mondloch in painting Residency Warren-Alvarado-Oslo School District 2014 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant - $1,800 Warren Production of Safari for 2014 Residency Win-E-Mac Public Schools 2014 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Grant - $2,100 Erskine Storytelling residency with Joy Bashara-Ingram Residency Climax-Shelly Public Schools 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Residency $2,100 Climax Sponsor Prairie Fire Children's Theater workshop and play.

Crookston Public Schools 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Residency $2,100 Crookston Charlie Maguire song writing residency

Greenbush-Middle River School 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Residency $1,950 Greenbush Tom Daly pottery residency District Kittson Central Public Schools 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Residency $2,500 Hallock Jessica Pribula visual art after school program

Norman County East Elementary 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Residency $2,100 Gary John Akre animation residency School Roseau Public Schools 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Residency $2,500 Roseau Ross Sutter folk music residency with 3rd graders

Roseau Public Schools 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Residency $2,500 Roseau Jim Mondloch watercolor residency

Stephen-Argyle Central Public 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Residency $2,500 Stephen Mike Hazard photography residency Schools Stephen-Argyle Central Public 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Residency $2,500 Stephen Jim Mondloch watercolor residency Schools Regional Arts Council grants page 5 FY 2014 - 2015

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Tri-County Public Schools 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Residency $2,100 Karlstad Kyle Myhre spoken word poetry residency

Tri-County Public Schools 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Residency $2,500 Karlstad Jim Mondloch watercolor residency

Warren-Alvarado-Oslo School District 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Residency $2,100 Warren Safari children's theater workshop and performance

Warroad Public Schools 2015 RAC 01 Arts Legacy Residency $2,440 Warroad Laura Migliorino photography residency at Angle Inlet School.

Allyson Allen 2015 RAC 02 Artist/Mentor Grant $1,000 Bemidji Bemidji High School 8th grader Allyson Allen will study voice with Bemidji- based vocal instructor Kari Ekhoff. Alyssa Daken 2014 RAC 02 Artist/Mentor Grant $1,000 Kelliher Funds will assist Alyssa Daken in studying computer assisted illustration with Nicholas Jackson. Alyssa Daken 2015 RAC 02 Artist/Mentor Grant $1,000 Kelliher Kelliher High School 11th grader Alyssa Daken will study creative writing with Bemidji-based author and mentor Julia Lee. Emily Kivi 2014 RAC 02 Artist/Mentor Grant $1,000 Solway Funds will assist Emily Kivi in studying violin with a mentor. Emily Kivi 2015 RAC 02 Artist/Mentor Grant $600 Solway Recent Bemidji high school graduate Emily Kivi will attend Bravo! Camp this summer at the University of Minnesota and study violin with Sally O’Reilly. Gwenfrewi Burger 2014 RAC 02 Artist/Mentor Grant $600 Bemidji Funds will assist Gwenfrewi Burger to study cello performance at Cello; an American Arts Experience in Northfield, Minnesota. Madisyn Rick 2014 RAC 02 Artist/Mentor Grant $403 Bemidji Funds will assist Madisyn Rick to study dance at Just for Kix Summer Camp in Brainerd. McKenzy Wegley 2015 RAC 02 Artist/Mentor Grant $1,000 Bemidji Voyageurs high school 10th grader McKenzy Weglely will study guitar with Bemidji-based instructor Lou Samsa. Nikita Graves 2014 RAC 02 Artist/Mentor Grant $1,000 Bemidji Funds will assist Nikita Graves in studying drawing with Nicholas Jackson.

Nikita Graves 2015 RAC 02 Artist/Mentor Grant $1,000 Bemidji Bemidji High School 10th grader Nikita Graves will study painting with acrylics and color theory with mentor Alice Blessing. Skylar Fynboh 2014 RAC 02 Artist/Mentor Grant $1,000 Akeley Funds will assist Skylar Fynboh to study guitar with Lou Samsa. Skylar Fynboh 2015 RAC 02 Artist/Mentor Grant $1,000 Akeley Eleventh grader Skylar Fynboh will study guitar with Bemidji-based guitar instructor Caleb Erickson. Sophia Ramirez 2014 RAC 02 Artist/Mentor Grant $1,000 Bemidji Funds will assist Sophia Ramirez in studying music composition with mentor Andrew Green. Aaron Tank 2014 RAC 02 Arts and Cultural $1,040 Bemidji Funds will assist Aaron Tank to direct and produce three performances of Heritage Grant an original musical. Beltrami County Historical Society 2014 RAC 02 Arts and Cultural $4,460 Bemidji Funds will assist the Beltrami County Historical Society to hire Heritage Grant photographer Todd Geiger to re-photograph and display historical pictures of Beltrami County for a high-quality arts and history exhibit open to the public. Regional Arts Council grants page 6 FY 2014 - 2015

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Bemidji Community Arts Council, Inc. 2014 RAC 02 Arts and Cultural $6,000 Bemidji Funds will assist Watermark Art Center to host acclaimed poet and Heritage Grant translator Jane Hirshfield, who will provide a craft lecture and evening reading as part of a weekend festival honoring poetry and haiku.

Bemidji Community Theater 2014 RAC 02 Arts and Cultural $6,000 Bemidji Funds will assist Bemidji Community Theater to produce the musical The Heritage Grant King and I.

Bemidji Community Theater 2014 RAC 02 Arts and Cultural $6,000 Bemidji Funds will assist Bemidji Community Theater to produce the children’s Heritage Grant musical Disney’s My Son Pinocchio.

Bemidji Middle School 2014 RAC 02 Arts and Cultural $2,805 Bemidji Funds will assist Bemidji Middle School 6th grade to write historically Heritage Grant accurate creative writing in journal format with the inspiration and guidance of William Durbin and his historical fiction book Blackwater Ben, a late 1800’s account of Minnesota at a crossroads of profitable logging and sustainability. Bemidji MusiCamp 2014 RAC 02 Arts and Cultural $6,000 Bemidji Funds will assist Bemidji MusiCamp to provide an inspiring camp for young Heritage Grant musicians throughout the region and state, which will culminate in a final performance for the public at the end of the week.

Bemidji Sculpture Walk 2014 RAC 02 Arts and Cultural $6,000 Puposky Funds will assist the Bemidji Sculpture Walk to purchase fiberglass blanks Heritage Grant for 2-D artists to pant/embellish for public display.

Bemidji State University 2014 RAC 02 Arts and Cultural $6,000 Bemidji Funds will assist Bemidji State English Department to host a writers’ Heritage Grant conference at Bemidji State University during the fourth week of June 2014. Bemidji Symphony Orchestra 2014 RAC 02 Arts and Cultural $6,000 Bemidji Funds will assist the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra to perform Mahler’s 2nd Heritage Grant Symphony, Resurrection, on May 4, 2014 in Bemidji, perform a vocal recital in Park Rapids, conduct a master class at Bemidji State University, and present career information to youth.

Bemidji Symphony Orchestra 2014 RAC 02 Arts and Cultural $6,000 Bemidji Funds will assist Bemidji Symphony Orchestra to present a concert Heritage Grant featuring a commissioned work by composer Tod Machover for flute soloist Carol Wincenc and the symphony. Carol Charnoski 2014 RAC 02 Arts and Cultural $1,000 Bemidji Funds will assist Carol Charnoski too purchase materials and provide Heritage Grant instruction to others in the Native American community to construct moccasins and blankets for the final journey to the spirit world.

City of Bemidji Parks and Recreation 2014 RAC 02 Arts and Cultural $3,760 Bemidji Funds will assist the City of Bemidji Parks and Recreation Department to Heritage Grant provide a summer theater camp for youth in the Bemidji area. Regional Arts Council grants page 7 FY 2014 - 2015

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Clear Waters Life Center 2014 RAC 02 Arts and Cultural $3,600 Clearbrook Funds will assist Create it! Art Studios to hire a variety of art teachers to Heritage Grant conduct weekly classes for the community at a minimal fee.

Clear Waters Life Center 2014 RAC 02 Arts and Cultural $4,424 Clearbrook Funds will assist Senior Connection Activity Center to hire an Art Teacher Heritage Grant to conduct one-hour classes three day a week. Depot Preservation Alliance 2014 RAC 02 Arts and Cultural $6,000 Baudette Funds will assist the Depot Preservation Alliance to hire Scott Murphy to Heritage Grant design, paint, and install a mural portraying the inside of a 1930’s passenger rail car, depicting passengers, luggage and parcels in diminishing perspective as part of a Tales from the Rails exhibit to be created and installed by Venture Exhibits in the Baudette Depot.

Headwaters School of Music and the 2014 RAC 02 Arts and Cultural $6,000 Bemidji Funds will assist Headwaters School of Music and the Arts to create a Arts Heritage Grant community handbell choir.

Headwaters School of Music and the 2014 RAC 02 Arts and Cultural $6,000 Bemidji Funds will assist Headwaters School of Music and the Arts to bring two Arts Heritage Grant international performing arts groups to Bemidji in collaboration with Arts Midwest World Fest.

Lake of the Woods Art Guild 2014 RAC 02 Arts and Cultural $6,000 Baudette Funds will assist Lake of the Woods Art Guild to offset the cost of student Heritage Grant tuition for their annual Frank Covino Classical Academic Oil Painting Seminar. Mask and Rose Women's Theater 2014 RAC 02 Arts and Cultural $2,352 Puposky Funds will assist Mask and Rose Women’s Theater Collective to host the Collective Heritage Grant first ever She Wrights One Act Theater Festival which will showcase 15 original one act plays written by women.

Nemeth Art Center 2014 RAC 02 Arts and Cultural $2,727 Park Rapids Funds will assist the Nemeth Art Center to fund a gallery dedicated to Heritage Grant showing artwork by regional artists in a professional, well-attended setting. Nemeth Art Center 2014 RAC 02 Arts and Cultural $1,970 Park Rapids Funds will assist Nemeth Art Center to host a Minneapolis Institute of Art Heritage Grant satellite show in Park Rapids. Northern Light Opera Company, Inc. 2014 RAC 02 Arts and Cultural $6,000 Park Rapids Funds will assist Northern Light Opera Company to mount a production of Heritage Grant Guys and Dolls at Park Rapids High School auditorium using local talent and a volunteer work force led by theater professionals.

Northern Light Opera Company, Inc. 2014 RAC 02 Arts and Cultural $3,100 Park Rapids Funds will assist Northern Light Opera Company to mount a production of Heritage Grant the opera The Apothecary by Franz Joseph Haydn at the Park Rapids Armory. Regional Arts Council grants page 8 FY 2014 - 2015

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Ours to Serve House of Hospitality 2014 RAC 02 Arts and Cultural $3,042 Bemidji Funds will assist Village of Hope to hire an artist to teach art classes and Heritage Grant engage tenants in painting a mural.

Park Rapids Area Community Band 2014 RAC 02 Arts and Cultural $1,462 Park Rapids Funds will assist Park Rapids Community Band to perform a concert and Heritage Grant sponsor a master class with Myroslava Hagen as guest clarinet soloist and educator.

Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council 2014 RAC 02 Arts and Cultural $2,713 Park Rapids Funds will assist Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council to sponsor the Youth Heritage Grant Music and Art Showcase VI, showcasing the musical and artistic talents of Park Rapids area youth. Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Inc. 2014 RAC 02 Arts and Cultural $6,000 Bemidji Funds will assist the Paul Bunyan Playhouse to produce the musical Annie. Heritage Grant

Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Inc. 2014 RAC 02 Arts and Cultural $6,000 Bemidji Funds will assist Paul Bunyan Playhouse to produce the play Noises Off. Heritage Grant

Pequana Playhouse 2014 RAC 02 Arts and Cultural $3,580 Baudette Funds will assist Pequana Playhouse to contract with Prairie Fire Theatre to Heritage Grant provide a team of two directors to present the children’s theater production Peter Pan by carrying out the auditions, rehearsals, and direction using primarily local children or youth.

Rail River Folk School 2014 RAC 02 Arts and Cultural $6,000 Bemidji Funds will assist Rail River Folk School to host the 2nd Annual Indigenous Heritage Grant Arts Festival, outdoors on North Lake Irving. Solway Elementary School 2014 RAC 02 Arts and Cultural $3,050 Bemidji Funds will assist Solway School to hire Cate Belleveau and Al Belleveau to Heritage Grant produce a play with third graders for the Solway School Community to enjoy. Bagley Art in the Park 2015 RAC 02 Arts/Cultural Heritage $2,960 Bagley The City of Bagley will invite four artists to demonstrate and display their Grant art to the public, some of which the city will purchase for permanent public display. Bemidji Community Arts Council, Inc. 2015 RAC 02 Arts/Cultural Heritage $4,530 Bemidji Funds will assist the Watermark Art Center to present the 12th Annual It’s Grant Only Clay National Juried Ceramics Competition and Exhibit featuring guest artist Karin Kramer who will give an artist’s talk and a workshop as part of the event. Bemidji Community Food Shelf 2015 RAC 02 Arts/Cultural Heritage $3,583 Bemidji Funds will assist Bemidji Community Food Shelf in having an artist work Grant with our clients to create two murals in order to raise an awareness of the arts and provide a high quality arts experience for our clients.

Bemidji Community Theater 2015 RAC 02 Arts/Cultural Heritage $6,000 Bemidji Funds will assist Bemidji Community Theater to produce the musical Grant Fiddler on the Roof. Regional Arts Council grants page 9 FY 2014 - 2015

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Bemidji Community Theater 2015 RAC 02 Arts/Cultural Heritage $6,000 Bemidji Funds will assist Bemidji Community Theater to produce the children’s Grant show “HONK!” a musical version of “The Ugly Duckling.”

Bemidji MusiCamp 2015 RAC 02 Arts/Cultural Heritage $5,717 Bemidji Funds will assist Bemidji MusiCamp in continuing to provide an inspiring Grant camp that encourages lifelong participation for young musicians throughout the region and that will culminate in a final performance for the public. Bemidji Public Library 2015 RAC 02 Arts/Cultural Heritage $6,000 Bemidji Funds will assist the Bemidji Public Library to provide the north central Grant region of Minnesota with the 6th Annual Bemidji Library Book Festival, offering as many as 20 literary events in six days, with author presentations, writing workshops, and other cultural events.

Bemidji State University 2015 RAC 02 Arts/Cultural Heritage $3,023 Bemidji Funds will assist Eric Olson to bring Ana Maria Otamendi and Elena Grant Lacheva to Bemidji to perform recitals, present master classes, and provide private coaching to Bemidji State University music students.

Bemidji State University 2015 RAC 02 Arts/Cultural Heritage $6,000 Bemidji Funds will assist the Bemidji State University English Department to put on Grant the Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference to provide attendees and the community with high quality literary activities.

Bemidji Symphony Orchestra 2015 RAC 02 Arts/Cultural Heritage $6,000 Bemidji Funds will assist the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra, in collaboration with Grant the Bemidji Chorale, to perform Mozart’s Requiem.

Bemidji Symphony Orchestra 2015 RAC 02 Arts/Cultural Heritage $6,000 Bemidji Funds will assist the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra to perform with Grant classically trained rock violinist Aaron Meyer, along with guitarist Tim Ellis, in a concert that bridges the genres of classical, contemporary progressive rock, and traditional styles of music. City of Bemidji Parks and Recreation 2015 RAC 02 Arts/Cultural Heritage $5,100 Bemidji Funds will assist the Parks and Recreation Department to expand their Grant Theater Day Camp to include introduction to theater, stage combat, set design and stage tech classes. Clear Waters Life Center 2015 RAC 02 Arts/Cultural Heritage $1,720 Clearbrook Funds will assist Clear Waters Life Center Gonvick to offer a variety of Grant Monday art classes to provide access to high quality art experiences for area residents. Community Systems Support, Inc. 2015 RAC 02 Arts/Cultural Heritage $5,340 Bemidji Funds will assist Hope House clients to advance their watercolor skills, and Grant assist a professional watercolor artist to teach those skills to children in the community. Depot Preservation Alliance 2015 RAC 02 Arts/Cultural Heritage $1,612 Baudette Funds will assist the Depot Preservation Alliance to provide a performance Grant by acoustic singer/songwriter duo Bill and Kate Isles of Duluth, Minnesota, as part of the Historic Settlement and Transportation Exhibit opening in Baudette in winter 2014/15. Regional Arts Council grants page 10 FY 2014 - 2015

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Headwaters School of Music and the 2015 RAC 02 Arts/Cultural Heritage $1,745 Bemidji Funds will assist Headwaters School of Music and the Arts to have Maestro Arts Grant Magnus Martenssen of Sweden in concert on Sunday 23, 2014 and then to present a one-day residency at Kelliher Public Schools on Monday, November 24, 2014. Headwaters School of Music and the 2015 RAC 02 Arts/Cultural Heritage $303 Bemidji Funds will assist the Headwaters School of Music and the Arts to add three Arts Grant low range bells and a carrying case to the existing 1st City Bell Choir.

Heartland Concert Association 2015 RAC 02 Arts/Cultural Heritage $4,265 Park Rapids Funds will assist the Heartland Concert Association to present Jaimee Paul, Grant a jazz vocalist, and Leif Shires on trumpet leading a jazz combo, performing an exciting tribute to the glory days of the Jazz Age.

Lake of the Woods Art Guild 2015 RAC 02 Arts/Cultural Heritage $6,000 Baudette Funds will offset student tuition for Frank Covino classical academic oil Grant painting seminar.

Lake of the Woods Community 2015 RAC 02 Arts/Cultural Heritage $6,000 Baudette Funds will assist the Lake of the Woods School to bring the Copper Street Schools Grant Brass Quintet for a two-day residency including educational session for school students and an evening concert open to the public.

Michael Lyons 2015 RAC 02 Arts/Cultural Heritage $3,000 Bemidji Funds will assist Michael Lyons to write and illustrate Ojibwe language Grant activity book which he will use to teach Ojibwe in area schools.

Northern Light Opera Company, Inc. 2015 RAC 02 Arts/Cultural Heritage $5,225 Park Rapids Funds will assist Northern Light Opera Company to mount a production of Grant Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors at the Park Rapids Armory Theater, December 12-14.

Northern Light Opera Company, Inc. 2015 RAC 02 Arts/Cultural Heritage $6,000 Park Rapids Funds will assist Northern Light Opera Company to mount six productions Grant of Leonard Bernstein’s “West Side Story,” July 31 to August 8, 2015.

Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council 2015 RAC 02 Arts/Cultural Heritage $4,000 Park Rapids Funds will assist the Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council to sponsor Art Grant Leap 2015, a driving tour of artists’ studios and other cultural destinations.

Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council 2015 RAC 02 Arts/Cultural Heritage $2,597 Park Rapids The Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council will sponsor Youth Music and Art Grant Showcase VII with activities that support youth musicians and encourage youths’ artistic talents. Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Inc. 2015 RAC 02 Arts/Cultural Heritage $6,000 Bemidji Funds will assist Paul Bunyan Playhouse to produce Monty Python’s Grant Spamalot during its 65th Summer Season. Regional Arts Council grants page 11 FY 2014 - 2015

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Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Inc. 2015 RAC 02 Arts/Cultural Heritage $6,000 Bemidji Funds will assist the Paul Bunyan Playhouse to bring to the stage the dark, Grant but often hilarious tale, of the 1935 kidnapping of William Hamm in “Prints.” Pequana Playhouse 2015 RAC 02 Arts/Cultural Heritage $3,490 Baudette Funds will assist the Pequana Playhouse to provide a one-week children’s Grant theater workshop performing Prairie Fire theatre’s original production of Sleeping Beauty. Red Lake Economic Development 2015 RAC 02 Arts/Cultural Heritage $6,000 Red Lake Funds will assist the Red Lake Band of Chippewa to promote and share the and Planning Grant rich culture and artistry of our artists with our community, youth, and invited neighbors.

Schoolcraft Learning Community 2015 RAC 02 Arts/Cultural Heritage $5,040 Bemidji Funds will assist students at Schoolcraft Learning Community to work with Grant Design Angler, Inc. and the City of Bemidji to explore, graphically design and create public photographic displays on 7 downtown kiosks to educate the public about human-powered tra

Bemidji Chorale 2014 RAC 02 Community Arts Support $3,000 Bemidji Funds will assist Bemidji Chorale to provide high quality choral experience Grant for both members and our audience. Bemidji Chorale 2015 RAC 02 Community Arts Support $3,000 Bemidji Funds will assist Bemidji Chorale to provide high quality choral experience Grant for both members and our audience. Bemidji Community Arts Council, Inc. 2014 RAC 02 Community Arts Support $6,000 Bemidji Funds will assist the Watermark Art Center to hire an executive assistant to Grant assist the executive director with the day-to-day operations of the art center.

Bemidji Community Arts Council, Inc. 2015 RAC 02 Community Arts Support $6,000 Bemidji Funds will assist the Watermark Art Center to hire an executive assistant to Grant assist the executive director with the day-to-day operations of the art center.

Bemidji Sculpture Walk 2014 RAC 02 Community Arts Support $3,000 Puposky Funds will assist the Bemidji Sculpture Walkto hire someone to coordinate Grant mailings, seek out new artists, send invoices to supporting businesses, coordinate the artist reception, send awards and honorariums to artists, coordinate the printing of the guide.

Bemidji Sculpture Walk 2015 RAC 02 Community Arts Support $3,000 Puposky Funds will assist the Bemidji Sculpture Walk to pay a stipend to hire Grant someone to coordinate mailings, seek out new artists, send invoices to supporting businesses, coordinate the artist reception, send awards and honorariums to artists, coordinate the printing of the guide and other related tasks that have been done by volunteer board members for the last 15 years. Regional Arts Council grants page 12 FY 2014 - 2015

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Bemidji Symphony Orchestra 2014 RAC 02 Community Arts Support $6,000 Bemidji Funds will assist Bemidji Symphony Orchestra to remain fiscally stable Grant during a time of ongoing transition as we devise a sound and sustainable means to develop our administrative component while concurrently advancing our artistic component. Bemidji Symphony Orchestra 2015 RAC 02 Community Arts Support $6,000 Bemidji Funds will assist Bemidji Symphony Orchestra to remain fiscally stable Grant during a time of ongoing transition as we devise a sound and sustainable means to develop our administrative component while concurrently advancing our artistic component. Headwaters School of Music and the 2014 RAC 02 Community Arts Support $6,000 Bemidji Funds will assist Headwaters School of Music and the Arts to engage in an Arts Grant organizational assessment with staff, board, constituents and stake holders to produce a two-year strategic plan and aid the transition to a new Executive Director. Headwaters School of Music and the 2015 RAC 02 Community Arts Support $6,000 Bemidji Funds will assist Headwaters School of Music and the Arts to engage in an Arts Grant organizational assessment with staff, board, constituents and stake holders to produce a two-year strategic plan for the Headwaters School of Music and the Arts and aid the transition.

Lake of the Woods Art Guild 2014 RAC 02 Community Arts Support $3,000 Baudette Funds will assist the Lake of the Woods Art Guild to rent studio space and a Grant post office box.

Lake of the Woods Art Guild 2015 RAC 02 Community Arts Support $3,000 Baudette Funds will assist the Lake of the Woods Art Guild to rent studio space and a Grant post office box.

Nemeth Art Center 2014 RAC 02 Community Arts Support $4,000 Park Rapids Funds will assist the Nemeth Art Center to pay a part time director year Grant round, which will continue to help improve the quality of programming, arts education, and outreach done by the art center.

Nemeth Art Center 2015 RAC 02 Community Arts Support $4,000 Park Rapids Funds will assist the Nemeth Art Center to pay a part time director year Grant round, which will continue to help improve the quality of programming, arts education, and outreach done by the art center.

Northern Light Opera Company, Inc. 2014 RAC 02 Community Arts Support $6,000 Park Rapids Funds will assist Northern Light Opera Company to cover operating Grant expenses including space rental for musical theater productions.

Northern Light Opera Company, Inc. 2015 RAC 02 Community Arts Support $6,000 Park Rapids Funds will assist Northern Light Opera Company to cover operating Grant expenses including space rental for musical theater productions. Regional Arts Council grants page 13 FY 2014 - 2015

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Pequana Playhouse 2014 RAC 02 Community Arts Support $3,000 Baudette Funds will assist Pequana Playhouse to be consistently available to the Grant public by having a permanent location and telephone number for public access. Pequana Playhouse 2015 RAC 02 Community Arts Support $3,000 Baudette Funds will assist Pequana Playhouse to be consistently available to the Grant public by having a permanent location and telephone number for public access. A.H. Zeppa Family Foundation 2015 RAC 03 Art Project Grant $3,375 Duluth Building a Film Community. Zeitgeist Arts is working with partners to develop an integrated slate of film programming intended to build film audiences, support and foster the film community in Northeast Minnesota, and provide filmmakers with new opportunities.

Arrowhead Chorale 2015 RAC 03 Art Project Grant $3,375 Duluth Choir and Chamber Orchestra Concert. The Arrowhead Chorale will be performing with chamber groups (combinations of 3-9 instruments per selection) at Weber Hall on the University of Minnesota-Duluth campus in December, 2015. Winds and strings will be featured.

Arrowhead Chorale 2015 RAC 03 Art Project Grant $4,800 Duluth In March, the Arrowhead Chorale performs Bach’s Saint Matthew Passion, with guest choir University Singers joining us from University of Minnesota- Duluth, and soloist Timothy Stalter, who is well known for his performances of the Evangelist in Bach passions. During the performance weekend, the Chorale is hosting an academic symposium for professional musicians and clergy on the topic of the Saint Matthew Passion, both the Biblical version and the musical interpretation. Guest speaker is Dr Martin Marty, prominent church historian and author of many church history texts.

Duluth All Souls Night 2015 RAC 03 Art Project Grant $3,375 Duluth All Souls Night 2015. All Souls Night is an annual Twin Ports fall arts festival held in and around the Duluth Depot and Public Library. Community preparations begin October with creative activities for ALL ages and backgrounds, leading to a November event. Regional Arts Council grants page 14 FY 2014 - 2015

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Duluth All Souls Night 2015 RAC 03 Art Project Grant $4,800 Duluth All Souls Night is an annual Twin Ports fall arts festival held in and around the Duluth Depot. Whimsical skeleton imagery is apropos to Mexican Day of the Dead and other harvest season inspirations. ALL are welcomed for meaningful remembrance of loved ones with making things, listening, singing, marching in mock funeral procession and dancing in collective celebration. Visual and performing artists mesmerize with theme-related works of art, music, dance, and poetry, encouraging ALL to join with imaginative words, costumes and displays. Community preparations begin October with creative activities for all ages and backgrounds, leading to an evening indoor/outdoor extravaganza early November.

Duluth Superior Film Festival 2015 RAC 03 Art Project Grant $3,375 Duluth The 2015 Duluth Superior Film Festival. In an incredible annual 5-day event, Duluth Superior Film Festival screens numerous independent films, produces multiple music performances, and hosts parties in an extravaganza of film, music, and art. Duluth Superior Film Festival 2015 RAC 03 Art Project Grant $4,800 Duluth The Duluth Superior Film Festival's purpose for this grant is to continue to partner with Zinema 2 to present a monthly series of films entitled The Explorers Club from November 2014-October 2015. The films will be selected jointly by The Duluth Superior Film Festival and Zinema staff members, with film selection criteria based on historic cinematic importance, relevance to the Arrowhead region, and socially current significance. It is our goal to screen a mixture of Classic films with importance to the cinematic canon, films shot in or around the Arrowhead Region, and critically conscious films which touch on current events or important topics of local, regional, national and world culture.

Grand Marais Playhouse 2015 RAC 03 Art Project Grant $3,375 Grand Marais Eleemosynary. The Grand Marais Playhouse would like to the produce "Eleemosynary" by Lee Blessing in its 2015 Season. Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program 2015 RAC 03 Art Project Grant $2,794 Grand Rapids The Itasca Symphony Orchestra will perform three concerts: the first with guest artist Alexander Sandor, who will perform Piano Concerto No. 1 by Pytor Tchaikovsky on November 22, 2014; the second with guest artist Aleks Tengesdal, who will perform the Cello Concerto in B minor by Antonín Dvorák on February 21, 2015; the third with guest artist tenor Bill Bastian, who will perform a work yet to be decided upon on May 16, 2015. All concerts will begin at 7:30 pm, with the November concert at the Reif Center, and, due to a major renovation at the Reif, the February and May concerts will take place at the Saint Joseph’s Church in Grand Rapids. Regional Arts Council grants page 15 FY 2014 - 2015

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Jaques Art Center, Inc. 2015 RAC 03 Art Project Grant $2,936 Aitkin Plein Air Aitkin 2015. The 9th Annual Plein Air event hosted by the Jaques Art Center in Aitkin will take place July 15-18. Regional artists will participate in a quick paint contest, attend an artist social and the public reception opening the exhibit. Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra 2015 RAC 03 Art Project Grant $3,375 Duluth Two Concerts featuring Duluth Artists. In July 2015 the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra will present two concerts at University of Minnesota- Duluth's Weber Hall as part of its 29th season. Like many Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra concerts, these concerts

Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra 2015 RAC 03 Art Project Grant $4,800 Duluth On Thursday, July 23, 2015 the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra will present the final concert of its 2015 summer season. The second half of that concert will be the presentation of a Persian fairy tale for chamber orchestra and shadow puppets. The music will be newly composed by Hooshyar Khayam of Tehran, Iran; the shadow puppets designed and operated by The Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe; the music performed by the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Warren Freisen.

Lyric Opera of the North 2015 RAC 03 Art Project Grant $4,800 Duluth Lyric Opera of the North will present Bizet's Carmen with the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra in a first-ever collaboration between the two organizations. The production is a part of Lyric Opera of the North's 10 Year Anniversary Season and will take place at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center. Lyric Opera of the North soloists and chorus will be joined by 53 members of the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra and their chorus for this staged performance, including costumes, wigs, sets and lighting. MacRostie Art Center 2015 RAC 03 Art Project Grant $4,800 Grand Rapids MacRostie Art Center will curate and present What's Left, a multimedia exhibit that creates a proactive dialogue on suicide to break the stigma that surrounds it. Through a series of community conversations, approximately 20 artists will be invited to artistically express their view of the grief and suffering experienced by people left behind as a result of suicide. MacRostie Art Center 2015 RAC 03 Art Project Grant $3,375 Grand Rapids Itasca County Environmental Art. MacRostie Art Center will create an Art in the Park event series that will consist of three participatory art events that are aimed at engaging families and community members in nature-based, collaborative projects. Each event will be hosted by a different artist who will plan and supervise the creation of a temporary artwork that engages the natural surroundings. Events will be located at a public parks in the greater Grand Rapids area. Regional Arts Council grants page 16 FY 2014 - 2015

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Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe 2015 RAC 03 Art Project Grant $3,375 Duluth Run Smelt Run Puppet Parade. Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe and Zeitgeist Arts Café are hosting the fifth annual Run Smelt Run Puppet Parade and smelt fry on Sunday, May 15, 2016. Festivities begin at 2:00 pm on the lawn beside the Maritime Visitors’ Center, at the Aerial Lift Bridge in Duluth, Minnesota. Workshops will be offered for 4 weeks prior to prepare the puppets, masks and costumes, and to recruit performers. Accompanying the Smelt Queen’s arrival will be the Brass Messengers, a ten-piece brass band from Minneapolis, King Neptune, and smelt dignitaries from the depths of Lake Superior.

Matinee Musicale, Inc. 2015 RAC 03 Art Project Grant $3,375 Duluth Tempest Trio Concert. Matinee Musicale plans to bring the Tempest Trio to Duluth to present a concert at Mitchell Auditorium, the College of Saint Scholastica, on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 7:30 pm. We also plan to provide a free two-hour master class.

Mesabi Community Orchestra 2015 RAC 03 Art Project Grant $3,375 Virginia Mesabi Symphony Orchestra Presents The Planets. Mesabi Symphony Orchestra will collaborate with the Minnesota Astronomical Society in a multi-media presentation and concert featuring “The Planets” by Gustav Holst. Concert dates will be February 6 and 7, 2016 in Ely and Virginia. Major goals of this project will be to draw new and non-traditional audiences of all ages to an orchestra concert, and to create an audience experience that is immersive and emotionally moving.

Mesabi Community Orchestra 2015 RAC 03 Art Project Grant $4,800 Virginia February 2015 Concert Series. Mesabi Symphony Orchestra will present a concert, “Elements: Earth, Water, Air and Fire,” on Saturday, February 7 in Ely and on Sunday, February 8 in Virginia. The program will feature “On the Beautiful Blue Danube” by Johann Strauss II, “The Lark Ascending” by Ralph Vaughan Williams, “And God Created Great Whales” by Alan Hovhaness, “West Side Story Selections” by Leonard Bernstein, and “Berceuse and Finale from Firebird” by Igor Stravinsky. “The Lark Ascending” will feature principal second violinist Keiko Williams as soloist. Regional Arts Council grants page 17 FY 2014 - 2015

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Nordic Center 2015 RAC 03 Art Project Grant $3,840 Duluth November 8, 2014 the Nordic Center will produce The Uprooting, a newly discovered history play that brings to life a meeting of young Norwegian farmers and craftsmen being enticed to immigrate to America in 1825 on the sloop Restoration. The enticer is Cleng Peerson, father of Norwegian Emigration. These immigrants, later known as The Sloopers, are ancestors to many Norwegians who later settled in Minnesota. Written nearly 100 years ago, but just recently found among the playwright's stored memorabilia, the script was translated, developed into a performance piece, and premiered before an audience of 300 at a Duluth Entertainment Convention Center convention, to a standing ovation and requests for more performances.

North Shore Music Association 2015 RAC 03 Art Project Grant $1,849 Grand Marais Guy Davis in Concert. On Saturday, August 15, 2015, the North Shore Music Association will present Handy Award-winning bluesman Guy Davis in concert at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts in Grand Marais. The son of legendary actors Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis

Prøve Collective 2015 RAC 03 Art Project Grant $3,375 Duluth Women as Makers: The Importance of Community. Prøve will host a public round-table discussion about food and community, featuring locally harvested food served on ceramic wares created by a group of ceramic artists. After this gathering, Prøve will host an opening reception featuring these wares, in addition to an installation of ceramic sculpture by the same artists. This project will open horizons for Prøve without leaving behind our core values, and we believe that it will improve our own practices and make us a more effective force for positive change and, essentially, better neighbors.

Renegade Theater Company 2015 RAC 03 Art Project Grant $3,375 Duluth Eastland: A New Musical. Renegade Theater Company seeks Arrowhead Regional Arts Council support for their production of Eastland: A New Musical. This brand-new American Folk Musical premiered at the Lookingglass Theater in Chicago in 2013, and this would be the second production in history. Renegade seeks support to aid in the creation of orchestrations for this new musical, and to aid in their development of an orchestra featuring instruments created from found objects native to the shipping and boating industry. This production will feature the talents of an all-local cast and crew and offer both local artists and audiences an exceptionally rare opportunity to be a part of the further development of a new American Folk musical. Regional Arts Council grants page 18 FY 2014 - 2015

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Renegade Theater Company 2015 RAC 03 Art Project Grant $4,800 Duluth Renegade Theater Company requests Arrowhead Regional Arts Council grant support for their production of a new adaptation of The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald, adapted for the stage by Simon Levy. Funds will be used to aid in the creation of this production, which will utilize innovative and hyper-creative staging techniques to create the lush, lavish world of Gatsby from the dusty, cluttered trash left in the wake of his death. This production will utilize the talents of an entirely local cast and crew to help bring one of literature's most classic works to life on stage in a vital, electric and completely new way.

Ressl Dance! 2015 RAC 03 Art Project Grant $4,800 Duluth Artistic collaboration of the arts defines the mission of Ressl Dance!, which will present Dances on the Lakewalk, a performance of site-specific dances with original choreography by Minnesota and California artists at Lake Place Park on Friday and Saturd

Spirit Lake Poetry Series 2015 RAC 03 Art Project Grant $4,800 Duluth Spirit Lake Poetry Series will produce a reading series for Autumn 2014 and Spring 2015, featuring nationally, regionally and locally known poets, as well as an open reading. The College of Saint Scholastica 2015 RAC 03 Art Project Grant $4,800 Duluth The project would be a community performance by Angela Hewitt, renowned pianist and Bach specialist. The concert would take place in October 2015 at The College of Saint Scholastica's Mitchell Auditorium. A pre-concert lecture and archival display will feature commentary on the work and biography of another great Bach pianist, Rosalyn Tureck and her connection to the Dutch pianist, Jan Chiapusso, who was a visiting professor at the College during the early 1930s. Tureck, who would be called the high priestess of Bach by the New York Times, attributed her specialization in Bach to Chiapusso's teaching.

Wise Fool Shakespeare 2015 RAC 03 Art Project Grant $2,966 Duluth Wise Fool Shakespeare will utilize more volunteers to decrease the dollar amounts necessary of some of the artists’ stipends. We will also seek out less expensive means of advertising and offer trades for advertisements wherever possible. This will account for the $1910 difference in the budget. Amy Lucas 2015 RAC 03 Arts and Cultural $5,000 Chisholm Art Around the World will be an after-school, art education program Heritage Community focusing on 5 different countries and a traditional art form associated with Arts Learning Grant those countries. The program will focus on the art form, but will also include a food and game to incorporate more of the culture of each country. Regional Arts Council grants page 19 FY 2014 - 2015

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Andrew Turpening 2015 RAC 03 Arts and Cultural $4,800 Duluth Duluth-based percussionist and educator Andrew Turpening will conduct Heritage Community workshops about Cuba and Afro-Cuban drumming at various venues Arts Learning Grant throughout Duluth during three months. The workshops will be two hours long and include a brief discussion of Andrew’s experiences in Cuba as a music student, photos displayed on a projector screen, and a live demonstration of Cuban drumming and piano. Participants will be invited onstage to learn Cuban percussion patterns. Andrew will conduct extensive follow-up workshops for advanced students of percussion at The College of Saint Scholastica, and for advanced students of Spanish at The Marshall School and Holy Rosary School (Andrew is fluent in Spanish).

Arrowhead Chorale 2015 RAC 03 Arts and Cultural $5,000 Duluth The Arrowhead Chorale will collaborate with local area high school student Heritage Community aspiring music scholars, and professional vocal and instrumental artists to Arts Learning Grant create a multi-generational experience that is focused on performing Copeland’s In the Beginning and an unpublished cantata, Genesis Part I: 'Creation', composed by Cohen. Involving aspiring vocal scholars from local high schools will not only serve to motivate them to perform at high levels, but also to reinforce the value of classical works to these young collaborators. The spring 2015 activity will serve as a community outreach project for the Chorale and seeks to involve approximately 12 aspiring vocal scholars as apprentices.

Duluth Sister Cities International 2015 RAC 03 Arts and Cultural $5,000 Duluth Art = Bridges to Global Understanding. Duluth Sister Cities International, in Heritage Community collaboration with Alison Aune and Fatih Benzer, we will offer ten art Arts Learning Grant classes for 20 children, ages 10-14, that will nurture the creative process for the students to create art. Grand Marais Arts, Inc. 2015 RAC 03 Arts and Cultural $5,000 Grand Marais Arts Learning Opportunity: Jewelry Symposium. The Grand Marais Art Heritage Community Colony, in partnership with the Minnesota Jewelry Arts Guild, will host Arts Learning Grant Findings: A Jewelry Symposium, June 11-14, 2015. This event includes free and affordable learning opportunities through which our community can explore the art of jewelry making. Included are classes with nationally known jewelry artists, as well as mini-workshops with regionally established artists. Other opportunities include: a keynote lecture, artist demos, lunchtime discussions, and a trunk show, all with the objective to provide affordable learning opportunities for our community, and to integrate the jewelry arts within daily life, and within the broader category of visual arts. Regional Arts Council grants page 20 FY 2014 - 2015

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Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program 2015 RAC 03 Arts and Cultural $5,000 Grand Rapids Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program will offer a week long jazz strings Heritage Community camp for youth ages 8 - 20 in June 2015. Instructors Tim Kliphuis (violin), Arts Learning Grant Martha Larson (cello) and Sam Miltich (guitar) will lead the camp, which will culminate in a showcase concert that is open to the public.

Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra 2015 RAC 03 Arts and Cultural $4,850 Duluth 2015 Quartet Project. The Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra seeks funding Heritage Community to improve the educational opportunities afforded by the Quartet Project, Arts Learning Grant an annual string quartet training program for high school and upper-level middle school students from the greater Twin Ports area. Students study chamber and orchestra repertoire. Group sessions include instrument care, musician health, and music theory. This project builds audiences and appreciation for chamber music.

Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Ball Club 2015 RAC 03 Arts and Cultural $5,000 Deer River Regalia Making Workshops. To support community, cultural, and artistic Community Center Heritage Community vitality through Regalia Making workshops in the Leech Lake tribal Arts Learning Grant communities of: ‘Squaw Lake’, Ball Club, Inger, and Winnie Dam. Regalia is a folk art and is the traditional dance wear seen at local powwows. Class is appropriate for 13+.

Lyric Opera of the North 2015 RAC 03 Arts and Cultural $5,000 Duluth Hansel and Gretel. Lyric Opera of the North will introduce its children's Heritage Community opera program, Little Opera of the North with an adaptation of Arts Learning Grant Humperdinck's classic opera, Hansel and Gretel. Through a special arrangement with Opera For the Young, based in Madison, Wisconsin, we will tour this 45-minute opera, sung in English, to schools throughout the Northland. Students at each school will perform alongside Lyric Opera of the North's four professional singers and one pianist, in the school gymnasium. Each performance will conclude with a Q and A session.

MacRostie Art Center 2015 RAC 03 Arts and Cultural $5,000 Grand Rapids Art and Aging in Itasca County. MacRostie Art Center will connect with two Heritage Community assisted living communities in the Itasca County area to bring Arts Learning Grant opportunities to experience and create visual art to senior citizens. Regional Arts Council grants page 21 FY 2014 - 2015

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Nordic Center 2015 RAC 03 Arts and Cultural $4,000 Duluth Intergenerational Chorus: Our Family Sings. “Our Family Sings” will teach Heritage Community music skills and introduce Nordic music to community members ages 5 to Arts Learning Grant 95 as they participate in creating a new high-quality intergenerational chorus. Instructed and directed by three area artists, participants will gain singing and performance skills while deepening their understanding of the music culture of four Nordic countries: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland. This learning project, culminating in two performances, will encourage family groups to sing together and will emphasize how music enriches us and enhances the quality of life for people of all ages.

North Shore Music Association 2015 RAC 03 Arts and Cultural $3,230 Grand Marais From October 31 to November 2, 2014, the North Shore Music Association Heritage Community will present its 24th Annual Bluegrass Masters Weekend for bluegrass Arts Learning Grant musicians and fans at Lutsen Resort. The weekend will feature three days of jamming, one full day of instrument wor

Range Center, Inc. 2015 RAC 03 Arts and Cultural $5,000 Chisholm The project would allow 35 adults with disabilities to continue working Heritage Community with clay. The focus of the project will be on understanding the difference Arts Learning Grant between functional/craft art vs. narrative expressionist art. Artist will demonstrate their understanding by creating a minimum of one work of art for each concept using clay as the main medium. Artists will continue to enhance skills and development.

Susan Hawkinson 2015 RAC 03 Arts and Cultural $4,610 Grand Rapids The proposed project includes interactive reading and writing sessions for Heritage Community fourth- and fifth-graders as well as events for college students and adults, Arts Learning Grant all of which will focus on the poetic form called the sestina.

Troy Rogers 2015 RAC 03 Arts and Cultural $5,000 Duluth Musical Robotics Workshops in the Arrowhead Region. In summer and fall Heritage Community of 2015, I plan to present workshops in three northern Minnesota Arts Learning Grant communities in which participants will experience first-hand the multifaceted art of musical robotics. These workshops will be targeted toward area youth, and will be held in Virginia, Two Harbors, and Duluth. Over the course of several days, participants will create robotic musical instruments, compose music for these devices, and perform music at a public concert to which the local public will be invited.

Aitkin Community Education 2014 RAC 03 Arts in Education $2,470 Aitkin Prairie Fiore Cinderalla Support Residency Regional Arts Council grants page 22 FY 2014 - 2015

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Amy Lucas 2014 RAC 03 Arts in Education $5,000 Chisholm Summer camp support Residency Armory Arts and Music Center 2014 RAC 03 Arts in Education $5,000 Duluth Music for Children support Residency

Crescendo Youth Orchestra 2014 RAC 03 Arts in Education $4,800 Hibbing Annual String Camp Residency

Echoes of Peace Choir 2014 RAC 03 Arts in Education $5,000 Duluth Produce musical performance Residency Jeanette Cox 2014 RAC 03 Arts in Education $5,000 Ely Provide writing workshops for youth Residency Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra 2014 RAC 03 Arts in Education $4,850 Duluth Quartet Project Support Residency

Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc. 2014 RAC 03 Arts in Education $5,000 Duluth Summer sing support Residency

MacRostie Art Center 2014 RAC 03 Arts in Education $4,050 Grand Rapids Provide weekly art classes for adults living with mental illness Residency North Shore Music Association 2014 RAC 03 Arts in Education $3,060 Grand Marais Produce Bluegrass Masters Weekend Residency

North Shore Players 2014 RAC 03 Arts in Education $2,000 Two Harbors Prairie Fire Alice in Wonderland Support Residency Project Lulu 2014 RAC 03 Arts in Education $5,000 Duluth Arts Express in Grand Rapids Support Residency Range Center, Inc. 2014 RAC 03 Arts in Education $5,000 Chisholm Clay Workshop Support Residency Saint Louis County Schools 2014 RAC 03 Arts in Education $4,600 Virginia Circuit Bending workshop support Residency

Washington Elementary School 2014 RAC 03 Arts in Education $5,000 Cloquet Support to produce a river connected mosaic Residency

Arrowhead Chorale 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $2,800 Duluth Present Mess de Minuit pour Noel in concert

Arrowhead Chorale 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $2,800 Duluth Concert support

Chalk.a.Lot 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $4,995 Two Harbors Festival Support Regional Arts Council grants page 23 FY 2014 - 2015

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Cook Chamber of Commerce 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $2,000 Cook Concert series support

Duluth Superior Film Festival 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $2,800 Duluth Film Festival Support

Duluth Superior Film Festival 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $2,800 Duluth Present monthly film series

Edge of the Wilderness Community 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $1,400 Bigfork Present Northern Gael in concert Center

Ely Artwalk 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $4,700 Ely Production support for a city wide art exhibition Ely Community Spring Musical 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $3,250 Ely Ely Community Spring Musical

Ely Greenstone Public Art 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $5,000 Ely Performance Support

Ely Winter Festival 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $2,850 Ely Festival Support

Ely Winter Festival 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $5,000 Ely Festival Support

Friends of B'nai Abraham 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $2,950 Golden Valley Concert series support

Good Harbor Hill Players 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $5,000 Grand Marais Play and workshop support

Good Harbor Hill Players 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $4,000 Grand Marais Play and workshop support

Grand Rapids Players, Inc. 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $5,000 Grand Rapids Theater production support

Icebox Radio Theater 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $2,000 International Falls Pod cast support

International Falls Public Library 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $1,430 International Falls Writing and Photography Series support Regional Arts Council grants page 24 FY 2014 - 2015

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Ironworld Development Corporation 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $5,000 Chisholm Lecture support

Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $1,008 Grand Rapids Concert support

Jaques Art Center, Inc. 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $2,800 Aitkin Exhibition support

Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $2,800 Duluth Concert support

Lyric Opera of the North 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $2,800 Duluth Opera production support

MacRostie Art Center 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $2,316 Grand Rapids Workshop and residency support

Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $2,800 Duluth Community Celebration Parade support

Matinee Musicale, Inc. 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $2,800 Duluth Present the Morgenstern Trio in concert

Mesabi Community Orchestra 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $2,800 Virginia Concert support

North Shore Music Association 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $1,708 Grand Marais Concert support

North Shore Music Association 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $2,800 Grand Marais Present Peter Yarrow in concert

Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc. 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $2,800 Aurora Opera support

Prøve Collective 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $2,800 Duluth Exhibition support

Rainy Lake Community Orchestra 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $5,000 International Falls Workshop and concert support Regional Arts Council grants page 25 FY 2014 - 2015

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Renegade Theater Company 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $2,800 Duluth Present the play Next to Normal

Ressl Dance! 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $2,800 Duluth Dances on the Lakewalk support Sauk Rapids-Rice Community 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $5,000 Sauk Rapids Performance support Education

Sky Blue Jazz Ensemble 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $4,530 Grand Marais Concert support

Spirit Lake Poetry Series 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $2,800 Duluth Produce Poetry Reading Series

The College of Saint Scholastica 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $1,680 Duluth Concert support

The College of Saint Scholastica 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $2,800 Duluth Host Here Comes the Kids Tour

Three Bridges International Chamber 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $2,800 Duluth Concert support Music Festival

University of Minnesota-Duluth 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $2,800 Duluth Community dance concert support

Wise Fool Shakespeare 2014 RAC 03 Arts Project Grant $2,800 Duluth Present MacBeth

Aaron Squadroni 2015 RAC 03 Career Development $1,232 Coleraine Iron Range Land Portraits. To tell the story of the Mesabi Iron Range, I will Grant create a series of land portraits: graphite drawings that convey a narrative of the land. I want to produce drawings that record the history of landmarks and sacred spaces based on traditional legends, government treaties, current disputes, and future visions. These land portraits will create continuity where great changes have occurred in the landscape or are likely to occur in the future. I hope that the Mesabi Iron Range and its story can become part of the public consciousness in a way that influences the future of Minnesota’s landscape. Regional Arts Council grants page 26 FY 2014 - 2015

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Amy Woschek Schmidt 2015 RAC 03 Career Development $1,232 Hovland Amy Woschek Schmidt, Poetry. The proposed budget for this grant aims to Grant provide focused attention on my poetry manuscript, "Wearing a Dress of Onion Skins." I will utilize poet, editor teacher and translator Patrick Donnelly's expertise and careful, thoughtful eye in an intimate, one on one manuscript review. Please see Patrick's website for more information on his credentials. http://www.patrickdonnellypoems.com/site/Welcome.html. An additional portion of the money will go towards registration cost to attend The Association of Writers and Writing Program 2015 Conference for Writers. Association of Writers and Writing Program provides community, opportunities, ideas, news, and advocacy for writers and teachers of writing.

Barbara Leuelling 2015 RAC 03 Career Development $1,191 Angora Learn about and Restore Historic Looms for Weaving, Learning and Grant Teaching Center in Cotton, Minnesota. Briand Morrison 2015 RAC 03 Career Development $1,232 Grand Portage George Morrison Slideshow. The performance of a 35 to 50 minute Grant slideshow of the works of artist George Morrison with original soundtrack performed live by Briand Morrison. To be performed at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts and Duluth Art Institute.

Brittany Kubes 2015 RAC 03 Career Development $1,232 Duluth Art of Black Ash Basketry Apprenticeship Grant Candace LaCosse 2015 RAC 03 Career Development $1,232 Duluth Completion of ready-to-wear handmade shoes and artist website. With Grant this Career Development grant, I wish to obtain a run of shoe lasts needed to complete a run of ready-to-wear, original handmade shoes and complete a website to better showcase my work and broaden my audience. Carolyn Olson 2015 RAC 03 Career Development $1,224 Duluth One-Person Art Exhibition in the Zeitgeist Arts Cafe - Winter 2016 Grant Regional Arts Council grants page 27 FY 2014 - 2015

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Cheryl Reitan 2015 RAC 03 Career Development $1,223 Duluth Thunder of Freedom Readers Theater. This grant is to help fund a Readers Grant Theater production of the screenplay, Thunder of Freedom. The Clayton, Jackson, McGhie Memorial Committee has invited me to present Thunder of Freedom to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the lynching of Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson and Isaac McGhie in Duluth. The screenplay is based on another story about civil rights, as told in the book "Thunder of Freedom: Black Leadership and the Transformation of 1960s Mississippi" by Sue [Lorenzi] Sojourner with Cheryl Reitan. The script tells the story of a group of Holmes County, Mississippi, black farmers who helped elect the first African American to the Mississippi legislature in the 20th century.

Cole Perry 2015 RAC 03 Career Development $1,191 Grand Rapids America II Grant Dawn LaPointe 2015 RAC 03 Career Development $861 Duluth Workshop participation for post-processing and printing digital Grant photographs, with laptop equipment. Erin Altemus 2015 RAC 03 Career Development $690 Grand Marais Memoir mentorship and manuscript consultation. I would like to work Grant with former editor from Milkweed Press, Ben Barnhart, on a full manuscript edit and consultation for my memoir, The Idealists' Daughter. The manuscript critique would include a line-edited manuscript, along with suggestions for a revision strategy, and recommend a publishing strategy for the revised work. The manuscript is complete at 73,000 words and 236 pages. A professional editor's expertise is the final step to ensure that the manuscript is ready to send to agents and publishers. Publishing this book has been my goal since beginning a Masters of Fine Art program in 2004 and through my continued work on my writing career.

Eun-Kyung Suh 2015 RAC 03 Career Development $1,027 Duluth Collaborative art project with transracial adoptees. For this project, I will Grant continue to investigate the experiences of transracial adoptees. Their complex identities of race, ethnicity and culture will be examined through a diasporic lens. Felicia Schneiderhan 2015 RAC 03 Career Development $1,232 Duluth NEWLYWEDS AFLOAT: Launch and promotion of a memoir Grant Regional Arts Council grants page 28 FY 2014 - 2015

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Gina Temple-Rhodes 2015 RAC 03 Career Development $1,200 Duluth Listen Local: Audio Storytelling in Duluth. Listen Local will draw on the Grant tradition of oral history interviews of elders and significant local residents and will provide ways to share those voices and stories more widely through audio storytelling. This storytelling will be done through an "Archives Alive" Reader's Theater production and by creating podcasts that will be available on local websites or possibly broadcast on local radio. Topics covered will include local history, environmental damage and restoration, and farming. Listen Local is a new project launched to help share the stories recorded in interviews and to bring the transcripts and recordings alive and into the ears of more local residents.

Jeremy Kershaw 2015 RAC 03 Career Development $1,232 Duluth Rocky Mountain School of Photography: Documentary Photography Grant Workshop Joan Farnam 2015 RAC 03 Career Development $430 Grand Marais Opening Doors Grant Karen Savage-Blue 2015 RAC 03 Career Development $1,232 Sawyer Duluth Art Institute Solo Exhibit. I am scheduled for a solo exhibit at the Grant Duluth Art Institute during the months of September and October 2015. I need funding assistance with framing, packaging and transportation of the art. Kathleen McTavish 2015 RAC 03 Career Development $1,232 Duluth The Railway Prophecies: Phase 1. I will create 10 short new media Grant prototypes that explore audience interactivity and engagement by applying metaphors and methods from the world of gaming and interactive fiction to my current work building interactive web environments and installations. These will be released online and through an installation and discussion at the Prøve Gallery (Duluth) in early May 2015. These prototypes will then be used to create a longer work called The Railway Prophecies to be released in late 2015.

Kim Garrett 2015 RAC 03 Career Development $1,232 Ely Rosemaling Design Development. My proposed project is to work with an Grant expert rosemaler over a period of one year to develop my skill at creating my own rosemaling designs. As a student, I was taught basic painting technique using my instructors' designs. Maria Sippola 2015 RAC 03 Career Development $1,067 Duluth Wood Kiln Fired Sculptures Grant Regional Arts Council grants page 29 FY 2014 - 2015

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Michelle Matthees 2015 RAC 03 Career Development $1,232 Duluth Book Manuscript Conference and Publication. I will use Arrowhead Grant Regional Arts Council grant funds to attend The Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference on March 13-16, 2015 In Greenfield, Massachusetts. While at the conference I will receive feedback on my book-length manuscript Careful House, consider revisions, and collect suggestions for presses that would be likely to publish this particular manuscript. Upon returning home, I will further revise my book-length manuscript and submit it to twenty book contests.

Michelle Wegler 2015 RAC 03 Career Development $799 Duluth 2015 Portrait Society Conference. Attendance and participation in classes Grant and workshops, technical discussions and lectures, and network with artists and agents at the conference. In addition, I may receive one-on-one critiques from faculty and agents and view paintings by the finalists in the International Portrait Competition.

Nate Johnson 2015 RAC 03 Career Development $1,232 Finland Traditional Wild Rice Harvesting Equipment Grant Rachael Kilgour 2015 RAC 03 Career Development $1,109 Duluth Performance opportunity and preparation for album release Grant Rachel Johnson 2015 RAC 03 Career Development $1,232 Duluth The Social Disaster - The Dark Side of the Roller Rink. The Dark Side of the Grant Roller Rink (working title) is the first LP from my band, The Social Disaster, of which I am the lead singer, lyricist and co-composer.

Sharon Vanous 2015 RAC 03 Career Development $1,072 Grand Rapids Attend a class given by professional acrylic artist Patti Mollica. Grant Sheila Packa 2015 RAC 03 Career Development $1,232 Duluth Three Rivers Grant Teague Alexy 2015 RAC 03 Career Development $1,232 Holyoke Sacred Heart Recording Project. I am in the process of recording a new Grant collection of original songs at Sacred Heart Studios in Duluth, Minnesota. These songs were composed with a big and potentially dynamic sound in mind. The big space of Sacred Heart Studios is proving to be the perfect place to bring these songs to life. Before heading back to the studio, I will take a four-day solo songwriting getaway to try and compose another song or two worthy of inclusion on the album.

Tim White 2015 RAC 03 Career Development $1,232 Duluth Tim White, Collaborative Book Project Grant Troy Rogers 2015 RAC 03 Career Development $1,232 Duluth Recording an album of music for robotic instruments Grant Regional Arts Council grants page 30 FY 2014 - 2015

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Tyler Kaiser 2015 RAC 03 Career Development $1,232 Duluth "Les Uncomftables" rewrite Grant Vernal Bogren Swift 2015 RAC 03 Career Development $1,047 Bovey Dorothy Was Right Grant Wes Bailey 2015 RAC 03 Career Development $1,059 Grand Rapids Documenting Roller Derby - Portraits/Action. For this exhibit, I will include Grant unique, experiential images of action and candid portraits from roller derby bouts from across the Iron Range in Minnesota. Images included in the exhibition bear witness to the passion, strength, skill, and displays of roller derby. Roller derby produces a one-of-a-kind aesthetic, combining traditionally feminine elements (dramatic makeup and fishnet hose) with elements of a contact sport (protective gear, aggressive maneuvering, and visibly painful falls). The sport empowers women, creates a sense of sisterhood among teammates, and rallies the community around these women who are themselves part of the community.

Edge of the Wilderness Community 2014 RAC 03 General Operating $12,000 Bigfork General Operating support Center Support

Icebox Radio Theater 2014 RAC 03 General Operating $12,000 International Falls General Operating support Support Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra 2014 RAC 03 General Operating $11,900 Duluth Concert Support Support

Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc. 2014 RAC 03 General Operating $12,000 Duluth General Operating support Support

Northwoods Friends of the Arts 2014 RAC 03 General Operating $11,200 Cook General Operating support Support

Three Bridges International Chamber 2014 RAC 03 General Operating $12,000 Duluth General Operating support Music Festival Support

Adam Swanson 2015 RAC 03 Individual Artist $1,780 Cloquet Visual Art: Figure and portrait painting instruction with fine artist Tonja Fellowship Grant Sell. Angie Frank 2015 RAC 03 Individual Artist $1,780 Duluth Theater: Mothers of the Silent Generation: Giving Voice to Women's Birth Fellowship Grant Experiences Regional Arts Council grants page 31 FY 2014 - 2015

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Anne Erickson 2015 RAC 03 Individual Artist $1,780 Grand Rapids Literature: In the Evening, We'll Dance: Loving Someone Who Has Fellowship Grant Dementia Anthony Ferguson 2015 RAC 03 Individual Artist $1,780 Duluth Craft: Portable High Fire Kiln Project Fellowship Grant Catherine Meier 2015 RAC 03 Individual Artist $1,780 Duluth Visual Art: Minneapolis Institute of Arts Minnesota Artists Exhibition Fellowship Grant Program Exhibition Crystal Gibbins 2015 RAC 03 Individual Artist $1,780 Duluth Literature: Into Lake of the Woods: A Journey of the Northwest Angle and Fellowship Grant Islands Francine Sterle 2015 RAC 03 Individual Artist $1,780 Iron Literature: Hiring a Publicist Fellowship Grant Jason Page 2015 RAC 03 Individual Artist $1,780 Duluth Film: Context Fellowship Grant Karen Savage-Blue 2015 RAC 03 Individual Artist $1,780 Sawyer Visual Art: We Are One Fellowship Grant Nicole Jerome 2015 RAC 03 Individual Artist $1,780 International Falls Visual Art: Etching Press, Drying Rack, and Supplies Fellowship Grant Shawna Gilmore 2015 RAC 03 Individual Artist $1,780 Duluth Visual Art: Preparation for Duluth Art Institute solo exhibition. Fellowship Grant Tina Higgins Wussow 2015 RAC 03 Individual Artist $1,780 Duluth Literature: Short Story Collection Fellowship Grant Amy Woschek Schmidt 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Fellowship $2,700 Hovland Conference support

Andrew Messerschmidt 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Fellowship $2,700 Ely Support to produce large-scale works

Andrew Turpening 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Fellowship $2,700 Duluth Production support for a CD of new compositions Blake Thomas 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Fellowship $2,700 Duluth Radio Theater production support Cole Perry 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Fellowship $2,700 Grand Rapids Time to complete a novel Daniel Neff 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Fellowship $2,700 Duluth Equipment purchases Danielle Sosin 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Fellowship $2,700 Duluth Time to complete book Emily Moe 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Fellowship $2,700 Duluth Hat construction support Lucie Amundsen 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Fellowship $2,700 Duluth Living/Editing support Adam Moe 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Individual $1,403 Duluth National Conference expenses Artist Grant Alberta Marana 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Individual $742 Duluth Workshop support Artist Grant Anthony Ferguson 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Individual $1,620 Duluth Purchase materials and pay service support Artist Grant Arna Rennan 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Individual $1,620 Duluth Recording expenses Artist Grant Regional Arts Council grants page 32 FY 2014 - 2015

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Barbara Wood 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Individual $1,620 Hovland Exhibition support Artist Grant Brett Grandson 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Individual $1,365 Duluth Exhibition support Artist Grant Chenoa Williams 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Individual $679 Duluth Purchase iPad and camera Artist Grant Earl Austin 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Individual $564 Duluth Exhibition support Artist Grant Edward Newman 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Individual $1,350 Duluth Publishing support Artist Grant Elizabeth Minette 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Individual $259 Esko Creation of Chapbook Artist Grant Emily Moe 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Individual $1,620 Duluth Mentoring with Irish Milliner Artist Grant Felicia Schneiderhan 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Individual $1,594 Duluth Writing support Artist Grant Frank Byrns 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Individual $1,620 Duluth Booth and exhibit expenses Artist Grant Frank Sander 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Individual $1,080 Duluth Purchase video camera Artist Grant Jeffrey Dexheimer 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Individual $1,619 Duluth Exhibition support Artist Grant Jeffrey Kalstrom 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Individual $520 Duluth Purchase a portable crane Artist Grant Joellyn Rock-Sivak 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Individual $1,620 Duluth Digital Media Installation of Sopronia Two projects at two venues. Artist Grant John Connelly 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Individual $1,620 Grand Rapids Santa Fe mentoring relationship Artist Grant Karen Nease 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Individual $1,491 Duluth Conference support Artist Grant Lenna Stever 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Individual $972 Grand Marais Performance support as choreographer Artist Grant Marc Gartman 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Individual $1,620 Duluth Produce a CD of latest compositions Artist Grant Mary Bue 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Individual $1,620 Duluth Recording expenses Artist Grant Mitchell Bercier 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Individual $1,080 Carlton Purchase acomputer and printer Artist Grant Rachel Nelson 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Individual $1,620 Two Harbors Creation of Fiddle instruction book Artist Grant Regional Arts Council grants page 33 FY 2014 - 2015

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Robert Pokorney 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Individual $672 Duluth Materials for exhibition Artist Grant Rodrigo Zuñiga 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Individual $1,437 Duluth Exhibition materials Artist Grant Ron Benson 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Individual $1,080 Duluth Purchase a computer Artist Grant Rose Arrowsmith DeCoux 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Individual $750 Grand Marais Mentoring and travel support Artist Grant Ryuta Nakajima 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Individual $864 Duluth Conference support Artist Grant Sandra Brandley 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Individual $1,080 Ely Purchase kiln Artist Grant Sarah Erickson 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Individual $998 Duluth Purchase computer, software, and video camera Artist Grant Stephanie Ellison 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Individual $1,620 Aitkin Materials and living expenses Artist Grant Susan Vann 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Individual $718 Deer River Purchase fiber studio equipment Artist Grant Timothy Kaiser 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Individual $942 Duluth Travel and lodging support for an international tour Artist Grant Todd Hohenstein 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Individual $1,577 Ely Support to attend a workshop Artist Grant Wendy Savage 2014 RAC 03 McKnight Individual $910 Duluth Internet service, workshop tuition, and purchase hat blocks Artist Grant A.H. Zeppa Family Foundation 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $193 Duluth Atrium Arts Expansion - Baby Grand Piano. We have the opportunity to Grants build on a grant award to expand our artistic programming in the atrium with the discount purchase of a baby grand piano. This piano was originally loaned to us for the performance of a recent production in our performance theater, and without our expectation, the offer was made to sell us this piano for very good price. This would be an amazing resource for us to build on a growing number of artistic performances occurring in our atrium space and performance theater.

Alberta Marana 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $193 Duluth I am having a one person show at Zeitgist Cafe and will be showing Grants aproximately 30-40 pieces of art. Amy Clark 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $164 Duluth I am releasing my first book, a memoir, titled 'Remnants of the Grants Disappeared.' Prøve Collective has offered to host a reading and book release event on August 19th to expose the narrative to the community. The book is a trauma narrative on the subject of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Regional Arts Council grants page 34 FY 2014 - 2015

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Angie Frank 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $193 Duluth The Dramaturgy of Forum Theatre: Exploring New Possibilities Workshop Grants with Julian Boal Betsy Hunt 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $193 Duluth Rowdy Raccoons is a new video/photo installation that will be shown at Grants the Soo Visual Art Center in Minneapolis this April. For the project there will be large scale photographs and digital collages that need to be framed. The Soo Visual Art Center is moving this spring and the new space is much larger. After seeing the space we decided that we would need to make larger work and add a number of pieces to the show. After meeting with Lizards Gallery and Frame shop in Duluth we found that the framing was going to be above the budget that we had for frames which is why I am applying for the Quick Start Grant.

Brent Kustermann 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $193 Duluth I am seeking funds to help mitigate the cost of materials for an unexpected Grants up coming exhibit. Candace LaCosse 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $155 Duluth To pay a fee to participate as an Emerging Artist in the American Craft Grants Exposition in Chicago. Carla Hamilton-Eisele 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $293 Duluth This request would support framing and documentation for two upcoming Grants exhibition opportunities: Washington Studios (Duluth): group show October; Benchmark Tattoo and Gallery (Duluth): group show December.

Cody Paulson 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $193 Duluth Port City Supply Co. Port City Supply Co. is a self-initiated iPhone Grants photography project that aims to unearth an aesthetic that is intrinsically Duluthian. In the past 3 years, I've taken thousands of photos of Duluth's streets, landscapes and architecture. I've been invited by the Duluth Art Institute to showcase a collection of my photos from April 9th to June 4th in the Corridor Gallery. Darrell Chosa 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $193 Ely To purchase supplies to produce an art exhibit. Grants Duluth Pop-Up Galleries 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $193 Duluth Duluth Pop-Up Galleries: BOLD Grants Echoes of Peace Choir 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $193 Duluth Ubuntu Choirs Network Leadership Retreat. Echoes of Peace hopes to send Grants Sara Thomsen, Artistic Director, to the Ubuntu Choirs Network Leadership Retreat, offered only to Community Choir Leadership Training graduates. The eight day retreat will include concerts, workshops, and opportunities for Thomsen to connect with Community Choir Leadership Training graduates to share ideas, experiences, resources, and repertoire. This professional development retreat will expand and deepen Thomsen’s understanding of how to work toward the Echoes of Peace mission. Regional Arts Council grants page 35 FY 2014 - 2015

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Elizabeth McKhann 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $193 Duluth To choreograph and perform for Dances on the Lakewalk Grants Ely Community Resource 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $234 Ely We will host two Minnesota authors for two special programs at the Ely Grants Youth Center in Ely, Minnesota. Both authors will be in the region and can provide these workshops at a reduced price. Poet and author Susan Hawkinson will present a poetry workshop to young writers on July 21, 2014 and Minnesota book award nominee Mary Losure with offer a non- fiction writing workshop to young people on September 10, 2014.

Emily Derke 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $98 Duluth National Basketry Conference Attendance Grants Eric Meyer 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $279 Duluth "Operatunity" for Lyric Bass to hone his craft and make national Grants connections in Opera. I am already being hired to sing the role of Escamillo in the Washington-Idaho Symphony's production of "Tragedy of Carmen," so I decided to head out to Seattle a week Florencia Matamoros 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $170 Duluth Exhibition expenses for the hanging of A Homegrown Illustration Show. Grants Fond du Lac Tribal and Community 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $168 Cloquet Concert performance by Claudia Schmidt College Grants

Grand Rapids Arts 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $193 Grand Rapids Project Pop Up Park Grants Jaques Art Center, Inc. 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $193 Aitkin Purchase of updated Macintosh Computer Grants Jeffrey Kalstrom 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $293 Duluth My sculpture the house in the shape of a dog's head is nearing completion Grants at Franconia Sculpture Park. The work is a small but human sized studio and living space. In fabricating the sculpture I have developed ideas for performances in which I inhabit the house and engage with visitors. In the performance I will adopt the persona of an artist obsessed with dogs and the philosophy of the pre-Socratic Greek philosopher Diogenes. While preforming I will create paintings of dogs and talk to visitors about dogs, tiny houses and philosophy. For this project I will set up a special painting station, and clotheslines in the backyard of the house to display the paintings. Regional Arts Council grants page 36 FY 2014 - 2015

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Jessica Roeder 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $293 Duluth From August 14 through 17, I hope to travel to Brooklyn, New York, to Grants take part in a professional development workshop with the Dance for Parkinson's Disease program of the Mark Morris Dance Group. The workshop will include specialized dance classes in diverse forms as well as a structured exchange of ideas between teachers from across the international Dance for Parkinson's Disease teachers' network, of which I'm a member. It will allow me to return to Duluth more knowledgeable, better connected with other teachers, and freshly inspired.

John Zasada 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $293 Grand Rapids Traditional Woven Birch Paper Ornaments. I will provide 12 hours of art Grants instruction to primarily students in grades 7-12, supported by their families and community members in the Deer River/Itasca County area on how to make Birch paper stars and other ornaments using Basswood twine decorated with wooden beads. All materials are hand harvested, indigenous to this Northern Minnesota area. The goal is to teach a minimum of 25 adults and 30 children under the age of 18 as participants to make a minimum of 55 ornaments of 6" or larger that will be transported to Washington DC in late November for the Tree-to-DC project.

Katherine Sandnas 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $193 Hibbing Ceramic Artists Mentor-ship with: Ruriko Miyamoto, Ting Ju Shao, and Grants Katherine Sandnas Kathleen McTavish 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $109 Duluth I am seeking funds to attend the Second Annual International Conference Grants on Deep Listening. This conference is held at the Curtis R Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. This conference focuses on the intersection of art and science particularly in relation to sound. Internationally renowned composer, performer and sound artist, Pauline Oliveros is now 81 years old. She is one of the creative partners behind this conference bringing an international group of musicians and acoustic scientists together in this very special space for talks and listening sessions.

Kristina Estell 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $93 Duluth Studio Visit Magazine. My work has been juror selected to be included in Grants the Spring 2015 issue of Studio Visit Magazine. I am requesting funding to cover the cost of being featured in this widely distributed art publication.

Kyle Lind 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $185 Tower Black Ash Pack Basket Weaving Class Grants Regional Arts Council grants page 37 FY 2014 - 2015

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Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc. 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $193 Duluth Lake Superior Youth Chorus replacement of critical staff computer Grants

Loretta Worthing 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $293 Deer River I have been invited to be the featured artist for the month of October, Grants 2014, at the UCare Skyway Senior Center in Minneapolis. The opening of the show will be on October 1, 2014. The center would like me to exhibit about 18 paintings. I have 3 framed that I will use, but need funds for the remaining 15 watercolor and acrylic paintings. I plan to have the paintings framed at Wings N Willows in Grand Rapids. I estimate the cost of framing at about $65 per painting.

MacRostie Art Center 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $193 Grand Rapids MacRostie Art Center Sound System Grants Mary Plaster 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $293 Duluth I have made many giant puppets for use in the Duluth community since Grants 2001. The Duluth Art Institute has been generous with their west location, offering me storage in exchange for proper display. This fall the Duluth Art Institute has begun using the hall for weddings and other events and has respectfully requested the removal of the puppets. Myers Wilkins School has offered to display 7 of the historical entities and Together for Youth of Lutheran Social Services will take the 5 GBLTQ ancestors. I need immediate space to do proper repair and display of this series before the transfer. I am also making new pieces, including one for Life House. Bob King is offering use of a storefront at 134 W 1st St thru February for $750.

Michael Nordin 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $293 Duluth I have been invited to exhibit photographs at Pizza Luce in Duluth during Grants the month of January 2015. Several images will be from my recent visits to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area wilderness and existing works. I have a shortage of acceptable frames and mattes and I'm requesting funds to cover framing and matting before the January deadline.

Michelle Wegler 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $234 Duluth I am seeking funds for purchase of an advanced acrylic glazing product for Grants my pastel paintings. Pastel paintings require framing and glazing to protect them. The glazing has traditionally been glass, as acrylic develops static and pulls the pastel crystals off the painting. Acrylic is also susceptible to scratching and yellowing. Glass is susceptible to breakage and is heavy. Museum acrylic has been developed to be non-reflective, non-yellowing, and scratch resistant in addition to the qualities of being lightweight and break resistant. Regional Arts Council grants page 38 FY 2014 - 2015

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North Shore Music Association 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $193 Grand Marais Guy Davis Children's Program Grants

Northern Lakes Arts Association 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $293 Ely The office Mac blew up on Tuesday, July 1. All of our information and Grants contacts go through this computer. Staff is currently using her own laptop to work with. We will replace the computer with a similar model Mac and transfer saved info from a retrieved hard drive.

Pamela Davis 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $193 Ely I need funding to attend a workshop in June 2015. Grants Paula Gudmundson 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $293 Duluth Attend, present, and broadcast recitals and master classes at the Honduras Grants Flute Festival in Tegucigalpa, Honduras October 16-21. This is a biannual festival, which brings flutists in Latin America to work with flutists from throughout the world. Peter Pestalozzi 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $193 Ely Support for travel to Winona, Minnesota for the show Art of Fine Furniture Grants Rachael Kilgour 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $293 Duluth I have been invited to attend an exclusive five-day songwriting retreat Grants hosted by award-winning singer-songwriter, Catie Curtis. Attending the retreat is a natural and essential next step in my musical career. I am confident that my participation in the retreat is capable of taking my songwriting skills to the next level, building inspiration, momentum, and material for my next album, and establishing important exposure to influential people in the folk music world.

Rachel Nelson 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $193 Two Harbors Drum Circle Facilitators Guild National Conference. Drum Superior has Grants been invited to present a workshop at the 2015 Drum Circle Facilitators Guild conference. The workshop, Drumming Your Way In: Using Participatory Art to Invite Story, represents the growing edge of my drum circle facilitation work, demonstrating a way group drum circles can prepare individual participants to access and share personal stories. The conference is February 20-22, 2015 at Ocean Creek resort in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Presenting at this conference will be a huge step in my drum circle facilitation career as I make connections, get peer feedback on my work, and learn from leaders in the drum circle facilitation field.

Richard Colburn 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $192 Duluth To make portrait photographs at the same location as I will be exhibiting a Grants selection of photographs Samuel Miltich 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $193 Grand Rapids Music Composition Software and System Upgrade Grants Regional Arts Council grants page 39 FY 2014 - 2015

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Stephanie Ellison 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $193 Aitkin Framing for upcoming exhibit Grants The Ojibwe Women Elders Art Guild 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $293 Duluth We will have an exhibition at Trepanier Hall in Duluth Minnesota. Grants

Troy Rogers 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $293 Duluth Travel expenses for an invited performance and workshop during Art Basel Grants Miami. The Foundation for Emerging Technologies and the Arts Foundation, upon discovering Robot Rickshaw (a newly launched street art project that I began presenting in Duluth this fall), invited me to perform and conduct a workshop for their Street Festival, which happens at the Harold Golen Gallery in Miami's Wynwood Art District during Art Basel. This offers an excellent opportunity to present my work to an international audience of thousands of people. Given the rickshaw's size, I must drive, which I will use as an opportunity to present at other venues along the way. Funds request is for expenses (gas, lodging) incurred in travel to and from this event.

Trudy Vrieze 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $293 Duluth My project will consist of framed photos hanging on display at a local Grants coffee shop. Vermilion Community College 2015 RAC 03 Quick Start Opportunity $193 Ely A Discussion with Daniel J. Rice. Vermilion Community College will bring Grants Minnesotan author Daniel J. Rice to discuss with students and community members the process of writing, publishing, and marketing a book. During this project, we will be utilizing course period time and a community presentation to achieve this goal.

Aitkin Community Education 2015 RAC 03 Rural and Community $3,356 Aitkin Prairie Fire Theater- Sleeping Beauty production Art Project Grants

Biwabik Area Civic Association 2015 RAC 03 Rural and Community $2,823 Biwabik Music In The Park Art Project Grants

Chalk.a.Lot 2015 RAC 03 Rural and Community $4,460 Two Harbors Chalk.a.Lot is a sidewalk chalk festival for artists of all ages and abilities to Art Project Grants have fun drawing on sidewalks and in the street in downtown Two Harbors on July 17-19, 2015. Music, street performances, art activity booths and food will be part of the festivities.

Cook Chamber of Commerce 2015 RAC 03 Rural and Community $2,319 Cook Music In The Park. To provide free weekly outdoor community concerts in Art Project Grants the city park gazebo on Wednesday evenings from mid-June to the end of August. Regional Arts Council grants page 40 FY 2014 - 2015

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Ely Artwalk 2015 RAC 03 Rural and Community $4,559 Ely 2016 Ely ArtWalk Art Project Grants Ely Winter Festival 2015 RAC 03 Rural and Community $4,850 Ely 2016 Snow Sculpture Symposium Art Project Grants Embarrass Music Festival 2015 RAC 03 Rural and Community $4,850 Embarrass Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra concert at the Embarrass Music Festival Art Project Grants

Friends of B'nai Abraham 2015 RAC 03 Rural and Community $2,676 Golden Valley Programming for B'nai Abraham Museum and Cultural Center 2015. For Art Project Grants the summer of 2015, the Friends of B'nai Abraham would like to present a series of musical programs at B'nai Abraham Museum and Cultural Center in Virginia, Minnesota that features local artists and includes some ethnic performers and music that will reflect some of the ethnic diversity of the community past and present.

Good Harbor Hill Players 2015 RAC 03 Rural and Community $4,460 Grand Marais Summer Solstice Puppet Pageant. On Saturday, June 20, 2015 the Good Art Project Grants Harbor Hill Players propose to continue the tradition of presenting an outdoor midsummer pageant with large scale puppetry and live music. The Pageant will engage community members and visitors working with the Good Harbor Hill Players in the development of an original theme and story board, drawing, painting, sculpting and constructing large scale puppets, choreographing scenes, and learning the art of stilt walking. 8- 10 community workshops will begin in mid May. All workshops will be free of charge and all will be welcomed and encouraged to participate.

Good Harbor Hill Players 2015 RAC 03 Rural and Community $3,880 Grand Marais Good Harbor Hill Players Winter Solstice Shadow Puppet Show Art Project Grants Grand Rapids Area Male Chorus 2015 RAC 03 Rural and Community $4,371 Cohasset Spring concert Music from the Great American Songbook. The Grand Art Project Grants Rapids Area Male Chorus will present their annual spring concert, Music From the Great American Songbook (1920's-1960), on Sunday, April 19, 2015, at Timberlake Lodge in Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids Arts 2015 RAC 03 Rural and Community $4,811 Grand Rapids Celebration of the Arts in Downtown Grand Rapids Art Project Grants Grand Rapids Players, Inc. 2015 RAC 03 Rural and Community $4,460 Grand Rapids Young Frankenstein. The Grand Rapids Players will present their spring Art Project Grants musical Young Frankenstein in February 2015. This will be their last performance in the existing Reif facility prior to the beginning of the Reif expansion project. Grand Rapids Players, Inc. 2015 RAC 03 Rural and Community $4,850 Grand Rapids Grand Rapids Players Fall Production Art Project Grants Regional Arts Council grants page 41 FY 2014 - 2015

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Great River String Ensemble 2015 RAC 03 Rural and Community $3,247 Aitkin Great River String Ensemble Spring 2015 Concerts. The Great River String Art Project Grants Ensemble will present 2 concerts:April 18, 2015 at the Crosby High School at 7:00 PM, April 19, 2015 at the Aitkin High School at 2:00 PM.

Icebox Radio Theater 2015 RAC 03 Rural and Community $4,559 International Falls Icebox Radio's 2015-16 Podcast Season Art Project Grants Itasca Community Chorus 2015 RAC 03 Rural and Community $4,415 Grand Rapids Dona Nobis Pacem. To introduce Itasca County music lovers to Ralph Art Project Grants Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem [Grant Us Peace] and network with other choirs across the nation, Itasca Community Chorus proposes to collaborate with members of the Itasca Orchestra in concert April 2015 in a local auditorium (the Reif Performing Arts Center is closed for renovation). Earlier in the month, some members of the choir (at their own expense) will have traveled to New York City to join other singers from across the country in a Carnegie Hall concert of the same, April 12, 2015. Rehearsals for this concert are scheduled every Tuesday January- April from 6:30-8:30 pm at Zion Lutheran Church in Grand Rapids.

Itasca County Private Woodland 2015 RAC 03 Rural and Community $3,880 Grand Rapids Non-Timber Forest Products Showcase Committee Art Project Grants

Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle 2015 RAC 03 Rural and Community $4,460 Virginia Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Championships. We plan to hold the 34th Contest Art Project Grants annual Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Championships on Saturday, August 1, 2015 at the Merritt Elementary School Auditorium in Mountain Iron, Minnesota. In addition to the contest we plan to hold a February fiddle workshop in Duluth and another workshop and fiddle jam session the day prior to the contest. Contestants will compete August 1st for the chance to qualify for the National Old Time Fiddle Championships held every June in Weiser, Idaho. Both the preliminary and final rounds of competition are open to the public for a modest fee.

Northwoods Friends of the Arts 2015 RAC 03 Rural and Community $3,298 Cook Jazz in the Northwoods Art Project Grants

Rainy Lake Community Orchestra 2015 RAC 03 Rural and Community $4,850 International Falls Summer String Workshop Art Project Grants

Sky Blue Jazz Ensemble 2015 RAC 03 Rural and Community $3,182 Grand Marais Gypsy Jazz--a concert and dance for Grand Marais Art Project Grants Bryan Hansel 2014 RAC 03 Small Grant $969 Grand Marais Purchase camera filters Regional Arts Council grants page 42 FY 2014 - 2015

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CHOICE, Unlimited 2014 RAC 03 Small Grant $3,390 Duluth Music Class Support

Kathleen McTavish 2014 RAC 03 Small Grant $1,080 Duluth Purchase projection equipment Michael Scholtz 2014 RAC 03 Small Grant $426 Wrenshall Purchase camera Nicholas Sunsdahl 2014 RAC 03 Small Grant $732 Duluth Purchase video production equipment Stephanie Ellison 2014 RAC 03 Small Grant $1,080 Aitkin Purchase computer and digital scanner Adam Swanson 2015 RAC 03 Technology/Equipment $297 Cloquet I have almost completely filled up the hard drive on my Macbook Pro, Grant for Individual which makes it difficult to add data and photographs to my archives and Artist places my computer in danger of crashing. I intend to purchase a Seagate 1TB internal hard drive and install it into my computer. The migration and upgrade will also require me to purchase new versions of Photoshop CS6 and Microsoft Office. In addition to saving my computer from crashing, a 1TB hard drive will triple my existing storage size and provide easy access to my archives for years to come.

Amy Woschek Schmidt 2015 RAC 03 Technology/Equipment $658 Hovland I am applying for funding to purchase a new laptop computer. All of my Grant for Individual work as a writer is done on a computer. Currently, I am sharing a laptop Artist with my family. As my career as an artist grows, it is becoming increasingly difficult to work effectively with one laptop in the house. Owning a computer that is dedicated solely to my writing would be of great benefit to my career. Andrew Bennett 2015 RAC 03 Technology/Equipment $1,200 Duluth I'm seeking funds to upgrade my 7-year old, slowly expiring desktop Grant for Individual computer to a new Apple MacBook. This new computer will allow me a Artist great deal more flexibility in terms of taking my work with me and writing whenever and wherever inspiration strikes, as well as the software suite included and available through the app store will allow me to develop my online presence as a writer through blog posts, social media, photos and video editing and production, all of which are becoming crucial aspects of a writer's career.

Arna Rennan 2015 RAC 03 Technology/Equipment $417 Duluth First, to have high quality professional photos taken for promo photos for Grant for Individual me and my ensemble, Nordic Angst to use on a new website. Then I will Artist hire an experienced web designer to create the website for my music.

Barbara Wood 2015 RAC 03 Technology/Equipment $655 Hovland My project is to update my old equipment and technology. I plan to Grant for Individual purchase a new computer, tablet, and software for use in my art making Artist and career. Regional Arts Council grants page 43 FY 2014 - 2015

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Brett Grandson 2015 RAC 03 Technology/Equipment $1,123 Duluth I would like to purchase a new camera lens that will allow me to control Grant for Individual multiple aspects of my photographs. The lens I would like to purchase has Artist the ability to tilt and shift perspectives in scenes, allowing me to use the wide angle of view I prefer in my artwork, but also keeping things such as trees and rocks from distorting and keeping objects both near and far in focus. The overall sharpness of this 24mm wide angle lens will also improve the visible clarity in my prints by maintaining sharp focus throughout the scene. The quality of glass used in producing this lens would also give me a better image to print from by creating cleaner, crisper edges and lines.

Briand Morrison 2015 RAC 03 Technology/Equipment $700 Grand Portage Briand Morrison Computer Upgrade. Replace outdated computer Grant for Individual component of current recording studio. The computer is the heart of the Artist recording studio and it old and outdated. This causes problems in recording consistency. I plan to choose a computer that is configured to work with the existing audio interface and software.

Bryan Hansel 2015 RAC 03 Technology/Equipment $600 Grand Marais This project will use an Individual Artist Technology/Equipment Grant to Grant for Individual help fund the purchase of a new Tamron SP 150-600mm lens. The lens will Artist help me capture wildlife photos, and work as a supplement for my landscape, moonscape and seascape photos. Cecilia Lieder 2015 RAC 03 Technology/Equipment $1,200 Duluth My request is for help in replacing my seven year old computer, which has Grant for Individual become functionally obsolete. It’s presently showing critical signs of Artist decline (slow-downs, erratic functioning, etc.) and will not be able to accept the next upgrade of Mac OS. I am requesting a new computer, two software upgrades and a scanner that will be compatible with it.

Delina White 2015 RAC 03 Technology/Equipment $358 Walker Hire a professional website developer who has the technology skills, Grant for Individual experience and creativity to implement and provide technical assistance in Artist an online content management system where I can showcase my art to establish myself as an artist, increase visibility, expand my audience and attract interest from galleries.

Eric Dubnicka 2015 RAC 03 Technology/Equipment $654 Duluth I will utilize the grant to purchase dust collection and air filtration Grant for Individual equipment to improve the safety conditions in my 250 square foot garage Artist studio. Regional Arts Council grants page 44 FY 2014 - 2015

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Florencia Matamoros 2015 RAC 03 Technology/Equipment $302 Duluth Through the illustration of 365 postcards in a year, I seek to develop more Grant for Individual intricate and decorative hand lettered postcards that will read Good Artist Morning to you. This project will include rigorous hand-lettering exercises through the use of a Cintiq Drawing Tablet which will increase my illustration skills, aesthetics, and discipline to create decadent and illustrative post cards and illustrations. The Cintiq Drawing Tablet will allow me to work faster and produce less waste as I accomplish my challenge and continue to exercise and illustrate on a daily basis.

Gary Fiedler 2015 RAC 03 Technology/Equipment $700 Hermantown In order to process digital photos and videos captured on my epic Grant for Individual wilderness journey, I must replace my old computer equipment with Artist current technology which will work with modern, common software. On October 26, 2014, I completed a 221-day solo canoe trip.

Gina Temple-Rhodes 2015 RAC 03 Technology/Equipment $498 Duluth This funding request will help finance the purchase of a new laptop to Grant for Individual replace my 5-year old laptop, audio editing software and professional Artist headphones to support my work as an audio storyteller. The equipment will be used this summer during a workshop and for the next few years to support my growing artistic career.

Jason Page 2015 RAC 03 Technology/Equipment $1,200 Duluth I intend to purchase a Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II Ultra Wide Tilt-Shift Lens Grant for Individual and master its many features to expand my creative capabilities on future Artist film and video projects. Tilt-shift lenses allow photographers to move the body of the lens in relation to the sensor, enabling them to transcend the normal restrictions of depth of field and perspective.

Jeanette Cox 2015 RAC 03 Technology/Equipment $348 Ely I will purchase an Acer Desktop computer, monitor, printer and wireless Grant for Individual adapter to replace my ten year old Toshiba laptop to ensure that I can Artist market myself as a writer. Jeffrey Dexheimer 2015 RAC 03 Technology/Equipment $1,200 Duluth For this project I will be purchasing photography gear that will add to my Grant for Individual creative freedom and add a great deal of support to my current Artist photographic equipment. Three additional lenses and supporting gear will add flexibility to my camera and allow me to compose with more direction and control. A backpack system will allow me to transport my gear with more comfort and will provide greater protection of fragile equipment during transport. Lastly a tripod and tripod head will enhance the accuracy with which I compose and add critical stability to my camera. Regional Arts Council grants page 45 FY 2014 - 2015

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Jeffrey Ruprecht 2015 RAC 03 Technology/Equipment $700 Hermantown As a digital artist/designer/illustrator, my work has come to a point where Grant for Individual I can't rely on other printer resources to affordably give me the versatility Artist to share my work or experiment and create new work. Right now I have to have my ever expanding illustration portfolio, called The Duluth Crate Co., printed at local print shops. In order to get a good rate, I have to buy many more than I need and it makes it hard to experiment with new work and it is also hard to be timely in my work.

Jeremy Kershaw 2015 RAC 03 Technology/Equipment $594 Duluth I am a photographer seeking to further my career and education. I am Grant for Individual planning on taking a documentary photography course In September, 2015 Artist that requires a laptop computer with the appropriate software (in this case, Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom). I am applying for the Technology/Equipment Grant to help assist with the acquisition of an Apple MacBook Pro 15 inch laptop and Adobe Photoshop Creative Cloud software. Jesse Hoheisel 2015 RAC 03 Technology/Equipment $700 Duluth Over the last two and a half years, I composed film scores for various film Grant for Individual directors and producers, both highlighting original compositions Artist specifically for the films as well as offering previously produced pieces. I want to further develop these relationships.

Karen Savage-Blue 2015 RAC 03 Technology/Equipment $700 Sawyer The popularity and demand of my art has increased measurable over the Grant for Individual past 12 months. I need to fully utilize my web site for showing works Artist (paintings) and for sales. I currently use Facebook for clients to view works and the United States Postal service for payments (personal checks). My website can do this job much more efficiently but it needs a complete makeover. I will hire a web designer for this task. I will be using my PayPal account for sales. I also need additional software for my computer (Photoshop Elements, updates) for uploading and manipulating images (my work). I also would like to purchase an IPad for showing works to prospective buyers and for sales. I will also need some instruction. Regional Arts Council grants page 46 FY 2014 - 2015

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Kathleen Roberts 2015 RAC 03 Technology/Equipment $1,200 Duluth I intend to create an artist website to advertise myself and my work. This Grant for Individual will incorporate film and sound art as well as informational text and Artist poetry. I will work with mentor Kathy McTavish and sound engineer Nickolas Monson in producing this website, and intend to code it entirely by hand. This project will help me develop skills in the areas of coding and web design and will simultaneously create a platform that promotes my literary work. During this process, I will continue to create new written work and transmedia collaborations.

Lance Karasti 2015 RAC 03 Technology/Equipment $1,200 Cloquet Two high school seniors form a friendship that enables increasingly dark Grant for Individual thoughts and bad behavior. The Cat is a dark comedic feature film that Artist explores anti-social disorder in youth. It is the second feature film by Lance Karasti to be made in Duluth. Lily Winter 2015 RAC 03 Technology/Equipment $417 Grand Rapids Rolling Mill for Advanced Metalwork in Jewelry Making. A rolling mill is a Grant for Individual device that acts like a rolling pin on metal. At the moment I'm using mostly Artist small hand-held tools meant for the novice jeweler. A rolling mill can texture and shape metal in ways that I can't do with my current tools. Scraps of metal can be taken from the discard pile, then melted down and rolled into sheets with a rolling mill. A rolling mill would help me advance to the next level as a jewelry artist; it's considered a "must-have" tool for every metalworking studio.

Melinda Johnson 2015 RAC 03 Technology/Equipment $549 Duluth I need to replace a broken laptop computer. I would like to purchase a Grant for Individual Apple Mac Book pro with Apple Care and printer. I am the sole designer of Artist music packaging, flyers and advertisements for local bands The Keep Aways and WOLF BLOOD. Nicole Jerome 2015 RAC 03 Technology/Equipment $680 International Falls New computer and scanner for digital art production and developing a Grant for Individual web presence. I will use the equipment to convert my traditional 2D Artist drawings onto the computer where I can edit and upload them to websites. I can also create digital drawings and paintings.

Rachael Kilgour 2015 RAC 03 Technology/Equipment $700 Duluth I am in need of a new, dependable computer/printer setup. As a musician, Grant for Individual my voice, my guitar and my computer are my business. I currently own a Artist 2008 MacBook laptop which crashes unexpectedly, cannot hold a battery charge and can no longer record or burn music. I would like to purchase a new Macbook Pro with a one year warranty, an external disc drive, a printer, a consult and file transfer with Geek Squad, and a one year contract with Squarespace to upgrade my website. Regional Arts Council grants page 47 FY 2014 - 2015

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Richard Colburn 2015 RAC 03 Technology/Equipment $700 Duluth To purchase a large format digital scanner and printer in order to make a Grant for Individual book dummy of my photographs of the communities of the Iron Range. Artist Four copies will be made to send to publishers and curators.

Roy Misonznick 2015 RAC 03 Technology/Equipment $655 Ely I need to upgrade the zoom lens on my DSLR camera. Currently I am Grant for Individual photographing using a Canon entry level (T3i) DSLR camera but my sole Artist and only long lens is a 40 year old Nikon prime (non-zoom) 300mm with manual focus (no auto focus) and manual exposure control cobbled onto the Canon camera using a Canon to Nikon lens adapter.

Sasha Howell 2015 RAC 03 Technology/Equipment $602 Duluth I, as a costume designer for Theatre, fashion shows, and film, am in Grant for Individual desperate need of a quality reliable laptop. I need a portable way to create Artist art, show directors all over town my ideas, and to work while on the road. I recently invested in a small drawing tablet and I've quickly realized my current computer situation is not going to cut it for much longer. I am currently working to familiarize myself with the hardware, but I'm also in need of some more software and drawing pens to fully utilize my new tablet. In addition, it would be wise for me to get an external hard drive to be constantly backing up my work.

Sean Elmquist 2015 RAC 03 Technology/Equipment $1,200 Duluth I want to record an album of new material with my band Southwire. I am Grant for Individual the producer, drummer and co-writer of the band, and I need a new Artist laptop to write, record, mix and master the record. I will also use the laptop to record and collaborate with other musicians in the community.

Shaunna Schanzenbach 2015 RAC 03 Technology/Equipment $596 Duluth Duluth artist Shaunna Heckman will purchase a new computer and digital Grant for Individual rack mixer for her new electronica music project. These tools will allow her Artist to compose quickly, incorporate acoustic and electronic elements seamlessly, prerecord tracks before going to a studio (thus saving studio costs), and create a stage show that is professional and consistent from venue to venue. She will learn how to use the equipment; compose new music and create a stage show that is based on using the digital mixer; rehearse with her band; and perform a CD release of her new music in Duluth in the fall of 2015. Regional Arts Council grants page 48 FY 2014 - 2015

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Shawna Gilmore 2015 RAC 03 Technology/Equipment $700 Duluth The equipment and technology I intend to purchase are a digital camera, Grant for Individual photo editing software, a laptop computer, and 2-year domain name Artist extension. These tools are necessary for artists to succeed in this digital age and will directly affect the professionalism with which I conduct my business and present my work.

Sheila Yrjanainen 2015 RAC 03 Technology/Equipment $888 Meadowlands I am working on building a body of work and exhibiting that work. My Grant for Individual project is to purchase an up to date computer, software and Artist printer/scanner/fax. This proposed funding from Arrowhead Regional Arts Council will allow me to meet current and future goals.

The Crunchy Bunch 2015 RAC 03 Technology/Equipment $582 Duluth Seeking to invest in more reliable equipment for our performances. The Grant for Individual Crunchy Bunch is a four piece DJ collective based out of Duluth, Minnesota Artist that has been together for over 5 years now. We pride ourselves in our vast array of musical tastes and utilize this to not only play and support a wide variety of events and organizations like hot yoga, Churches United in Ministry's Harrison Park Community Parties, Movies in the Park, and Homegrown Music Festival, but also to promote musical diversity in our local community.Through working with many different venues, non- profits, and local businesses, we are very humbled by the amount of support our local community has given us, and we are always seeking new ways to give back.

County Seat Theater Company 2015 RAC 03 Two-Year Operating $12,000 Cloquet Marketing Campaign. The County Seat Theater Company is aggressively Support Grant executing a branding/marketing campaign to promote our community theater to the residents of Carlton County, Duluth and the surrounding area. We believe this project is important in order to bring awareness of arts opportunities in this area as well as keeping our seats filled. We are seeking help with the funding of this branding/marketing campaign.

Lake Superior Community Theatre 2015 RAC 03 Two-Year Operating $12,000 Silver Bay Lake Superior Community Theatre Theatrical Operations and Producing. Support Grant Funds are being sought to help operate Lake Superior Community Theatre while producing two theatrical stage productions in two venues Fiscal Year 2015 and Fiscal Year 2016. Rights to present the musical Nunsense in April, 2015 have been granted and rights to present the musical West Side Story in April, 2016 will be pursued this coming winter. Our request includes expenditures for upgraded sound equipment to "handle" the growth of our presentations and cast sizing. Regional Arts Council grants page 49 FY 2014 - 2015

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Matinee Musicale, Inc. 2015 RAC 03 Two-Year Operating $12,000 Duluth Phase 2 of Marketing/Branding Project. Matinee Musicale requests Support Grant $12,000 over two years to support the execution of Phase 2 of our new Marketing/Branding Project. This project includes the cost to retain a writing and design firm to manage, write and design our marketing materials for our 2015-2016 and the 2016-2017 seasons, as well as to underwrite the costs of printing, mailing and advertising during this period.

Mesabi Community Orchestra 2015 RAC 03 Two-Year Operating $10,000 Virginia Capacity Building. Mesabi Symphony Orchestra will undertake a project to Support Grant educate the board and enable it to provide better leadership for our growing orchestra. The project will include board retreats focused on strategic planning and operations; facilitated workshops focused on specific aspects of board operations; significantly improved financial reporting and financial training for members; support for implementation of a committee structure; and enhancements to the ability of Mesabi Symphony Orchestra to attract new musicians, board members, and audience members through improvements in marketing materials and recording of concerts for broadcast on public access television, Minnesota Public Radio, and the Mesabi Symphony Orchestra website.

Nordic Center 2015 RAC 03 Two-Year Operating $12,000 Duluth Growing the Nordic Center 2015-2016. The Nordic Center has been fully Support Grant operational for one year, and thus far the concept of a pan-Nordic cultural and arts center that serves the community has been enthusiastically embraced by the citizens of Northern Minnesota. To continue to operate, pay rent, and grow, we need resources in addition to our present revenue streams which include tuition from classes, entrance fees from exhibits, proceeds from fundraising events, contributions from direct requests for donations, income from a small gift shop run by volunteers, and grants for specific projects. Our proposed project is to procure additional funding to support our day-to-day operations, help subsidize rent, and enable us to grow.

North Shore Music Association 2015 RAC 03 Two-Year Operating $11,840 Grand Marais Operations Support for 2015 and 2016. The North Shore Music Association Support Grant will focus on increasing our name recognition and growing our membership and audience bases in 2015 and 2016 through the following measures: working with a marketing and branding cons Regional Arts Council grants page 50 FY 2014 - 2015

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Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc. 2015 RAC 03 Two-Year Operating $12,000 Aurora Northern Lights Music Festival General Operating Support. The Northern Support Grant Lights Music Festival will use the General Operating Support received to increase the responsibilities of two staff persons: Kathy Ortler, Business Manager, and Sharon Falkowski, Managing Director/Website Manager. Many administrative tasks currently provided by the Artistic Director more correctly belong to areas supervised by Ms. Ortler and Ms. Falkowski. Additionally, expanded efforts in Development can be added to the duties of the Business Manager as her expertise and experience has increased. Our administrative budget has not kept pace with our artistic growth and General Operating Support will help to provide balance between the administrative and artistic areas.

Twin Ports Wind Ensemble 2015 RAC 03 Two-Year Operating $12,000 Duluth Operating Support 2015-2016. The proposed project is for the support of Support Grant the Twin Ports Wind Orchestra's General Manager position and support staff. The grant will also fund the purchase of a scanner that will facilitate the transmission of music to the orchestra members and marketing and printing. Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. 2014 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $28,000 Alexandria To renovate underutilized areas in the building to support expanding Heritage education programming.

Alexandria Senior Center, Inc. 2015 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $13,170 Alexandria To provide: 1) a shared studio for use by glass, metal, wood, and painting Heritage artisans 2) affordable classes and demonstrations and 3)an annual show of the work of such artisans. Ann Clayton 2014 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $2,600 Alexandria To purchase tools to allow students to participate in metal working classes. Heritage Athena Kildegaard 2015 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $6,380 Morris To research and write poems on Minnesota prairie experience "Prairie Heritage Daughter," lead writing workshops and present three performances with music by Patty Kakac. Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra 2014 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $5,050 Alexandria To present excerpts from the Magic Flute, with guest artists from the Heritage Minnesota Opera and three local choirs.

Central Square, Inc. 2014 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $970 Glenwood To renovate former classrooms for visual art workspace. Heritage Chandra Glaeseman 2015 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $4,204 Fergus Falls To create Object Stories using hunting blinds, lawn mowing techniques, Heritage and the recent construction of high tension power lines in Western Minnesota from community members who have personal connections to these objects. Christine Kolaya 2015 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $1,120 Morris To attend and present at a writers' conference in Minneapolis. Heritage Regional Arts Council grants page 51 FY 2014 - 2015

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Christopher Walla 2015 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $7,900 Moorhead To assist in the funding of a new body of work with the purchase of Heritage materials, advertise the exhibit and speak about the process. City of Battle Lake 2015 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $14,990 Battle Lake To transform an alley to a lively pedestrian walkway with interactive public Heritage art, "Art Stream" featuring sculpture, painted pavement, and seating area for the public. City of Fergus Falls 2015 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $7,544 Fergus Falls To initiate a multidisciplinary public arts festival, a Monarch Festival, Heritage during the week of August 10-15, 2015, featuring dance, music, visual arts, film, theatre, and spoken word. City of Starbuck 2014 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $10,000 Starbuck Holly Skogen Park Public Art Project; to increase the public art access by Heritage adding a third Phillip Richey sculpture. Concordia College 2014 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $1,000 Moorhead To develop and build a public art project that is a collaboration of the artist Heritage team, the Concordia College faculty and students, the city of Moorhead, Moorhead Park District and Plains Art Museum. Dan Olson 2014 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $10,248 Fergus Falls To establish a public music venue at the Space Station with streamed Heritage concerts and workshops. David Stoddard 2015 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $1,120 Fergus Falls To update the equipment and software in order to create music for public Heritage consumption and to market that music. Deborah Wallwork 2014 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $11,860 Fergus Falls To make a work of creative nonfiction, a powerful visual essay, an essay Heritage film. Dilworth Glyndon Felton School 2015 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $5,270 Glyndon To sponsor an artist residency with Fargo Moorhead Kicks Jazz Band, with Heritage master classes and a concert, "A Journey through Jazz."

DLCCC, Inc. 2014 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $15,310 Detroit Lakes To support artist outreach activities in Becker County during the 2014-15 Heritage season. DLCCC, Inc. 2015 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $3,650 Detroit Lakes To present three outreach activities and public performances, actor Sha Heritage Cage, singer/songwriter Chris Koza and his band Rogue Valley, and choral ensemble VocalEssence. Elisa Korentayer 2015 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $14,750 New York Mills To create a new original show, "Crazy About You," to tour in three venues Heritage with workshops, performances, and child care for families.

Evansville Arts Coalition 2015 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $16,500 Evansville To repair the back brick wall of the Evansville Arts Coalition building. Heritage Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. 2014 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $28,780 Fergus Falls To provide funding for the main 7 show season and 4 On Stage concerts Heritage featuring world class artisans with education and community outreach September 2014 through May 2015. Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. 2015 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $25,500 Fergus Falls To expand the outreach of the "Center Series" with four concerts and two Heritage theatre productions. Regional Arts Council grants page 52 FY 2014 - 2015

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Fergus Falls Public Arts Commision 2015 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $10,000 Fergus Falls To install "Freedom," a sculpture designed by Duluth Artist Ann Klefstad, as Heritage a public art project at a roundabout intersection.

Frazee-Vergas Public School 2015 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $9,990 Frazee To sponsor a professional brass quintet, The Copper Street Brass Quintet, Heritage to Frazee for a two-day educational and performance residency.

Friends of History Museum of East 2014 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $7,903 Perham To provide a mix of quality of art experiences for the community for the Otter Tail County Heritage 2014 season and purchase a sound system for the performance activities.

Friends of History Museum of East 2015 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $6,570 Perham To present a robust 2015 Cultural Arts Series for a variety of hands-on arts Otter Tail County Heritage educational experiences.

Gloria Axelson 2014 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $1,500 Vining To purchase a set of 3rd octave hand chimes, gloves and sheet music. Heritage Hawley High School 2015 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $2,840 Hawley To sponsor an artist residency with "Fargo Moorhead Kicks Jazz Band" and Heritage public concert. Historical and Cultural Society of Clay 2014 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $1,370 Moorhead To present cultural performances during the Pangea Cultivate Our Cultures County Heritage festival.

Historical and Cultural Society of Clay 2014 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $600 Moorhead German Festival 2014; to host the second annual German Culture Day, County Heritage contemporary and traditional.

Historical and Cultural Society of Clay 2015 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $2,360 Moorhead To sponsor an artist residency featuring Dr Jesus Negrete, his wife and County Heritage performance partner Rita to perform Braceros songs in three school and the Pangea Festival.

Jay McEvers 2014 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $5,472 Vergas To publish Folk Art Fish Decoys, a Photo History documenting 17 years of Heritage folk art and stories. Jon Solinger 2015 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $7,680 Pelican Rapids To publish a book of photographs about rural work and life that describes Heritage and celebrates rural heritage and identity. Lowell Carpenter 2015 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $10,700 Fergus Falls To create and produce an original, full-length play written in collaboration Heritage with community residents and artists, examining the history of the Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center to be performed at Fergus Falls Center for the Arts. Regional Arts Council grants page 53 FY 2014 - 2015

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Mara Morken Fogarty 2015 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $4,240 Moorhead To create a "Sticks Garden" which is intended as an outdoor public arts Heritage space and garden, in Moorhead’s existing arts district-- across the street from the Rourke Art Museum and along one of our cities most traversed roads. Michael Weatherly 2014 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $2,500 Elbow Lake To research and create a series of large scale monoprints mixed media Heritage prints. Minnesota Lakes Maritime Society 2014 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $8,200 Alexandria To create a public art entrance to the Minnesota Lakes Maritime Heritage museum's gardens.

Minnesota State University- 2014 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $2,000 Moorhead To support need based scholarship to provide take art enrichment courses Moorhead Heritage and introduce new art classes.

Minnesota State University- 2014 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $4,560 Moorhead To host the Climb Theatre to present two performances at Minnesota Moorhead Heritage State University-Moorhead, and M State, Moorhead.

Minnesota State University- 2015 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $8,500 Moorhead To provide a quality educational experience for any K - 12 students Moorhead Heritage interested in various types of art with scholarships and supplies.

Minnesota State University- 2015 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $12,000 Moorhead To present five performances and related activities from authentic blues to Moorhead Heritage European Renaissance to classical guitar to one-man theatre to big-band jazz fusion.

New York Mills Arts Retreat 2014 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $1,785 New York Mills To present a community Dancing Lights Festival. Heritage

New York Mills Public Schools 2014 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $9,990 New York Mills To sponsor a two day artist residency Copper Street Brass Quintet. Heritage

Nordic Culture Clubs 2014 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $2,500 Moorhead Hjemkomst Festival and MidWest Viking Festival to support artist events Heritage during two regional festivals, Hjemkomst and Midwest Viking in June 2014.

Pope County Historical Society 2014 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $7,040 Glenwood Glacial Lakes Plein Air Festival; to host the inaugural Glacial Lakes Plein Air Heritage Festival. Regional Arts Council grants page 54 FY 2014 - 2015

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Prairie Renaissance Cultural Alliance 2014 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $1,500 Morris To sponsor Art Share, 11 monthly art classes for high school and adult Heritage students focusing on a variety of artistic disciplines in the coming year.

Richard Vandever 2014 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $10,960 Fergus Falls To design, carve and sculpt The River Band, four sculptures from wood Heritage working with four apprentices taking them through the creation process.

Runestone Museum Foundation of 2014 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $6,680 Alexandria To work with Myron Sahlberg, portrait artist, and Kelsey Patton, historical Alexandria Minnesota Heritage costumer, will produce Viking Age clothing and a full-size family portrait, archiving the creation process to use in the exhibit.

Runestone Museum Foundation of 2014 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $850 Alexandria To create audio files for One Cell for personalized tours performed by Alexandria Minnesota Heritage Lakes Area Theatre.

Sons of Norway 2014 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $1,890 Nidaros To create public art in the Vining Community Building Featuring a large Heritage mural and rosemaling. Terrace Mill Foundation, Inc. 2014 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $14,230 Terrace To upgrade the sound system that is used for all performing arts programs. Heritage

Terrace Mill Foundation, Inc. 2015 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $2,440 Terrace To present a Bluegrass Concert with Guitar and Vocal Harmony Workshops Heritage by the five member High 48s Bluegrass band for August 1, 2015.

Terrace Mill Foundation, Inc. 2015 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $7,010 Terrace To rebuild the outdoor stage in the front of Terrace Mill. Heritage

The Brush and Palette Club 2014 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $670 Alexandria To upgrade their workshop demonstration technology with projection Heritage system and web conferencing equipment. The Lake Region Writers Network 2014 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $3,230 Battle Lake To host the 5th annual Lake Region Writers Network. Heritage

The Rourke Art Gallery Museum 2015 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $14,210 Moorhead To create a dedicated educational space within the Rourke Art Museum Heritage and provide six months of educational programming in this space.

The Sons of Norway, Heimskringlas 2014 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $1,000 Fergus Falls To host three art activities focusing on Scandinavian Heritage. Lodge 12 Heritage Regional Arts Council grants page 55 FY 2014 - 2015

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Theatre L'Homme Dieu 2014 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $3,770 Alexandria To increase the attendance by younger audiences their season an artist Heritage residency and workshops.

Theatre L'Homme Dieu 2015 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $6,000 Alexandria To provide transportation to seniors and others who are not mobile and Heritage therefore unable to attend Theatre L'Homme Dieu productions during Summer 2015. Three Rivers Arts Council 2015 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $9,870 Breckenridge To sponsor the Red River Dance in order to preserve the history of the Heritage Métis people through the traditional dancing of the Red River jig.

Timothy Johnson 2014 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $11,910 Moorhead To present two artist residencies A Journey through Jazz with workshops Heritage and performances in the Lake Park/Audobon and Moorhead High School.

Tin Horse Enterprise 2014 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $3,342 Fergus Falls To purchase equipment to create a ceramic exchange with China. Heritage Ulen-Hitterdal Community Education 2014 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $3,000 Ulen To sponsor an artist residency with Boston Brass as Educational Heritage Ambassadors for the Junior and Senior High bands.

Wheaton Area Schools 2015 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $9,984 Wheaton To present a 2 day artist residency with the Copper Street Brass Quintet Heritage for grades 5 to 12 focusing on a Chamber Music Skills Camp.

Wilkin County Agricultural Society 2015 RAC 04 Legacy Arts and Cultural $2,000 Breckenridge To present a family art event with an afternoon concert and a make and Heritage take art workshop, offering transportation for seniors.

Megan Han 2015 RAC 05 Artist Mentor $850 Staples Voice Mentorship Scholarship Noah Han 2015 RAC 05 Artist Mentor $850 Staples Voice Mentorship Scholarship Rachel Daly 2015 RAC 05 Artist Mentor $850 Staples Violin Mentorship Scholarship Rachel Paskewitz 2015 RAC 05 Artist Mentor $850 Browerville Voice Mentorship Scholarship Rebecca Daly 2015 RAC 05 Artist Mentor $850 Staples Flute Mentorship Scholarship Abandoned Scout Camp 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Hewitt Barter Fest Project Regional Arts Council grants page 56 FY 2014 - 2015

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Boys and Girls Club of Morrison 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $4,687 Little Falls High and Low Tech Artist in Residency County Project

Central Lakes College Foundation 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Brainerd Verse Like Water, the Visiting Poet Program of Central Lakes College Project

Central Lakes College Foundation 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Brainerd This project brings the Pulitzer Prize winning Serbian-American poet, Project Charles Simic, to central Minnesota to share readings of his poetry, meet the public, and teach a workshop to area writers. Growing up in war ravaged Yugoslavia, he has much to say about the forces of history in the 20th century. Colla Voce Choir, Inc. 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $2,500 Staples Choir Year 2013-2014 Project Colla Voce Choir, Inc. 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $2,500 Staples Choir Year 2014-2015 Project Crossing Arts Alliance 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $2,020 Brainerd Painting Workshop Project Crossing Arts Alliance 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $1,900 Brainerd 4 Artists, 4 Seasons Study Exhibition Project Crossing Arts Alliance 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $2,340 Brainerd Tuesday Arts 2 Project Crossing Arts Alliance 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Brainerd Behind the Bricks Project Crossing Arts Alliance 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $2,250 Brainerd Shop Youth Arts Instruction Project Crossing Arts Alliance 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $2,650 Brainerd Elements of Creative Writing Series Project Crossing Arts Alliance 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $1,890 Brainerd Poetry on the Wall Project Crossing Arts Alliance 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $1,840 Brainerd Bring a panel of editors and publishers together to benefit literary artists Project interested in publishing on April 26. Panelists would include Jim Perlman, Holy Cow Press; Daniel Slager, Milkweed Editions; Erik Anderson, University of Minnesota Press; and Steve Woodward, Graywolf Press.

Crossing Arts Alliance 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $1,650 Brainerd Community Homecoming Celebration of the Arts Project Crossing Arts Alliance 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $2,000 Brainerd Poetry on the Wall 2015 Project Regional Arts Council grants page 57 FY 2014 - 2015

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FoxFire Festivals 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Brainerd Celtic Festival Project FoxFire Festivals 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Brainerd Foxfire Festivals at The Farm 6th Annual Mid Summer Faire and Celtic Project Celebration Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $3,300 Little Falls Chorale groups Project

Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $2,990 Little Falls Keyboard Festival 2014 Project

Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $3,750 Little Falls UROCK 2014 Project

Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $1,900 Little Falls Folk and Fiddle Festival Project

Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $3,300 Little Falls Saint Francis Music Center's Chorale Groups Project

Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $1,400 Little Falls Saint Francis Preparatory Orchestra Project

Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $2,990 Little Falls Keyboard Festival 2015 Project

Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $1,200 Little Falls Fiddle Festival Project

Great River Arts Association 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $4,325 Little Falls Faces of Morrison County Project

Great River Arts Association 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $3,195 Little Falls Great River Arts Theater will produce Beth Henley's Crimes of the Heart in Project the newly created performing space at Great River Arts in Little Falls, and concurrently showcase an exhibition of locally produced visual art inspired by the themes of this play. Great River Arts Association 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $4,905 Little Falls Great River Arts will present a well-rounded series of arts education Project programs from March to December 2014. With an estimated 80 sessions and 210 hours of artist contact, participants learn about drawing, painting, printmaking, ceramics, weaving, mosaics, photography, batiks, beading and more. Regional Arts Council grants page 58 FY 2014 - 2015

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Great River Arts Association 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $3,910 Little Falls Dinner Theater Fall 2014 Project

Great River Arts Association 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $4,100 Little Falls Great River Arts LIVE! Fall 2014 Project

Great River Arts Association 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Little Falls Arts Education 2015 Project

Green Island 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Wadena Public Sculpture at Green Island Project Hands of Hope Resource Center 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $2,500 Little Falls The Yellow Dress Project

Heartland BIG Read 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Pierz Heartland BIG Read Project Heartland Symphony Orchestra 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Little Falls Heartland Symphony Orchestra's 2013 Fall Concert Series, Americana Project

Heartland Symphony Orchestra 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Little Falls Heartland Symphony Orchestra’s Winter Concert Series: A Winter’s Project Tapestry

Heartland Symphony Orchestra 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Little Falls Heartland Symphony Orchestra will present its 2014 Spring Concert Series, Project Around the World with the Heartland Symphony Orchestra, on April 12 in Little Falls, Minnesota; and April 13 in Brainerd, Minnesota. This concert series will feature international masterworks; music by Heartland Symphony Orchestra's 2014 Composers’ Competition Winner, and local student musicians. Heartland Symphony Orchestra 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Little Falls Heartland Symphony Orchestra's Fall 2014 Concert Series - Russian Project Masters

Heartland Symphony Orchestra 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Little Falls Heartland Symphony Orchestra's Winter 2014 Concert Series - Beethoven Project Symphony No. 9

Lakes Area Music Festival 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $1,585 Brainerd Explore Music! Educational Day Camp Project Regional Arts Council grants page 59 FY 2014 - 2015

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Lakes Area Music Festival 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Brainerd Orchestral Grand Finale - Lakes Area Music Festival Project

Lakes Area Music Festival 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Brainerd Hansel and Gretel Opera 2014 Project

Lakes Area Music Festival 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $3,500 Brainerd Youth Education 2014 Project

Lakes Area Music Festival 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Brainerd Grand Finale 2014 Project

Lakes Area Music Festival 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $1,500 Brainerd Prelude Series 2014 Project

Lamplighter Community Theatre 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Staples The Lamplighter Community Theatre will host a two week summer drama Project camp for children ages 8-18 from June 9-20, 2014 at Centennial Auditorium in Staples called Lamp Camp 2014. The camp will include acting, dance, music and an art component in mosaics.

Lamplighter Community Theatre 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $3,830 Staples The Lamplighter Community Theatre of Staples will collaborate with the Project Madhatters Community Theatre of Wadena to produce the play, True West by Samuel Shephard in August of 2014 at Centennial Auditorium in Staples. Lamplighter Community Theatre 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Staples Lamp Camp 2015 Project

Leech Lake Tribal College 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Cass Lake Wiigwaasi-Jiimaan (traditional birch bark canoe). Project Legacy Chorale of Greater Minnesota 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $4,075 Baxter A Legacy Christmas Project

Little Falls Convention and Visitors 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Little Falls Little Falls Sculptural Bike Rack Project Bureau Project Regional Arts Council grants page 60 FY 2014 - 2015

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Little Falls Convention and Visitors 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Little Falls Beauty in Benches Bureau Project

Long Prairie Chamber Orchestra 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $3,900 Long Prairie Viva Italia Project

Long Prairie Chamber Orchestra 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $3,100 Long Prairie The Long Prairie Chamber Orchestra will rehearse, promote, and perform Project an all-Russian concert entitled, Russian Reflections. The concert will include examples of Russian programmatic and Nationalistic repertoire from the Romantic and Post-Romantic/20th century eras.

Long Prairie Chamber Orchestra 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $4,515 Long Prairie Mozart ala Mode Project

Long Prairie Chamber Orchestra 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $3,300 Long Prairie Fall Spook-tacular Project

Long Prairie Chamber Orchestra 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $2,950 Long Prairie New Year's Concert Project

Long Prairie Chamber Orchestra 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $4,400 Long Prairie Spring concert- "Featuring Our Own" Project

Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc. 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Wadena Camp Madhatter 2013 Break A Leg Project

Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc. 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $2,960 Wadena Madhatter's Community Theater will produce the comedic play, Ghost of a Project Chance in Memorial Auditorium last weekend in March and first weekend in April 2014. Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc. 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $4,825 Wadena Don't Hug Me Dinner Theatre Project

Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc. 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Wadena Camp Madhatter 2014, More or Loesser Project

Minnesota Folklore Theater 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Walker Fall has it all Children's Theater Stories On The Mississippi Tale of Tom Project Sayer Regional Arts Council grants page 61 FY 2014 - 2015

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Minnesota Folklore Theater 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $2,920 Walker A Children's Christmas with Dr. Seuss Project

Minnesota Folklore Theater 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Walker Minnesota Folklore Theater at Walker Bay Theater celebrates our Sixth Project Season with the play Secret Garden and to kick off our summer season and much requested production an updated revival of our Evening With Patsy Cline and her performances at the Flame Café in Minneapolis Minnesota in 1959. Minnesota Folklore Theater 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $4,825 Walker Sixth Summer Season Celebration Project

Minnesota Folklore Theater 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Walker Bring Warm Clothes A Thanksgiving Surprise Project

Minnesota Folklore Theater 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $1,800 Walker Children's Christmas Project

Oasis Central Minnesota, Inc. 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $2,650 Little Falls Church Ladies Extravaganza Project

Pequot Lakes Community Education 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $4,150 Pequot Lakes Pequot Lakes Community Theater's Oliver Project

Pequot Lakes Community Education 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $4,140 Pequot Lakes Pequot Lakes Community Theatre production of the musical Spitfire Grill Project

Pequot Lakes Community Education 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $3,500 Pequot Lakes Greater Lakes Area Performing Arts/Pequot Lakes Community Theatre Project production of Mom’s Gift summer 2014. July 10, 11, 12 and 15, 16, 17 performances on the Pequot Lakes High School theater stage.

Pequot Lakes Community Education 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $3,915 Pequot Lakes Pequot Lakes Community Theatre production of the musical Singing in the Project Rain

Pequot Lakes Community Education 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $3,390 Pequot Lakes Pequot Lakes Community Theatre production of The Game’s Afoot Project

Pine River Area Foundation, Inc. 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $2,000 Pine River Arts Off 84 Art Crawl Project Regional Arts Council grants page 62 FY 2014 - 2015

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Screen Porch Productions 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Outing Take Two: Fall Musical Comedy, 2013 Project Screen Porch Productions 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $3,000 Outing Painting Group, Part Two: Arts Programming for Older Adults Project Screen Porch Productions 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Outing Screen Porch Productions will create and implement and an expanded Project visual arts program and a new literary/dramatic arts program (life-story writing and performing). Each are eight sessions, designed for older adults and will take place in the Outing/Emily area in May/June 2014.

Screen Porch Productions 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Outing Annual Fall Community Play: The Musical Project Sounds of Spirit Lake 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Menahga Sounds of Spirit Lake Project Sounds of Spirit Lake 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Menahga Sounds of Spirit Lake Project Staples All Veterans and Community 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Staples Staples All Veterans Park Artistic Signage Park Association Project

Staples Area Men's Chorus, Inc. 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $4,000 Staples Real Men Sing! and Real Men Sing Junior Project

Staples Area Men's Chorus, Inc. 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Staples Vivaldi Project Project

Staples Area Men's Chorus, Inc. 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $4,000 Staples Real Men Sing! and Real Men Sing Junior Project

Staples Area Women's Chorus 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Staples Her Voice, Her Song Project

Staples Area Women's Chorus 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Staples Her Voice, Her Song 2 Project

Staples Motley Area Arts Council 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $2,400 Staples Staples Motley Area Arts Council Sponsors Takin' It To The Limit Project Regional Arts Council grants page 63 FY 2014 - 2015

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Staples Motley Area Arts Council 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $3,355 Staples Staples Motley Area Arts Council presents Tom Sawyer Project

The Center 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Brainerd Gregory Park Bandstand Project Project USA Community Chorus 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Swanville Choral Music Workshops Project

USA Community Chorus 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $4,500 Swanville Veterans Day Show-2013 Project

USA Community Chorus 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $1,500 Swanville 2014 Pre-Festival workshops Project

USA Community Chorus 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Swanville Together We Sing Project

USA Community Chorus 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $750 Swanville 2016 Choral Music Retreat Music Project

Wadena Area Community Band 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $1,875 Wadena Wadena Area Community Band 2013-2014 Season Project

Wadena Area Community Band 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $2,000 Wadena Wadena Area Community Band 2014-2015 Season Project

Wadena-Deer Creek Community 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $1,000 Wadena Prairie Fire Theater Education Project

Wah De Nah Historic and 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Staples Old Wadena Rendezvous and Folklife Festival Environmental Learning Project Project

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $4,020 Walker Summer Story Theater Community Education Project Regional Arts Council grants page 64 FY 2014 - 2015

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Whiskey Creek Film Festival 2014 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Wadena Whiskey Creek Film Festival Project

Whiskey Creek Film Festival 2015 RAC 05 Community Arts Access $5,000 Wadena Whiskey Creek Film Festival 2014 Project

Crossing Arts Alliance 2015 RAC 05 General Operating $10,650 Brainerd General Operating Legacy Merit

Great River Arts Association 2015 RAC 05 General Operating $10,350 Little Falls General Operating Legacy Merit

Heartland Symphony Orchestra 2015 RAC 05 General Operating $3,000 Little Falls General Operating Legacy Merit

Lakes Area Music Festival 2015 RAC 05 General Operating $14,540 Brainerd General Operating Legacy Merit

Legacy Chorale of Greater Minnesota 2015 RAC 05 General Operating $50 Baxter General Operating Legacy Merit

Minnesota Folklore Theater 2015 RAC 05 General Operating $1,800 Walker General Operating Legacy Merit

Screen Porch Productions 2015 RAC 05 General Operating $1,440 Outing General Operating Legacy Merit

Staples Area Men's Chorus, Inc. 2015 RAC 05 General Operating $2,090 Staples General Operating Legacy Merit

Staples Motley Area Arts Council 2015 RAC 05 General Operating $1,140 Staples General Operating Legacy Merit

Crossing Arts Alliance 2014 RAC 05 General Operating $14,090 Brainerd General Operating Support Legacy Merit Great River Arts Association 2014 RAC 05 General Operating $14,140 Little Falls General Operating Support Legacy Merit

Heartland Symphony Orchestra 2014 RAC 05 General Operating $6,120 Little Falls General Operating Support Legacy Merit Regional Arts Council grants page 65 FY 2014 - 2015

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Lamplighter Community Theatre 2014 RAC 05 General Operating $440 Staples General Operating Support Legacy Merit

Long Prairie Chamber Orchestra 2014 RAC 05 General Operating $200 Long Prairie General Operating Support Legacy Merit

Minnesota Folklore Theater 2014 RAC 05 General Operating $3,480 Walker General Operating Support Legacy Merit

Screen Porch Productions 2014 RAC 05 General Operating $570 Outing General Operating Support Legacy Merit Staples Area Men's Chorus, Inc. 2014 RAC 05 General Operating $3,300 Staples General Operating Support Legacy Merit

Staples Motley Area Arts Council 2014 RAC 05 General Operating $1,940 Staples General Operating Support Legacy Merit

The Legacy Chorale of Greater 2014 RAC 05 General Operating $1,690 Baxter General Operating Support Minnesota Legacy Merit

Brainerd High School 2014 RAC 05 School Arts Project $5,000 Brainerd Copper Street Brass will conduct a one-day residency in Brainerd North High School, with group lessons, 4 rehearsals, and 2 concerts for the public. Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools 2014 RAC 05 School Arts Project $5,000 Cass Lake The creation and performance of a new play, by the students of Cass Lake Bena High School, based on the pressures and issues teens face today. Special emphasis will be placed on family and community culture and its part in teens lives. Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools 2015 RAC 05 School Arts Project $5,000 Cass Lake Elementary/Middle School Theater Program

Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools 2015 RAC 05 School Arts Project $5,000 Cass Lake The High School Radio Hour

Crosby-Ironton Public Schools 2014 RAC 05 School Arts Project $5,000 Crosby The Copper Street Brass Quintet to present a residency with 4 educational showcases for the band students and a public concert. Regional Arts Council grants page 66 FY 2014 - 2015

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Freshwater Education District 2014 RAC 05 School Arts Project $4,075 Staples Gary Harbo, author/illustrator will do a residency with grades 3-5 in the Freshwater Gifted, Creative, Talented consortium of schools in March of 2014. The schools include: Bertha-Hewitt, Browerville, Eagle Valley, Pillager, and Verndale. Freshwater Education District 2015 RAC 05 School Arts Project $2,400 Staples Student Visit Walker Art Center and Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Freshwater Education District 2015 RAC 05 School Arts Project $4,300 Staples Gary Timbs - "Echos of Dixieland"

Harrison Elementary School 2014 RAC 05 School Arts Project $1,645 Brainerd Harrison Elementary's 3rd graders will attendCinderella at the Minneapolis Children's Theatre and tour the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

Harrison Elementary School 2015 RAC 05 School Arts Project $2,836 Brainerd Professional Theatre Thrill for Thriving Third Graders

Lowell Elementary School 2014 RAC 05 School Arts Project $2,050 Brainerd Lowell Elementary will host Prairie Fire Theater for one week. Prairie Fire brings an original musical adaptation of a classic fairy tale, for our students to perform. Two directors from Prairie Fire audition and work with all fourth grade students to rehearse and perform for the community.

Nisswa Elementary School 2014 RAC 05 School Arts Project $2,476 Nisswa Prairie Fire Theatre residency presenting, Jack and the Beanstalk.

Nisswa Elementary School Parent 2015 RAC 05 School Arts Project $3,500 Nisswa Prairie Fire Childrens Theater Artist Residency Teacher Organization

Pierz Public Schools 2014 RAC 05 School Arts Project $5,000 Pierz Educational and Performance Residency with The Copper Street Brass Quintet Staples Motley Public Schools 2015 RAC 05 School Arts Project $5,000 Staples Adam Reinwald Artist Residency

Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary 2014 RAC 05 School Arts Project $1,500 Wadena Perrin Boyd, a professional educator in the areas of creative movement, School theater arts, and clowning will provide a week-long residency with Wadena-Deer Creek 1st grade students. The week will culminate in a performance for their families and the Kindergarten students at the school. Regional Arts Council grants page 67 FY 2014 - 2015

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Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary 2015 RAC 05 School Arts Project $1,500 Wadena 1st Grade Clowning Residency School

Anna Koopman 2014 RAC 05 Student Artist $850 Motley Student Mentorship - Harp Mentorship Christina Welch 2014 RAC 05 Student Artist $850 Little Falls Student Mentorship - Drawing Mentorship Gracie Stevenson 2014 RAC 05 Student Artist $850 Little Falls Student Mentorship - Oil Painting Mentorship Josie Erickson 2014 RAC 05 Student Artist $850 Cushing Student Mentorship - Trumpet Mentorship Meghan Nordstrom 2014 RAC 05 Student Artist $850 Verndale Student Mentorship - Oboe Mentorship Rachel Paskewitz 2014 RAC 05 Student Artist $850 Browerville Student Mentorship - Cello Mentorship Rebekka Paskewitz 2014 RAC 05 Student Artist $850 Browerville Student Mentorship - Violin Mentorship Samantha Weyer 2014 RAC 05 Student Artist $850 Staples Student Mentorship - Violin Mentorship Sebastian Wilson-Webb 2014 RAC 05 Student Artist $850 Hackensack Student Mentorship - Music Production Mentorship Sienna Lingenfelter 2014 RAC 05 Student Artist $850 Staples Student Mentorship - Viola Mentorship Bron McCall 2015 RAC 07E ECRAC Arts and Cultural $2,500 Hinckley During the Resurrection project, the artist will sculpt, cast, and detail 3 Heritage Fund Individual bronze sculptures. The completed sculptures will be displayed at the Old Artist Grant School Art Center in Sandstone, and the Pine Center for the Arts in Pine City in the Spring/Summer of 2016. Dee Ann Sibley 2014 RAC 07E ECRAC Arts and Cultural $2,500 Cambridge Abandoned Spaces, an Isanti County Retrospective will focus on Heritage Fund Individual abandoned farmhouses and structures within the Isanti County limits and Artist Grant will culminate in an exhibit open to the public. Photography will be used as a means to examine the context of the structure while exhibiting the ruins as artistic examples of decay and times forgotten.

Keith Raivo 2015 RAC 07E ECRAC Arts and Cultural $2,500 Brook Park THE VIKIKGS ARE COMING project involves the creation and placement of Heritage Fund Individual a movable 3-D Viking ship sculpture, focusing on the basic design elements Artist Grant of line and repetition. The movable sculpture will be place in 3 or more different locations around the City of Mora. Regional Arts Council grants page 68 FY 2014 - 2015

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Lauri Rockne 2014 RAC 07E ECRAC Arts and Cultural $2,251 Mora During the Region 7E Native Butterfly and Moth Series project, the artist Heritage Fund Individual will photograph and then abstract 20 butterflies and moths native to the Artist Grant 7E region using unique leaf print and Photoshop techniques. The project will culminate in a show at the Pine Center for the Arts in April of 2015.

Mary Ann Cleary 2015 RAC 07E ECRAC Arts and Cultural $2,500 Cambridge During the Basic Painting Strokes with Color project, the artist, working Heritage Fund Individual with a mentor, will complete a series of new oil paintings using a minimal Artist Grant brushstroke technique. After completion, an interactive open to the public demonstration of the technique.

Natalia Peterson 2015 RAC 07E ECRAC Arts and Cultural $2,498 Lindstrom During the Composition and Performance project, the artist, working with Heritage Fund Individual a mentor, will purchase a Musical Interface Digital Instrument (MIDI) Artist Grant system needed to compose 10-14 new musical pieces. The new music will be presented to the public at the Chisago Lakes Performing Arts Center in April of 2016. Rebecca Tishman 2015 RAC 07E ECRAC Arts and Cultural $2,500 Shafer During The Other Side of Beauty project, the artist will produce and Heritage Fund Individual provide a public performance, hiring 5 dancers to perform original Artist Grant choreography wearing steel sculptures the artist is creating. At the end of the performance, discussion time will be provided, allowing the audience to interact with and discuss the artwork and the performance.

Roger Nieboer 2014 RAC 07E ECRAC Arts and Cultural $2,375 Mora The project Existentia includes a premiere showing of a film documenting Heritage Fund Individual the creation of Existentia (an audience-participatory performance piece) Artist Grant followed by a live, interactive performance of Existentia” to be held at the Paradise Theatre located in Mora.

Terri Huro-Torgerson 2014 RAC 07E ECRAC Arts and Cultural $2,500 Brook Park During the Time Exposure Photography project, the artist will purchase Heritage Fund Individual camera equipment to allow proper time exposures and star photography. Artist Grant The project will culminate with an open-to-the public exhibit to be held at the Kanabec History Center in Mora. Terri Huro-Torgerson 2015 RAC 07E ECRAC Arts and Cultural $2,500 Brook Park During the Watercolor Progression project, the artist will purchase tools to Heritage Fund Individual create new, outside the box, watercolor artworks on wooden painting Artist Grant panels to be presented at an exhibit open to the public.

Terri Huro-Torgerson 2015 RAC 07E ECRAC Arts and Cultural $2,448 Brook Park During the Night Lights project, the artist will purchase equipment and Heritage Fund Individual supplies needed to create five new 3-dimensional multi-media sculptures Artist Grant that will be lit from the inside. The newly created artwork will then be displayed at a free and open to the public. Regional Arts Council grants page 69 FY 2014 - 2015

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Valerie Raivo 2015 RAC 07E ECRAC Arts and Cultural $2,500 Brook Park During the Garden Trekker project, the artist will attend a “storytelling Heritage Fund Individual through photography workshop,” and create a story about Minnesota Artist Grant gardens, greenhouses, and nurseries through the use of photography, assemblage, and narrative. The project will culminate with a free and open to the public exhibition of 30-40 new pieces of artwork to be held in May/June of 2016. Cambridge-Isanti Performing Arts 2014 RAC 07E ECRAC Arts and Cultural $4,935 Cambridge Stages Theatre Production of Goodnight Moon will bring Stages Theatre Committee Heritage Fund Company of Hopkins, Minnesota production of their original musical Organization Grant Goodnight Moon” (proposed for February 21, 2015) to the Hardy Center for two performances, allowing preschool and Kindergarten through third grade students and their families from throughout the East Central Regional Arts Council’s area an opportunity to attend a professional theatre presentation locally.

Central Minnesota Art Co-op 2014 RAC 07E ECRAC Arts and Cultural $6,932 Princeton The Drive-In for Art Mural Project will hire an artist to lead high school age Heritage Fund art students in painting an exterior mural depicting a drive-in movie Organization Grant theatre. The movie screen depicted in the mural will also function as an actual movie screen to be used showing movies and outdoor film projects.

Chisago Lakes Community Education 2014 RAC 07E ECRAC Arts and Cultural $15,000 Lindstrom Artists Rubbing Elbows With Children will connect students (Grades K-8) Heritage Fund residing in Southern Chisago County with 13 local artists who will teach Organization Grant their artistic skills in after school art classes to be held at Lakeside Elementary, Chisago Lakes Primary School, and Chisago Lakes Middle School. Classes will be held Monday-Thursday after school from February through May 2014. The project will culminate in May with an art show at the Chisago Lakes High School displaying the students’ works.

Chisago Lakes Community Education 2014 RAC 07E ECRAC Arts and Cultural $15,000 Lindstrom The Art for All project will connect the children who live in Southern Heritage Fund Chisago County to high quality local artists. These artists will teach these Organization Grant children their artistic skills and share their artistic passions with the children during afternoon [after school] art classes. This relationship between the artists and the children of this area will be facilitated by the Chisago Lakes Community Education.

Chisago Lakes Community Education 2015 RAC 07E ECRAC Arts and Cultural $15,000 Lindstrom During the Children Create project, Chisago Lakes Community education Heritage Fund will contract with 21 local artists to teach their artistic skills and share their Organization Grant artistic passions with the K-8th Grade youth of southern Chisago County. Regional Arts Council grants page 70 FY 2014 - 2015

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Chisago Lakes Community Education 2015 RAC 07E ECRAC Arts and Cultural $14,800 Lindstrom During the Artists of Today Inspiring the Artists of Tomorrow project, Heritage Fund Chisago Lakes Area Community Education will connect the children who Organization Grant live in Chisago County to local artists so the children can be inspired to be artists tomorrow. The 19 artists will teach the children their artistic skills and share their artistic passions during afternoon art classes. The project will culminate with an open to the public art show to be held at the Chisago Lakes High School cafeteria during the month of December 2015.

City of Mora 2014 RAC 07E ECRAC Arts and Cultural $15,000 Mora The City of Mora will host a music concert series held in Mora’s Library Heritage Fund Park Thursday evenings during June, July and August 2014. Twelve musical Organization Grant performances will represent a wide variety of styles and will be open to the public free-of-charge. City of Mora 2015 RAC 07E ECRAC Arts and Cultural $15,000 Mora During the Music in the Park project, The City of Mora will host a musical Heritage Fund concert series to be held in downtown’s Library Park on Thursday evenings Organization Grant during June, July, and August 2015. The twelve musical performances will represent a wide variety of styles. East Central Minnesota Chorale 2014 RAC 07E ECRAC Arts and Cultural $12,045 Cambridge The Celebration of Freedom project will involve three concerts – February Heritage Fund 23rd, 2014 at the Richard Hardy Performing Arts Center in Cambridge, May Organization Grant 10, 2014 at Stevens in Princeton, and May 9th, 2014 at Spectacular Events in Isanti – featuring the Red Bull Army Band and the East Central Minnesota Chorale Unum Vox choir. The event will examine the cultural impact of World War II on music from and inspired by that time through World War II memorabilia and stories collected from Region 7E residents.

Fairview Elementary School 2015 RAC 07E ECRAC Arts and Cultural $4,810 Mora The Storytelling, Writing, Imagery, and Movement Series project involves a Heritage Fund series of programs to connect school and community audiences of all ages Organization Grant featuring inspiring artists, authors, and storytellers. The series culminates in an evening of arts workshops and shared stories done by elementary students. Franconia Sculpture Park 2014 RAC 07E ECRAC Arts and Cultural $14,972 Shafer 2014 Music at Franconia concert series will provide a diverse set of musical Heritage Fund performances and guided tours of the Franconia sculpture exhibition and Organization Grant studio. The series includes four six-hour events (noon-6:00 p.m.) featuring 13 musical performers/groups. Franconia Sculpture Park 2014 RAC 07E ECRAC Arts and Cultural $14,979 Shafer 2014 Community Collaboration Hot Metal Pour Program will offer five art- Heritage Fund making workshops on July 26, 27, 30, 31, and August 2, 2014, plus a full- Organization Grant day live metal pour demonstration event on August 2, 2014. Regional Arts Council grants page 71 FY 2014 - 2015

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Franconia Sculpture Park 2014 RAC 07E ECRAC Arts and Cultural $14,365 Shafer The 2014 Rural Arts Program will serve youth groups from Region 7E with Heritage Fund Discover Sculpture interactive guided tours led by professional artists at Organization Grant Franconia Sculpture Park in September and October 2014.

Franconia Sculpture Park 2015 RAC 07E ECRAC Arts and Cultural $14,994 Shafer During the 2015 Music @ Franconia concert series project Franconia Heritage Fund Sculpture Park will provide the Region 7E community and beyond a diverse Organization Grant set of musical performances by nine performing artist groups and guided tours of Franconia’s sculpture exhibition.

Franconia Sculpture Park 2015 RAC 07E ECRAC Arts and Cultural $14,998 Shafer During the 2015 Community Collaboration Hot Metal Pour Program, Heritage Fund Franconia Sculpture Park will provide the Region 7E community and Organization Grant beyond five art-making workshops on 7/25, 7/26, 7/29, 7/30, and 8/1/2015, and a full-day live metal pour demonstration event.

Franconia Sculpture Park 2015 RAC 07E ECRAC Arts and Cultural $13,788 Shafer For the Capital Expenditure for Purchase of Accessibility Vehicles project, Heritage Fund Franconia Sculpture Park received funding for the purchase of two golf Organization Grant carts that will be utilized as accessibility vehicles for visitors and program participants with mobility disabilities or impairments.

Franconia Sculpture Park 2015 RAC 07E ECRAC Arts and Cultural $14,790 Shafer During the Conversations with Creators on the Prairie project, Franconia Heritage Fund Sculpture Park will provide an arts learning program featuring public talks Organization Grant by exhibiting artists, live music, and youth arts activities set within Franconia’s outdoor sculpture exhibition. The program will be free and open to the public from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 11, 2016.

Franconia Sculpture Park 2015 RAC 07E ECRAC Arts and Cultural $4,995 Shafer During the 2016 Valentine’s Day Community Collaboration Hot Metal Pour Heritage Fund Program, Franconia Sculpture Park will provide the Region 7E community Organization Grant with a hands-on art-making program led by professional artists offering the opportunity to create individually designed works of art and immersion in the process of metal casting. The project offers a direct arts learning experience and “behind the scenes” view of a metal pour and the cast metal process.

Hinckley-Finlayson Public Schools 2015 RAC 07E ECRAC Arts and Cultural $3,200 Hinckley During the Summer Community Theatre Initiative project, the Hinckley- Heritage Fund Finlayson Schools Summer Recreation Program will perform a summer Organization Grant play involving the community with ages ranging from kindergarten to adults. The intent is to educate the community about the established children’s theatre program by involving more of the community. Regional Arts Council grants page 72 FY 2014 - 2015

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Milaca Fine Arts Council 2014 RAC 07E ECRAC Arts and Cultural $8,685 Milaca Music in The Park 2014 is a summer concert series held on June 5th, June Heritage Fund 12th, June 26th, July 3rd, July 10th, July 17th, July 24th, and July 31, 2014 Organization Grant 6:30-8:30 pm at the historic Rec Park bandshell in Milaca. The series will present a mix of genres featuring local and out-of-state musicians.

Milaca Fine Arts Council 2015 RAC 07E ECRAC Arts and Cultural $7,535 Milaca During the Music in the Park 2015 project, the Milaca Fine Arts Council will Heritage Fund present a summer concert series on June 25, July 9, July 16, and July 30 Organization Grant from 6:30-8:30 at the Milaca Rec Park bandshell featuring a variety of music genres. Onamia Community Education 2014 RAC 07E ECRAC Arts and Cultural $10,710 Onamia The Dallas Brass and Bryan Anthony in Onamia project will bring the brass Heritage Fund ensemble and special guest violinist Bryan Anthony to Onamia on Organization Grant Saturday, September 20, 2014, to work with local instrumentalists and vocalists of all ages and to provide a free community performance.

Onamia Public Schools 2015 RAC 07E ECRAC Arts and Cultural $8,266 Onamia During the Arts and Community After School project 4 visual artists will Heritage Fund work with Isle and Onamia students attending After School Enrichment Organization Grant Programs. From January through April 2015, there will be 8 total workshops, four held in Isle, and four held in Onamia. Following the workshops, youth will be able to submit works to two public art shows, one in Onamia on May 7, 2015, and the second in Isle during Isle Days (July 11, 2015). Paradise Community Theatre 2014 RAC 07E ECRAC Arts and Cultural $14,935 Mora Live Performance Sound and Lighting project is an equipment grant and Association, Inc. Heritage Fund includes the design, acquisition, and installation of a professional grade Organization Grant concert sound system and state-of-the-art theatrical lighting equipment. This project serves as the third and final phase of the theatre’s auditorium renovation. Paradise Community Theatre 2015 RAC 07E ECRAC Arts and Cultural $15,000 Mora The Free Film Series project will continue and expand upon a free film Association, Inc. Heritage Fund series shown at the Paradise Theatre throughout the year, allowing five Organization Grant series of films to be seen free of charge by residents of Region 7E.

Pine City Arts Council 2015 RAC 07E ECRAC Arts and Cultural $12,620 Pine City During the Art in Concert project, Pine City Arts Council will provide a Heritage Fund series of three concerts featuring performances by Tonic Sol Fa (October 2, Organization Grant 2015), Monroe Crossing (December 6, 2015), and Sirens of the 60’s (April 15, 2016). The concerts will be held at the Pine City High School Auditorium. Regional Arts Council grants page 73 FY 2014 - 2015

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Wyoming Area Creative Arts 2015 RAC 07E ECRAC Arts and Cultural $5,000 Wyoming The 2015 Kids Can Be Artists, Too project is designed to allow children of Community Heritage Fund all ages an experience painting on canvas or throwing ceramic pots on a Organization Grant wheel with the assistance of volunteer area artists. The event will take place in conjunction with the Wyoming Stagecoach Days festival held on September 11-13, 2015, and will include family-friendly musical entertainment. Paradise Community Theatre 2015 RAC 07E ECRAC Operating $15,000 Mora During the Marketing Music project, the Paradise Theatre will plan an Association, Inc. Support Grant annual live music concert series and develop an accompanying marketing and public relations campaign.

Pine Center for the Arts, Inc. 2015 RAC 07E ECRAC Operating $14,982 Pine City During the Operating Support for Pine Center for the Arts, the organization Support Grant will provide arts education, classes, and storefront gallery for artists to display their work. The organization will also examine its mission as an arts organization and develop a strategic plan for its fiscal health and longevity.

Paradise Community Theatre 2014 RAC 07E Operating Support $12,250 Mora Facing the Future: Strategic Planning for the Paradise Theatre project Association, Inc. involves long-range planning, by the board, engaging the services of consultants, planners, and facilitators, and conducting project feasibility studies.

Apollo High School 2015 RAC 07W Artist in Residency $788 St Cloud Figure Drawing

Benton Stearns Education District 2015 RAC 07W Artist in Residency $1,606 Sartell Harvest past, growing future

Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Early 2014 RAC 07W Artist in Residency $2,735 Buffalo Preschool Drawing Lessons Childhood Family Ed.

Discovery Community School 2015 RAC 07W Artist in Residency $2,965 Waite Park Students Act Up: No Bullying

Eden Valley-Watkins Elementary 2014 RAC 07W Artist in Residency $2,289 Eden Valley The Art of Observations School Regional Arts Council grants page 74 FY 2014 - 2015

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Paramount Arts Resource Trust 2015 RAC 07W Artist in Residency $1,303 St Cloud Drawing from Life

Sartell High School 2014 RAC 07W Artist in Residency $3,000 Sartell Mosaic Residency

Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools- 2015 RAC 07W Artist in Residency $3,000 Sauk Rapids Math and Literacy Book Art Central Minnesota Adult Basic Education

Talahi Community School 2014 RAC 07W Artist in Residency $2,700 St Cloud Readers Theater at Talahi

Talahi Community School 2015 RAC 07W Artist in Residency $3,000 St Cloud Artistic Masks for Talahi

Talahi Community School 2015 RAC 07W Artist in Residency $3,000 St Cloud A Native American Experience

Buffalo Art Guild 2014 RAC 07W Community Art Support $468 Buffalo A group for artists to learn, support each other, and serve the community by enriching arts experiences for all Buffalo Community Orchestra 2014 RAC 07W Community Art Support $6,258 Buffalo Buffalo Community Orchestra is a concert-producing non-profit community organization in Central Minnesota.

Buffalo Community Theater 2014 RAC 07W Community Art Support $8,619 Buffalo Buffalo Community Theater is a 501(c)3 non-profit arts organization located in Buffalo, Minnesota.

Chamber Music Society of Saint 2014 RAC 07W Community Art Support $10,000 St Cloud The Chamber Music Society presents an annual series of concerts and Cloud outreach by renowned ensembles from around the world.

Command Performance Choirs 2014 RAC 07W Community Art Support $3,143 Elk River We are a non-profit 501 c3 organization dedicated to music education through choral performance for students grades K-12.

Elk River Area Arts Alliance 2014 RAC 07W Community Art Support $10,000 Elk River The Alliance is a full service arts center with classes, exhibits and performances. We service artists, regional arts organizations and the public. Regional Arts Council grants page 75 FY 2014 - 2015

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Great Northern Theatre Company 2014 RAC 07W Community Art Support $3,520 Cold Spring Community theatre based in Cold Spring.

Great River Chorale 2014 RAC 07W Community Art Support $4,991 St Cloud Great River Chorale is an auditioned adult community choir that enriches the regional community through high quality performances of choral music. Land of Lakes Choirboys of 2014 RAC 07W Community Art Support $10,000 Elk River A Nonprofit Boys Choir Serving Central Minnesota Minnesota

Minnesota Center Chorale 2014 RAC 07W Community Art Support $5,064 St Cloud Minnesota Center Chorale is a regional community chorus which began its 41st season in the fall of 2013.

Minnesota Dance Ensemble 2014 RAC 07W Community Art Support $2,524 St Cloud Minnesota Dance Ensemble is a dance company that provides dancers with an opportunity to advance in the art of modern dance.

North Ballet Youth Company 2014 RAC 07W Community Art Support $4,400 Rogers North Ballet Youth Company brings classical ballet to Sherburne and Wright counties.

Saint Cloud Municipal Band 2014 RAC 07W Community Art Support $2,200 St Cloud Arts Producing, Municipal Band

Saint Cloud Symphony Orchestra 2014 RAC 07W Community Art Support $10,000 St Cloud Saint Cloud Symphony Orchestra

SOAR Regional Arts 2014 RAC 07W Community Art Support $6,750 St Michael SOAR Regional Arts is a nonprofit organization, the purpose of which is to enrich, educate and entertain the communities for which we serve.

Visual Arts Minnesota 2014 RAC 07W Community Art Support $8,000 St Cloud Visual Arts Exhibitions and Professional Development organization

Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota 2014 RAC 07W Community Art Support $10,000 St Cloud Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota is a non-profit chorus for students in grades 9-12 from the Central Minnesota area, representing 21 different high schools and 21 communities.

Youth Theatre Workshop 2014 RAC 07W Community Art Support $5,903 Elk River Youth Theatre Workshop is a non-profit organization dedicated to producing live theater opportunities and skill-building experiences for and by youth. Buffalo Community Orchestra 2015 RAC 07W Community Arts Support $6,668 Buffalo Concert-producing non-profit community organization in Central Minnesota Regional Arts Council grants page 76 FY 2014 - 2015

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Buffalo Community Theater 2015 RAC 07W Community Arts Support $9,847 Buffalo Buffalo Community Theater is a 501(c)3 non-profit arts organization located in Buffalo, Minnesota.

Chamber Music Society of Saint 2015 RAC 07W Community Arts Support $10,000 St Cloud The Chamber Music Society presents a series of concerts and outreach by Cloud renowned guest ensembles.

Command Performance Choirs 2015 RAC 07W Community Arts Support $5,016 Elk River Command Performance Choirs Community Arts Support Grant Fiscal Year 2015

Elk River Area Arts Alliance 2015 RAC 07W Community Arts Support $10,000 Elk River The Arts Alliance is a full service arts center with classes, exhibits, performances. Granite City Folk Society 2015 RAC 07W Community Arts Support $5,531 St Cloud Arts service: producing live music concerts

Great Northern Theatre Company 2015 RAC 07W Community Arts Support $7,899 Cold Spring Community theatre based in Cold Spring

Great River Chorale 2015 RAC 07W Community Arts Support $6,104 St Cloud Great River Chorale is 55-voice auditioned adult community choir based in St Cloud, Minnesota Minnesota Center Chorale 2015 RAC 07W Community Arts Support $6,765 St Cloud Minnesota Center Chorale is a regional community chorus that began its 42nd season in the fall of 2014.

Minnesota Dance Ensemble 2015 RAC 07W Community Arts Support $4,526 St Cloud Minnesota Dance Ensemble Community Arts Support Grant

North Ballet Youth Company 2015 RAC 07W Community Arts Support $4,700 Rogers North Ballet Youth Company brings the art of classical ballet to Sherburne and Wright counties.

Saint Cloud Municipal Band 2015 RAC 07W Community Arts Support $4,400 St Cloud Saint Cloud Municipal Band plays over 20 concerts/year, nursing homes, high schools, VA Center, others

Saint Cloud Symphony Orchestra 2015 RAC 07W Community Arts Support $10,000 St Cloud Saint Cloud Symphony Orchestra

SOAR Regional Arts 2015 RAC 07W Community Arts Support $7,124 St Michael SOAR Regional Arts

Visual Arts Minnesota 2015 RAC 07W Community Arts Support $6,420 St Cloud Visual Arts Exhibitions and Professional Development Organization Regional Arts Council grants page 77 FY 2014 - 2015

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Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota 2015 RAC 07W Community Arts Support $10,000 St Cloud Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota, a non-profit choir, represents 18 different Central Minnesota high schools and 20 communities.

Buffalo Community Theater 2015 RAC 07W Organizational $650 Buffalo American Association of Community Theatre Conference/Festival Development

Chamber Music Society of Saint 2014 RAC 07W Organizational $235 St Cloud Executive Director Rebecca Scheele attends the Chamber Music America Cloud Development National Conference in New York, January 16-19, 2014.

Chamber Music Society of Saint 2015 RAC 07W Organizational $765 St Cloud Strategic Alignment Process Cloud Development

Great River Chorale 2015 RAC 07W Organizational $100 St Cloud e-chorus Marketing and Communications sessions Development Great River Chorale 2015 RAC 07W Organizational $584 St Cloud Great River Chorale Board and Staff Development Development Independent Music Collaboration 2015 RAC 07W Organizational $500 St Cloud Start Up Arts Organization for Local Musicians Development

Paramount Arts Resource Trust 2015 RAC 07W Organizational $315 St Cloud National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Development

SOAR Regional Arts 2014 RAC 07W Organizational $1,000 St Michael MAP Strategic Planning board training. Development Advisory Task Force on Woman and 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $5,740 Elk River Women's Writing Program at Sherburne County Jail Juvenile Female Offender in Corrections

Advisory Task Force on Woman and 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $6,000 Elk River Women's Writing Program at Sherburne County Jail Juvenile Female Offender in Corrections Regional Arts Council grants page 78 FY 2014 - 2015

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Benton County Agricultural Society 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $4,035 Sauk Rapids Heritage arts and culture education

Buffalo Community Orchestra 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $5,579 Buffalo "Music, Mystery, & Magic" Orchestra Concert

Buffalo Community Orchestra 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $5,800 Buffalo Buffalo Community Orchestra Filmfest: Orchestra Concert with Famous Films

Buffalo Community Orchestra 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $5,286 Buffalo "Nature Takes a Bow" Orchestra Concert

Buffalo Community Orchestra 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $5,710 Buffalo "Hats Off to Musical Theater" Concert

Buffalo Community Theater 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $8,000 Buffalo The Producers

Buffalo Community Theater 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $6,000 Buffalo Buffalo Community Theater will produce the play Cheaper by the Dozen, with actors, technicians, artists and volunteers from Buffalo and surrounding communities in Central Minnesota. Performances will take place at the Discovery School Auditorium on October 18-20 and 25-27 2013. Buffalo Community Theater 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $6,000 Buffalo The Dixie Swim Club

Buffalo Community Theater 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $6,000 Buffalo And Then There Were None

Buffalo Community Theater 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $8,000 Buffalo Oliver!

Buffalo Community Theater 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $6,000 Buffalo The Nerd

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $2,989 St Cloud Exploring Picturing Writing Saint Cloud Regional Arts Council grants page 79 FY 2014 - 2015

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CentraCare Health Foundation 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $4,200 St Cloud Recovery Plus Artist in Residency Program

Central Minnesota Youth Orchestra 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $6,000 St Cloud Central Minnesota Youth Orchestra Fall 2015 Semester, Russian Classics

City of Big Lake Public Works 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $8,000 Big Lake Facilitate Music in the Park event Thursday evenings from 7:00 p.m. through 8:30 p.m. Starting with the first concert on June 5, 2014 ending the last concert on August 28, 2014. Concerts would be held outside at Lakeside Park in Big Lake, Minnesota. City of Sartell 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $1,800 Sartell Functional Metal Public Art Mill Planning Project City of Sartell 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $6,000 Sartell Sartell Music in the Park Clifford Odendahl 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $2,175 Grasston General Federated Women's Club Concerts in the Park College of Saint Benedict 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $2,132 St Joseph Dennis Alexander Piano Festival and Competition

College of Saint Benedict 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $8,000 St Joseph Black Violin

College of Saint Benedict 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $6,000 St Joseph Indian Ink: Kiss the Fish

Command Performance Choirs 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $6,287 Elk River The Cinderella and Friends Event

Command Performance Choirs 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $6,000 Elk River The Doll and Teddy Bear Concert Tea Series

Community Legacies 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $6,000 Sauk Centre Sauk Centre Community Mural

Dassel-Cokato Community Education 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $5,000 Cokato Produce LES MISERABLES to increase participation.

Downtown Saint Cloud Art Crawl 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $6,000 St Cloud Sizzling Summer Art Crawl 2014 Collaborative Regional Arts Council grants page 80 FY 2014 - 2015

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Downtown Saint Cloud Art Crawl 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $6,000 St Cloud Sizzling Summer St. Cloud Art Crawl 2015 Collaborative

Elk River Area Arts Alliance 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $8,000 Elk River This project is a series of events at a common location, directed and coordinated by a volunteer Gallery Committee. The Exhibition Series includes 7 monthly artist exhibitions in our gallery for approximately 200 local artists and one student exhibition for 60 students from 16 local schools. Elk River Community Theatre 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $6,000 Elk River Inlaws, Outlaws, and Other People (That Should Be Shot), written by Steve Franco, is a holiday themed family comedy--7 performances from November 29-30 and December 6-8, 2013 at Elk River High School Little Theater. The cast consists of 14 individuals, with the possibility of several extras cast. Great Northern Theatre Company 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $6,000 Cold Spring Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Great River Chorale 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $3,087 St Cloud Salute to Freedom

Great River Chorale 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $4,045 St Cloud Great River Chorale presents Gloria, a celebration of the holidays with vibrant singing by Great River Chorale and the Cantabile Girls’ Choir, brass, percussion, and organ accompaniment, meaningful narrations and sing- alongs. Grand finale, Rutter Gloria.

Great River Educational Arts Theatre 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $8,000 St Cloud There's No Place Like Home as Great River Educational Arts Theatre will be presenting a Broadway-level production of the musical The Wizard of Oz in January at the Escher Auditorium, on Saint Benedict's campus. This enormous production will feature 90+ local volunteer actors using Broadway sets, costumes and props.

Great River Educational Arts Theatre 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $6,000 St Cloud To Kill A Mockingbird

Great River Educational Arts Theatre 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $6,000 St Cloud Children of Eden - GREAT Summer Family Musical

Great River Educational Arts Theatre 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $8,000 St Cloud Peter Pan Regional Arts Council grants page 81 FY 2014 - 2015

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Great River Educational Arts Theatre 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $6,000 St Cloud Babe, The Sheep Pig

Inaccurate Vernacular 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $5,925 St Cloud PUSHY - a short film by John Scott

Kimball Community Education 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $3,000 Kimball Kimball Area Summer Arts Experience

Lake Sylvia Suzuki Flute Institute 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $6,000 Buffalo Lake Sylvia Flute and Recorder Institute

Land of Lakes Choirboys of 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $4,127 Elk River A Choirboy Experience Minnesota

Land of Lakes Choirboys of 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $7,300 Elk River Summer Music Camps Minnesota

Legacy Foundation of Big Lake 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $5,365 Big Lake Music in the Park Summer Concert Series

Millstream Arts Festival, Inc. 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $5,000 St Joseph Millstream Arts Festival

Minnesota Center Chorale 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $3,382 St Cloud Minnesota Center Chorale begins its 2013-2014 season with When Music Sounds. Minnesota Center Chorale is joined by Bethlehem Chamber Orchestra. Choir and orchestra will perform Gilbert and Sullivan choruses. Additionally, Minnesota Center Chorale will per

Minnesota Center Chorale 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $3,578 St Cloud Let's Go to the Movies

Minnesota Center Chorale 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $8,000 St Cloud The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass

Minnesota Center Chorale 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $967 St Cloud Civil War Portrait

Minnesota Dance Ensemble 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $6,000 St Cloud Blind Ambition Production Regional Arts Council grants page 82 FY 2014 - 2015

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Minnesota Dance Ensemble 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $6,000 St Cloud Kaleidoscope Production

Mississippi Strings Camp 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $6,000 St Cloud Mississippi Strings Camp

North Ballet Youth Company 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $2,515 Rogers Cultural Dance Performance

Paramount Arts Resource Trust 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $8,000 St Cloud H.M.S. Pinafore

Paramount Arts Resource Trust 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $6,000 St Cloud Ailey II

Paramount Arts Resource Trust 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $8,000 St Cloud Rhythmic Circus: Feet Don't Fail Me Now

Paramount Arts Resource Trust 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $6,000 St Cloud Ceramic Workshop: Kathy King and Julia Galloway

Paramount Arts Resource Trust 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $2,149 St Cloud Paramount Juried Exhibition

Paramount Arts Resource Trust 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $3,000 St Cloud Minnesota Sinfonia

Paynesville Area Community Theater 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $6,000 Paynesville The Sound of Music summer musical

Pinecone Central Park Association 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $6,000 Sartell Music in Pinecone Central Park

Pioneer Place Theatre Company 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $6,000 St Cloud Pioneer Place Theatre Company will be producing the play, Talking With by Jane Martin, which is composed of eleven monologues, each featuring a different woman who talks about her life. We have partnered with the Saint Cloud State University Women's Center. Regional Arts Council grants page 83 FY 2014 - 2015

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Saint Cloud Area School District 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $4,209 St Cloud Through the Eyes and Ears of Mozart

Saint Cloud Arts Commission 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $6,000 St Cloud 10th Ave Viaduct Public Art Project

Saint Cloud Film Festival 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $6,175 St Cloud 2014 St Cloud Film Festival

Saint Cloud Film Festival 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $6,000 St Cloud The Saint Cloud Film Fest celebrates the best of local and regional film. We will show 4 features and 25 shorts during 6 events over 4 days in November at Pioneer Place Theatre. During the year we educate local youth/students in various forms of production from live action to stop- motion animation. Saint Cloud Film Festival 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $8,000 St Cloud 2015 St Cloud Film Fest

Saint Cloud Municipal Band 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $6,000 St Cloud Summer 2014

Saint Cloud State University 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $3,000 St Cloud The School of the Arts Creative Arts Series

Saint Cloud State University 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $3,000 St Cloud Lemonade Art Fair 2015

Saint Cloud Symphony Orchestra 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $8,000 St Cloud Saint Cloud Symphony Concert Spirituality

Saint Cloud Symphony Orchestra 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $6,000 St Cloud The overarching theme of the 2013-2014 Saint Cloud Symphony Orchestra Concert Season is The Human Spirit. Love and Loss is the first concert in this series to be held on October 26, 2013 at 7:30 pm in Ritsche Auditorium at Saint Cloud State University. Saint Cloud Symphony Orchestra 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $6,000 St Cloud Saint Cloud Symphony: 50 Years of James Bond

Saint Cloud Symphony Orchestra 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $8,000 St Cloud 1954 in America

Saint Cloud Symphony Orchestra 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $6,000 St Cloud Saint Cloud Symphony Moments of Inspiration Regional Arts Council grants page 84 FY 2014 - 2015

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Saint Cloud Symphony Orchestra 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $6,000 St Cloud St Cloud Symphony: Music of the Beatles

Saint John's University 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $8,000 Collegeville Saint John's VA Partnership

Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools- 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $5,600 Sauk Rapids This project will establish an arts integration residency program at the only Central Minnesota Adult Basic Adult Basic Education site in Central Minnesota that works with adult Education learners to complete their high school diploma. Two artists will create an onsite studio and work with adult learners weekly from November - May.

SOAR Regional Arts 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $6,000 St Michael Beauty and the Beast

SOAR Regional Arts 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $8,000 St Michael SOAR Regional Arts and High School Musical

The Center for Service Learning and 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $6,000 St Cloud Spoken Word Artist Workshops Social Change

United Arts of Central Minnesota 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $6,000 St Cloud Architects as Artists

WACOSA 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $6,000 Waite Park Arts for Adults with Disabilities Whitney Senior Center 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $3,327 St Cloud Senior Arts Programming Initiative

Wirth Center for the Performing Arts 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $7,875 St Cloud Wirth Center's School of Rock

Wirth Center for the Performing Arts 2015 RAC 07W Project Grant $7,975 St Cloud Wirth Center's School of Rock

Youth Theatre Workshop 2014 RAC 07W Project Grant $6,000 Elk River Winnie the Pooh

Buffalo Rotary Foundation 2014 RAC 07W Public Art $15,000 Buffalo Buffalo Rotary Sturges Park Music Trail Regional Arts Council grants page 85 FY 2014 - 2015

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City of Sartell 2015 RAC 07W Public Art $24,000 Sartell Sartell Park Functional Art Installations Elk River Area Arts Alliance 2014 RAC 07W Public Art $15,000 Elk River ArtSoup Ladle and Sculpture Garden

Saint Cloud Arts Commission 2015 RAC 07W Public Art $10,000 St Cloud Saint John Cantius Neighborhood ArtWorks

Elk River Area Arts Alliance 2014 RAC 07W Small Capital for $756 Elk River Two new computers and a monitor Nonprofit Great River Educational Arts Theatre 2014 RAC 07W Small Capital for $3,500 St Cloud 32 ULXD Wireless Microphones Nonprofit

Minnesota Center Chorale 2015 RAC 07W Small Capital for $1,891 St Cloud Portable sound system to improve sound at concerts Nonprofit

Minnesota Dance Ensemble 2015 RAC 07W Small Capital for $1,503 St Cloud Two laptop computers. Nonprofit

Paramount Arts Resource Trust 2014 RAC 07W Small Capital for $3,113 St Cloud Accessible Potter's Wheel, CXC Pottery Wheel Nonprofit

Paramount Arts Resource Trust 2015 RAC 07W Small Capital for $3,500 St Cloud Seat replacement for the Paramount Theatre Nonprofit

SOAR Regional Arts 2015 RAC 07W Small Capital for $2,841 St Michael SOAR Regional Arts Capital Request 2015 Nonprofit wRight Ringers Community Handbell 2014 RAC 07W Small Capital for $3,500 Buffalo Refurbishing - 5 octaves of Schulmerich handbells Ensemble Nonprofit

Cristina Seaborn 2015 RAC 07W Teaching Roster Artist in $1,800 St Cloud Fiddling at Kennedy Residency Appleton 52 Wing Restoration 2014 RAC 08 Art Project $3,200 Appleton 2014 Summer Concert Series Committee

Appleton 52 Wing Restoration 2015 RAC 08 Art Project $2,390 Appleton 2015 Summer Concert Series Committee Regional Arts Council grants page 86 FY 2014 - 2015

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Bethel Lutheran Church 2015 RAC 08 Art Project $5,000 Willmar Boston Brass in Concert

Big Stone Arts Council 2014 RAC 08 Art Project $3,215 Ortonville Lakeside Writers Weekend 2014

Blue Mound Area Theatre 2014 RAC 08 Art Project $3,200 Luverne James Sewell Ballet performance of Lover

Buffalo Ridge Chorale 2014 RAC 08 Art Project $5,000 Hendricks Concert Series with Commissioned Work and Jazz Group

Buffalo Ridge Chorale 2015 RAC 08 Art Project $5,000 Hendricks Concert Series with Soloist

City of Cottonwood 2014 RAC 08 Art Project $2,400 Cottonwood Musical Talent at Central Park Market City of Cottonwood 2015 RAC 08 Art Project $2,400 Cottonwood Musical Talent at Central Park Market 2015 City of Rushmore 2015 RAC 08 Art Project $4,000 Rushmore Rushmore Art Workshops City of Spicer 2014 RAC 08 Art Project $2,600 Spicer Adirondack Chairs Crow River Area Youth Orchestra 2014 RAC 08 Art Project $3,785 Hutchinson Varsity Strings/Intro to Strings Spring 2014 Season and Field Trip

Crow River Area Youth Orchestra 2014 RAC 08 Art Project $5,000 Hutchinson Crow River Area Youth Orchestra Symphony Spring 2014 Season with Guest Soloist/Masterclass

Crow River Area Youth Orchestra 2014 RAC 08 Art Project $3,486 Hutchinson Introduction to Strings Summer Session

Crow River Area Youth Orchestra 2014 RAC 08 Art Project $4,963 Hutchinson Crow River Area Youth Orchestra/Crow River Singers Messiah Concert

Crow River Area Youth Orchestra 2015 RAC 08 Art Project $4,366 Hutchinson Crow River Area Youth Orchestra Spring Recital 2015

Crow River Area Youth Orchestra 2015 RAC 08 Art Project $2,322 Hutchinson Crow River Area Youth Orchestra Summer Performance 2015

Cultural Awareness Organization 2015 RAC 08 Art Project $5,000 Worthington International Festival 2015

Dakota Wicohan 2014 RAC 08 Art Project $5,000 Morton Star Stories: Digital storytelling residency with Dallas Goldtooth

Dakota Wicohan 2015 RAC 08 Art Project $4,000 Morton Tawokaga Dakota Arts classes Regional Arts Council grants page 87 FY 2014 - 2015

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Dassel Area Historical Society 2015 RAC 08 Art Project $2,824 Dassel Discover Dassel Art Tour

Dassel-Cokato Community Education 2015 RAC 08 Art Project $4,000 Cokato Produce "The Romancers"

Dawson-Boyd Arts Association 2015 RAC 08 Art Project $5,000 Dawson Theatre for All Ages

Friends of the Orchestra 2014 RAC 08 Art Project $5,000 Lynd Children's Concert/ Youth String Concerto Competition

Friends of the Orchestra 2014 RAC 08 Art Project $2,610 Lynd Chamber Music Series: Prairiemusic: Big Music in a Small Space

Friends of the Orchestra 2015 RAC 08 Art Project $5,000 Marshall Children's Concert and String Concerto Competition

Friends of the Orchestra 2015 RAC 08 Art Project $5,000 Marshall Southwest Minnesota Orchestra concert featuring the Artaria Quartet

Granite Falls Area Community 2014 RAC 08 Art Project $3,500 Granite Falls Production of The Boys Next Door Theater

Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization 2014 RAC 08 Art Project $3,500 Granite Falls Granite Falls Community Walking Theater

Green Earth Players 2014 RAC 08 Art Project $5,000 Luverne Production of Willy Wonka

Historic Hutchinson 2014 RAC 08 Art Project $5,000 Hutchinson Production of Smoke on the Mountain: Sanders Family Homecoming

Hutchinson Center for the Arts 2015 RAC 08 Art Project $1,345 Hutchinson Hutchinson Center for the Arts Youth Art Education

Hutchinson Photography Club 2014 RAC 08 Art Project $1,650 Hutchinson 2013 Photography Club Showcase Exhibit

Hutchinson Public Arts Commission 2014 RAC 08 Art Project $4,900 Hutchinson Hutchinson Sculpture Stroll Regional Arts Council grants page 88 FY 2014 - 2015

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Hutchinson Theatre Company 2014 RAC 08 Art Project $2,200 Hutchinson 2014 Young Stars Theatre Education Program

Jackson County Library 2014 RAC 08 Art Project $1,360 Jackson Minneapolis Guitar Quartet with Gao Hong

Kandiyohi County Historical Society 2015 RAC 08 Art Project $5,000 Willmar Sacred Places: Churches in Kandiyohi County

Lac qui Parle County Historical 2014 RAC 08 Art Project $8,452 Madison River Stories Map: The Lac qui Parle River Society

Lac qui Parle Valley Community 2014 RAC 08 Art Project $1,380 Madison Summer Theater: Shakespeare for Everyone Education

Lakeview Public Schools 2015 RAC 08 Art Project $2,098 Cottonwood Summer Theater Program

Marshall Area Stage Company 2015 RAC 08 Art Project $1,700 Marshall Minnesota Association of Community Theatres Fest Travel Expenses

McLeod County Historical Society 2015 RAC 08 Art Project $5,000 Hutchinson One Woman Play

Minnesota Pottery Festival 2014 RAC 08 Art Project $4,150 Hutchinson 2014 Festival (3rd Annual)

Minnesota Pottery Festival 2015 RAC 08 Art Project $4,916 Hutchinson 2015 Minnesota Pottery Festival

Murray County Historical Society 2015 RAC 08 Art Project $1,430 Slayton Front Porch Music Series

New London Clay Center 2015 RAC 08 Art Project $5,000 New London Raku Rendezvous Regional Arts Council grants page 89 FY 2014 - 2015

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New London Music Festival 2014 RAC 08 Art Project $5,000 New London 2014 New London Music Festival

New London Music Group 2015 RAC 08 Art Project $4,000 New London 2015 New London Music Festival

Oyate Nipi Kte 2014 RAC 08 Art Project $5,000 Granite Falls Winyanpi Wokiksuye (Remembering Women) Song Project

Prairie Winds Concert Band 2015 RAC 08 Art Project $2,555 New London Prairie Winds Concert Band 2014-15 Season

Redwood County 2015 RAC 08 Art Project $4,992 Redwood Falls Restorative Justice mural

Rhythm of the River 2014 RAC 08 Art Project $5,000 Jackson 8th Annual Rhythm of the River

Rhythm of the River 2015 RAC 08 Art Project $5,000 Jackson 2015 Rhythm of the River Music Festival

RiverSong Music Festival 2014 RAC 08 Art Project $5,000 Hutchinson RiverSong Music Festival 2014

RiverSong Music Festival 2015 RAC 08 Art Project $5,000 Hutchinson RiverSong Music Fest 2015

Spicer Beautification Committee 2015 RAC 08 Art Project $5,000 Spicer Music on the Deck - Spicer

The Calumet Players, Inc. 2015 RAC 08 Art Project $2,500 Pipestone Children's Summer Theatre Camp

Upper Minnesota River Valley 2014 RAC 08 Art Project $5,000 Appleton Meander 2014: Upper Minnesota River Arts Crawl Regional Development Commission

Upper Minnesota River Valley 2015 RAC 08 Art Project $5,000 Appleton Meander 2015 Regional Development Commission

Winsted Arts Council 2015 RAC 08 Art Project $5,000 Winsted 2014 Fall/Winter Art Programs and Performances Regional Arts Council grants page 90 FY 2014 - 2015

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Winsted Arts Council 2015 RAC 08 Art Project $4,390 Winsted Summer 2015 Programming

Worthington Area Symphony 2015 RAC 08 Art Project $5,000 Worthington Worthington Area Symphonic Orchestra 2014 Fall Concert Orchestra

Worthington Area Symphony 2015 RAC 08 Art Project $4,960 Worthington Worthington Area Symphony Orchestra Spring Concert 2015 Orchestra

City of Montevideo 2015 RAC 08 Art Project Legacy $9,200 Montevideo Jose Artigas Mural Project 2015 Crow River Players, Inc. 2014 RAC 08 Art Project Legacy $16,160 New London Place Base Historical Theater

Cultural Awareness Organization 2014 RAC 08 Art Project Legacy $10,000 Worthington 2014 International Festival

New London Arts and Culture 2015 RAC 08 Art Project Legacy $16,000 New London New London Riverspace Passageway Alliance

Worthington Okabena Windsurfers, 2014 RAC 08 Art Project Legacy $18,200 Worthington Worthington Public Art Projects Inc.

Adrian High School 2014 RAC 08 Arts in the Schools $1,000 Adrian Field Trip: Walker Art Center and Sculpture Garden

Adrian High School 2015 RAC 08 Arts in the Schools $2,000 Adrian Twin Cities Gallery Tour

Adrian High School 2015 RAC 08 Arts in the Schools $2,000 Adrian Copper Street Brass Residency

Appleton-Milan Elementary School 2014 RAC 08 Arts in the Schools $5,000 Appleton Millefiore Animal Sculpture Residency with Layl McDill

Appleton-Milan Elementary School 2015 RAC 08 Arts in the Schools $3,000 Appleton Residency with Marie Olofsdotter: Writing/Poetry Regional Arts Council grants page 91 FY 2014 - 2015

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Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City Schools 2014 RAC 08 Arts in the Schools $2,500 Grove City Christopher Yaeger Dance Residency

Bert Raney Elementary School 2015 RAC 08 Arts in the Schools $948 Granite Falls Ross Sutter Dulcimer Residency

Eden Valley-Watkins High School 2014 RAC 08 Arts in the Schools $2,500 Eden Valley Book Arts Residency with Heidi Jeub

Hills-Beaver Creek School District 671 2015 RAC 08 Arts in the Schools $4,000 Hills Ceramic Mural Residency

Lac qui Parle Valley School District 2014 RAC 08 Arts in the Schools $2,500 Madison Ross Sutter Dulcimer Residency 2853

Lakeview Public Schools 2015 RAC 08 Arts in the Schools $1,973 Cottonwood Ross Sutter Dulcimer Residency

New London-Spicer Middle School 2014 RAC 08 Arts in the Schools $1,723 New London Craig Edwards Pottery Residency

New London-Spicer Public Schools 2015 RAC 08 Arts in the Schools $3,500 New London Craig Edwards Residency

Stevens Elementary School 2015 RAC 08 Arts in the Schools $3,500 Dawson Ross Sutter Residency

Worthington Public Schools 2015 RAC 08 Arts in the Schools $2,000 Worthington Copper Street Brass Residency - Worthington

City of Canby 2014 RAC 08 Arts Legacy Project $667 Canby Community Survey: Arts Council Engagement Planning City of Montevideo 2015 RAC 08 Arts Legacy Project $2,000 Montevideo Mural in Jose Artigas Plaza Planning City of Spicer 2014 RAC 08 Arts Legacy Project $2,000 Spicer Comprehensive Art Plan Planning Regional Arts Council grants page 92 FY 2014 - 2015

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New London Arts and Culture 2015 RAC 08 Arts Legacy Project $2,000 New London Planning for Fire Sculpture Alliance Planning

Willmar Area Arts Council 2015 RAC 08 Arts Legacy Project $1,920 Willmar Painted Traffic Signal Boxes Planning Friends of the Auditorium, Inc. 2015 RAC 08 Arts Organization $2,880 Worthington Attendance at 2014 Arts Midwest Conference Development

Greater Litchfield Opera House 2015 RAC 08 Arts Organization $1,459 Litchfield Litchfield Opera House Branding and Website Association, Inc. Development

Big Stone Arts Council 2014 RAC 08 Arts Organization $4,994 Ortonville Art Center location feasibility/planning/renovation Development and Equipment Blue Mound Area Theatre 2014 RAC 08 Arts Organization $14,982 Luverne Purchase and install stage lighting Development and Equipment Crow River Players, Inc. 2014 RAC 08 Arts Organization $5,000 New London Trapdoor/bathroom remodel, awning, and signage Development and Equipment Lake Benton Opera House, Inc. 2014 RAC 08 Arts Organization $11,382 Lake Benton Lighting, risers, wireless mics, and sign holders Development and Equipment Marshall Area Fine Arts Council 2014 RAC 08 Arts Organization $635 Marshall Office chairs for staff and committees Development and Equipment New London Arts and Culture 2014 RAC 08 Arts Organization $3,989 New London Office Equipment/Art Campus Consultant Alliance Development and Equipment

New London Arts and Culture 2014 RAC 08 Arts Organization $2,200 New London Wall preparation for public art exhibit Alliance Development and Equipment

Prairie Arts Council 2014 RAC 08 Arts Organization $4,800 Lester Prairie Prairie Arts Center Start-Up/Office Renovation Development and Equipment Regional Arts Council grants page 93 FY 2014 - 2015

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City of Canby 2015 RAC 08 Equipment/Facilities $5,000 Canby Canby Theater Performing Arts Sound and Lighting System Improvement Crow River Drumline Association 2015 RAC 08 Equipment/Facilities $3,565 Hutchinson Phoenix Drumline Performance Enrichment Improvement

Hutchinson Theatre Company 2015 RAC 08 Equipment/Facilities $5,000 Hutchinson Hutchinson Theatre Company Lighting Improvement

Lake Benton Opera House, Inc. 2015 RAC 08 Equipment/Facilities $4,639 Lake Benton Sound system upgrade Phase 1 Improvement

Milan Village Arts School 2015 RAC 08 Equipment/Facilities $4,285 Milan Silver Equipment Upgrade Improvement Minnesota Pottery Festival 2015 RAC 08 Equipment/Facilities $1,422 Hutchinson 2015 Minnesota Pottery Festival supplies Improvement

Winsted Arts Council 2015 RAC 08 Equipment/Facilities $4,248 Winsted Purchase sound system and choral risers Improvement Big Stone Arts Council 2015 RAC 08 Equipment/Facilities- $9,190 Ortonville Architect and Engineering Plan for Big Stone Arts Council building Legacy Crow River Drumline Association 2015 RAC 08 Equipment/Facilities- $14,400 Hutchinson Phoenix Drumline Equipment purchase Legacy

Granite Area Arts Council 2015 RAC 08 Equipment/Facilities- $15,000 Granite Falls Replace upper windows in building Legacy Lake Benton Opera House, Inc. 2015 RAC 08 Equipment/Facilities- $5,437 Lake Benton Replace windows, doors, and purchase stage equipment Legacy

McLeod County Historical Society 2015 RAC 08 Equipment/Facilities- $11,258 Hutchinson Les Kouba Art Gallery lighting Legacy

Willmar Area Symphonic Orchestra 2015 RAC 08 Equipment/Facilities- $10,759 Willmar New Percussion Equipment Legacy

Abraham Tabares 2015 RAC 08 Individual Artist Study $380 Marshall Southwest Minnesota String Festival

Annabelle Lecy 2015 RAC 08 Individual Artist Study $380 Marshall Southwest Minnesota String Festival Regional Arts Council grants page 94 FY 2014 - 2015

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Calen Mulenburg 2014 RAC 08 Individual Artist Study $500 Glencoe Applied Learning Thru Production and Recording

David Rabaey 2015 RAC 08 Individual Artist Study $380 Marshall Southwest Minnesota String Festival

Gabriella Schlenner 2014 RAC 08 Individual Artist Study $250 Marshall Prairie Dance Alliance Summer Dance Camp

John Rabaey 2015 RAC 08 Individual Artist Study $380 Marshall Southwest Minnesota String Festival

Maeve Winter 2015 RAC 08 Individual Artist Study $500 Willmar Southwest Minnesota String Festival

Nicolette Lecy 2015 RAC 08 Individual Artist Study $380 Marshall Southwest Minnesota String Festival

Olivia White 2015 RAC 08 Individual Artist Study $80 Montevideo Southwest Minnesota String Festival

Craig Edwards 2015 RAC 08 Legacy for Individual $7,000 New London Community Firing of Large Form Vessel Sculpture Artists Dana Johnson 2014 RAC 08 Legacy for Individual $7,000 Appleton Short Film Artists Ronald Adams 2014 RAC 08 Legacy for Individual $7,000 Willmar Mural for Health and Human Services Building in Willmar Artists Southwest-West Central Service 2014 RAC 08 Local Arts Initiative $2,500 Marshall Conference for Young Artists Cooperative

Southwest-West Central Service 2014 RAC 08 Local Arts Initiative $500 Marshall Art Educators Development and Enrichment Cooperative

Southwest-West Central Service 2015 RAC 08 Local Arts Initiative $2,500 Marshall Young Writers/Artists Conference Cooperative

Southwest-West Central Service 2015 RAC 08 Local Arts Initiative $2,500 Marshall Young Artists/Writers Conference Cooperative

Crow River Players, Inc. 2014 RAC 08 Operating Support $6,011 New London Operating Support

Crow River Players, Inc. 2015 RAC 08 Operating Support $3,005 New London Operating Support (Year 2) Regional Arts Council grants page 95 FY 2014 - 2015

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Dawson-Boyd Arts Association 2014 RAC 08 Operating Support $8,000 Dawson Operating Support

Dawson-Boyd Arts Association 2015 RAC 08 Operating Support $8,000 Dawson Operating Support (Year 2)

Granite Area Arts Council 2014 RAC 08 Operating Support $3,155 Granite Falls Operating Support

Granite Area Arts Council 2015 RAC 08 Operating Support $1,578 Granite Falls Operating Support (Year 2)

Hutchinson Center for the Arts 2014 RAC 08 Operating Support $11,020 Hutchinson Operating Support

Hutchinson Center for the Arts 2015 RAC 08 Operating Support $11,020 Hutchinson Operating Support (Year 2)

Marshall Area Fine Arts Council 2014 RAC 08 Operating Support $16,584 Marshall Operating Support

Marshall Area Fine Arts Council 2015 RAC 08 Operating Support $16,584 Marshall Operating Support (Year 2)

Milan Village Arts School 2014 RAC 08 Operating Support $8,506 Milan Operating Support

Milan Village Arts School 2015 RAC 08 Operating Support $8,506 Milan Operating Support (Year 2)

Willmar Area Arts Council 2014 RAC 08 Operating Support $7,489 Willmar Operating Support

Willmar Area Arts Council 2015 RAC 08 Operating Support $7,489 Willmar Operating Support (Year 2)

Agnes Alsgaard-Lien 2015 RAC 08 Rural Arts and Culture $272 Rushmore Rural Arts and Culture Summit Summit Barbara Hawes 2015 RAC 08 Rural Arts and Culture $190 Marshall Rural Arts and Culture Summit Summit Becky Parker 2015 RAC 08 Rural Arts and Culture $680 Ortonville Rural Arts and Culture Summit: Becky Parker, Don Sherman, Edie Barrett, Summit Patty Haukos, John White Craig Edwards 2015 RAC 08 Rural Arts and Culture $140 New London Rural Arts and Culture Summit Summit Darwin Dyce 2015 RAC 08 Rural Arts and Culture $283 Ghent Rural Arts and Culture Summit Summit Regional Arts Council grants page 96 FY 2014 - 2015

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Gail Holinka 2015 RAC 08 Rural Arts and Culture $260 Worthington Rural Arts and Culture Summit Summit Greg Jodzio 2015 RAC 08 Rural Arts and Culture $290 Hutchinson Rural Arts and Culture Summit Summit Janet Olney 2015 RAC 08 Rural Arts and Culture $100 Willmar Rural Arts and Culture Summit Summit Jef Vetsch 2015 RAC 08 Rural Arts and Culture $244 New London Rural Arts and Culture Summit Summit Joyce Meyer 2015 RAC 08 Rural Arts and Culture $186 Canby Rural Arts and Culture Summit Summit Judy Foley 2015 RAC 08 Rural Arts and Culture $144 Willmar Rural Arts and Culture Summit Summit Karl Gossman 2015 RAC 08 Rural Arts and Culture $100 New London Rural Arts and Culture Summit Summit Kathy Pauls 2015 RAC 08 Rural Arts and Culture $175 Watkins Rural Arts and Culture Summit Summit Lauren Carlson 2015 RAC 08 Rural Arts and Culture $110 Dawson Rural Arts and Culture Summit Summit Luanne Fondell 2015 RAC 08 Rural Arts and Culture $453 Dawson Rural Arts and Culture Summit Summit Mary Gillespie 2015 RAC 08 Rural Arts and Culture $401 Granite Falls Rural Arts and Culture Summit Summit Nancy Carlson 2015 RAC 08 Rural Arts and Culture $144 Willmar Rural Arts and Culture Summit Summit Robert Wilde 2015 RAC 08 Rural Arts and Culture $187 Dassel Rural Arts and Culture Summit Summit Sarina Otaibi 2015 RAC 08 Rural Arts and Culture $110 Granite Falls Rural Arts and Culture Summit Summit Scott Tedrick 2015 RAC 08 Rural Arts and Culture $351 Granite Falls Rural Arts and Culture Summit Summit Susan Marco 2015 RAC 08 Rural Arts and Culture $502 Dassel Rural Arts and Culture Summit Summit Thomas Wirt 2015 RAC 08 Rural Arts and Culture $248 Hutchinson Rural Arts and Culture Summit Summit Todd Kent 2015 RAC 08 Rural Arts and Culture $406 Marshall Rural Arts and Culture Summit Summit Dawson-Boyd Arts Association 2014 RAC 08 Small Arts Organization $1,456 Dawson ADA Assessment and Consultation Development Regional Arts Council grants page 97 FY 2014 - 2015

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Friends of the Auditorium, Inc. 2014 RAC 08 Small Arts Organization $2,000 Worthington Board Development Grant Development

Hutchinson Center for the Arts 2014 RAC 08 Small Arts Organization $2,000 Hutchinson Business Model Development and Planning with Lori Jacobwith Development

Hutchinson Center for the Arts 2014 RAC 08 Small Arts Organization $2,000 Hutchinson Fund Raising Skills Development and Board Engagement with Lori Development Jacobwith

Marshall Area Fine Arts Council 2014 RAC 08 Small Arts Organization $1,800 Marshall Hire Financial Consultant Development

Rock County Fine Arts Association 2014 RAC 08 Small Arts Organization $1,718 Luverne Web Site and Brochure Development

City of Canby 2014 RAC 08 Small Arts Organization $1,980 Canby Arts Council Strategic Planning Development

Crow River Area Youth Orchestra 2014 RAC 08 Small Arts Organization $135 Hutchinson Planning Follow-Up Meeting Development

Appleton 52 Wing Restoration 2014 RAC 08 Small Equipment $2,000 Appleton Speakers for Band Stand Committee

Crow River Area Youth Orchestra 2014 RAC 08 Small Equipment $558 Hutchinson Crow River Area Youth Orchestra, Purchase Cell Phones

Granite Area Arts Council 2014 RAC 08 Small Equipment $2,000 Granite Falls Chairs and Tables

Granite Area Arts Council 2014 RAC 08 Small Equipment $1,647 Granite Falls Purchase kiln and additional chairs

Hutchinson Center for the Arts 2014 RAC 08 Small Equipment $1,832 Hutchinson Computer, conference phone, cooler

RiverSong Music Festival 2014 RAC 08 Small Equipment $1,131 Hutchinson Storage Shelves for Music Festival

Swift County Concert Band 2014 RAC 08 Small Equipment $1,808 Appleton Purchase Concert Bells Regional Arts Council grants page 98 FY 2014 - 2015

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Buffalo Ridge Chorale 2014 RAC 08 Start-Up $1,584 Hendricks Filing for Non-Profit Status

Hutchinson Concert Association 2015 RAC 08 Start-Up $1,050 Hutchinson 501(c)3 Status

RiverSong Music Festival 2014 RAC 08 Start-Up $2,000 Hutchinson RiverSong Music Festival 501(c)3 Filing

Arts Center of Saint Peter, Inc. 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $7,000 Mankato They will continue adult and youth classes in their Clay Center, monthly Heritage, Arts Project gallery exhibitions, and refinish brick walls with sheetrock for artwork display. Arts Center of Saint Peter, Inc. 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $8,000 St Peter They will provide adult and youth classes in their Clay Center, monthly Heritage, Arts Project gallery exhibitions, and music performances throughout the year.

Arts 'N More 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $4,000 Amboy They will present a weekend arts festival to promote art, literature, music, Heritage, Arts Project and dance in their community, September 2014. Arts 'N More 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $4,000 Amboy They will present a weekend arts festival to promote art, music, and dance Heritage, Arts Project in their community, September 2015. Blue Earth Valley Concert Association 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $6,500 Winnebago They will sponsor their 2013-14 subscription series of five music concerts. Heritage, Arts Project Specifically the Minnesota Valley Sweet Adelines on September 29, 2013.

Blue Earth Valley Concert Association 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $7,000 Winnebago They will sponsor their 2014-15 subscription series of five music concerts. Heritage, Arts Project Funds will be used for programming, publicity and specifically the Echos Big Band concert in September 2014.

Boy In Blue Civil War Memorial 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $7,000 Mankato They will commission an artist to create and complete a soldier statue at Heritage, Arts Project parade rest for the Boy In Blue Monument in Lincoln Park, Mankato.

Children's Museum of Southern 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $7,000 Mankato They will provide their Awesome Arts!Le Sueur programming at the Minnesota Heritage, Arts Project Museum in Mankato.

Children's Museum of Southern 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $8,000 Mankato They will create a 44’ x 13’ agriculturally-themed mural by artist Malia Minnesota Heritage, Arts Project Wiley at the Museum’s new permanent site in Mankato.

Christkindlmarkt New Ulm 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $4,000 New Ulm They will sponsor their annual folk arts and cultural heritage festival with Heritage, Arts Project works and performances by local artisans, November 29-30, 2013. Regional Arts Council grants page 99 FY 2014 - 2015

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Christkindlmarkt New Ulm 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $4,000 New Ulm They will sponsor their annual folk arts and cultural heritage festival Heritage, Arts Project including an interactive marketplace, art demonstrations, and theatrical performances, November 2014. CityArt Sculpture Walk 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $7,000 Mankato They will sponsor the juried exhibit of 34 outdoor sculptures in downtown Heritage, Arts Project Mankato and North Mankato in 2014.

CityArt Sculpture Walk 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $8,000 Mankato They will sponsor the juried exhibit of 30 outdoor sculptures in downtown Heritage, Arts Project Mankato and North Mankato in 2015.

Dance Conservatory of Southern 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $7,000 Mankato They will maintain their current classes and expand their summer and fall Minnesota Heritage, Arts Project dance programs. They will also replace one studio dance floor.

Dance Conservatory of Southern 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $8,000 Mankato They will maintain their current classes, expand their summer dance Minnesota Heritage, Arts Project programs, and produce a new winter show "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" in December 2015.

Gaylord Area Chamber of Commerce 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $4,000 Gaylord They will sponsor "Music on Main" with ten concerts by Minnesota Heritage, Arts Project musicians in downtown Gaylord from May to October 2015.

Govenaires Drum and Bugle Corps 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $8,000 St Peter They will perform "Outlaw" in Drum and Bugle Corps competitions, Heritage, Arts Project perform in several parades, and host the Drum Corps Expo in August 2015.

Green Isle Community School 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $4,000 Green Isle They will sponsor an Artist in Residency where students interview two Heritage, Arts Project elders from the community and work with local artists to create plays and music based on the elder’s lives. Public performance of the plays will be in May 2014. Green Isle Community School 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $4,000 Green Isle They will sponsor an Artist in Residency where students interview two Heritage, Arts Project elders from the community and work with local artists to create plays and music based on the elder’s lives. Public performance of the plays will be in May 2015. Irish Cultural Society of New Ulm 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $4,000 New Ulm They will sponsor their Irish Festival and Gathering of the Clans Banquet Heritage, Arts Project March 14 and 17, 2015. Performances include O’Shea Irish Dance, Irish pipe band from Macalester College, Gaelic harp performance by Ann and Charlie Heymann, folk tale theater workshop.

Kearney International Center 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $3,500 Mankato They will sponsor three to four Minnesota based ethnic groups to perform Heritage, Arts Project during the Mankato Area International Festival, April 12, 2015. Regional Arts Council grants page 100 FY 2014 - 2015

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Le Sueur County Historical Society 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $5,780 Le Center They will purchase multi-functional art panels to display artwork in 2014 Heritage, Arts Project and store artwork from their permanent collection.

Madelia Chamber of Commerce 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $4,000 Madelia They will sponsor a blues festival during Madelia Park Days, July 2014. Heritage, Arts Project

Madelia Chamber of Commerce 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $4,000 Madelia They will sponsor a blues festival during Madelia Park Days, July 2015. Heritage, Arts Project

Mankato Area 77 Lancers Marching 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $7,000 Mankato They will present their 36th season as the premier youth marching band Band Heritage, Arts Project for the greater Mankato area, performing in several parades in the area, and purchase some marching baritones and tenor saxophones.

Mankato Area 77 Lancers Marching 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $8,000 Mankato They will present their 37th season as the premier youth marching band Band Heritage, Arts Project for the greater Mankato area, perform at community events and area parades, purchase some marching piccolos and mellophones, and provide scholarships. Mankato Area Community Band 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $4,100 Mankato They will present six free outdoor concerts in Mankato on Tuesday Heritage, Arts Project evenings in June and July 2014, five in Sibley Park and a patriotic concert in Lincoln Park. They will also perform a concert in Marshall, Minnesota.

Mankato Area Community Band 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $4,100 Mankato They will present six free outdoor concerts at Sibley Park in Mankato on Heritage, Arts Project Tuesday evenings in June and July 2015 and a concert at the Blue Earth County Courthouse. Mankato Area Youth Symphony 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $7,000 Mankato They will present four concerts during their 2013-14 season; with two of Orchestra Heritage, Arts Project the concerts taking place in other communities. The first concerts are November 16-17, 2013. They will also purchase a viola.

Mankato Area Youth Symphony 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $8,000 Mankato The Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and the North Star Strings Orchestra Heritage, Arts Project will present two concerts in the fall and two concerts in the spring of 2014- 15; with two of the concerts taking place in other communities.

Mankato Ballet Company 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $7,000 Mankato They will present four shows of The Nutcracker with live music by the Heritage, Arts Project Mankato Symphony Orchestra, at the Ted Paul Theatre, Minnesota State University-Mankato; December 2014. Mankato Ballet Company 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $8,000 Mankato They will present four shows of "The Nutcracker" with live music by the Heritage, Arts Project Mankato Symphony Orchestra, at the Ted Paul Theatre, Minnesota State University-Mankato; December 2015. Regional Arts Council grants page 101 FY 2014 - 2015

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Mankato Children's Chorus 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $7,000 Mankato The five youth choirs will perform two concerts during the 2013-14 season Heritage, Arts Project and other special events including a joint performance with the Mankato Symphony Orchestra. They will also provide scholarships to several students. Mankato Children's Chorus 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $8,000 Mankato The five choirs will present two concerts in the fall and spring of 2014-15 Heritage, Arts Project and other special events. They will also provide scholarships to several students. Mankato Community Education 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $2,380 Mankato They will provide an artist to assist students during Open Pottery Lab and Heritage, Arts Project purchase two new potter’s wheels. They will also offer a special pottery class to adults with disabilities in 2013-14. Mankato Symphony Orchestra 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $7,000 Mankato They will present Music on the Hill,Le Sueur four chamber music concerts Association Heritage, Arts Project beginning October 20, 2013; and their Symphonic Series performance This Is My Song on October 6, 2013.

Mankato Symphony Orchestra 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $8,000 Mankato They will present Music on the Hill Chamber Music Series in 2014-15 and Association Heritage, Arts Project their Symphonic performance Handel. With Love, including a sing-along Messiah performance, December 2014.

Martin County Preservation 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $7,000 Fairmont They will sponsor their 2013-14 season of arts programming, musical Association Heritage, Arts Project performances, and art education classes for children and adults.

Martin County Preservation 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $8,000 Fairmont They will sponsor their 2014-15 season of arts programming, exhibitions, Association Heritage, Arts Project musical performances, and art education classes for children and adults; including: Zeitgeist, For the Birds; Rumpelstiltskin Children’s Theatre; Harper’s Cord concert; and A Home Town Love Letter.

Merely Players Community Theater 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $7,000 Mankato They will present their 2013-2014 season of plays, including: Little Shop of Heritage, Arts Project Horrors October 25-27 and November 1-3; It’s a Wonderful Life - Live Radio Play in December 2013; and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in April 2014. Merely Players Community Theater 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $8,000 Mankato They will present their 2014-2015 season of plays, including: Guys and Heritage, Arts Project Dolls, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, The War of the Worlds - live radio drama and The Good Doctor, held in Mankato.

Minnesota New Country School 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $4,000 Henderson They will provide at least eight arts and cultural field trips for students Heritage, Arts Project during the 2013-14 school year. Regional Arts Council grants page 102 FY 2014 - 2015

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Minnesota New Country School 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $4,000 Henderson They will provide eight arts and cultural field trips for students during the Heritage, Arts Project 2014-15 school year including: Minnesota Children’s Theater performance, Minnesota Orchestra concert, Guthrie Theater performance, Park Square Theater performance, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, and the Walker Art Center. Minnesota Over Sixty Band 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $6,000 St Peter They will perform in parades and concerts in Minnesota cities during their Heritage, Arts Project 2014 season.

Minnesota Over Sixty Band 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $5,000 St Peter They will perform in parades and concerts in Minnesota cities during their Heritage, Arts Project 2015 season and purchase shirts and music stands for the members.

Minnesota State University-Mankato 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $7,000 Mankato They will present their 32nd annual season of monthly readings and Heritage, Arts Project workshops by nine Minnesota authors for students and the public.

Minnesota State University-Mankato 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $7,000 Mankato They will sponsor five music performances by Minnesota artists as part of Heritage, Arts Project their 2014-15 Performance Series. This will also include outreach activities at two area schools by some of the performing artists, and a presentation for the community. Minnesota State University-Mankato 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $3,500 Mankato They will sponsor three to four Minnesota based ethnic groups to perform Heritage, Arts Project during the Mankato Area International Festival, April 13, 2014.

Minnesota State University-Mankato 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $8,000 Mankato They will present their 33rd annual season of monthly readings and Heritage, Arts Project workshops for students and the public; seven of the fourteen writers are either native Minnesotans or are based in Minnesota.

Minnesota State University-Mankato 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $8,000 Mankato They will sponsor six music performances by Minnesota artists as part of Heritage, Arts Project their 2015-16 Performance Series. This will also include outreach activities at two area schools by some of the performing artists, and a presentation for the community. Minnesota Valley Chorale 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $2,650 Mankato They will perform four concerts for the 2013-2014 season. Two fall Heritage, Arts Project concerts will be November 9-10, 2013 featuring Schubert’s Mass in G; and two Spring concerts will be April 12-13, 2014. Minnesota Valley Chorale 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $4,000 Mankato They will perform four concerts for the 2014-2015 season. Two winter Heritage, Arts Project concerts will feature English and German Christmas carols; and two spring concerts will feature Bach and Mendelssohn cantatas. Regional Arts Council grants page 103 FY 2014 - 2015

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Minnesota Valley Chorus Sweet 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $7,000 North Mankato They will host their annual Barbershop show in November 2013 featuring Adelines Heritage, Arts Project the Adeline Idol Competition and the Youth In Harmony Day in January 2014.

Minnesota Valley Chorus Sweet 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $8,000 North Mankato They will host their annual Barbershop show in November 2014 featuring Adelines Heritage, Arts Project the Adeline Idol Competition and the Benson Family Singers from Faribault, Minnesota.

Musicorum 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $5,700 Mankato They will present a holiday concert on December 7, 2013 and a spring Heritage, Arts Project concert on April 26, 2014. Musicorum 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $6,000 Mankato They will present two concerts: a holiday themed concert Dec. 13, 2014 Heritage, Arts Project and a spring themed concert on April 25, 2015. New Prague Community Education 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $4,000 New Prague They will sponsor their 4th annual summer youth program called Star Heritage, Arts Project Struck for students in grades 1-12 to experience theater, singing, dance and art through four week long camps. New Ulm Suzuki School of Music 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $7,000 New Ulm They will hire clinicians for their semi-annual Summer Pops Camp and Heritage, Arts Project Piano Institute; and will pay a portion of the Director’s salary for their season of rehearsals and concerts in 2014. New Ulm Suzuki School of Music 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $8,000 New Ulm They will hire clinicians for their semi-annual Summer Pops Camp and Heritage, Arts Project Piano Institute; and will pay a portion of the Director’s salary for their season of rehearsals and concerts in 2015. Project GEM 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $7,000 Mankato The Growth, Experience and Motivation Project will provide arts education Heritage, Arts Project program activities to at risk youth, ages 5-18, within a three county area in 2013-14. Project GEM 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $8,000 Mankato The Growth, Experience and Motivation Project will provide arts education Heritage, Arts Project program activities to at risk youth, ages 5-18, within a three county area in 2014-15. Riverblenders Chorus of Mankato 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $1,572 Mankato They will purchase a portable sound system to be used in their Barbershop Heritage, Arts Project chorus performances in 2014.

Rock Bend Folk Festival 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $4,000 St Peter They will sponsor a two-day festival featuring local and regional Minnesota Heritage, Arts Project folk musicians on two stages, and local artists displaying work, September 2014, at Minnesota Square Park, St Peter.

Rock Bend Folk Festival 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $4,000 St Peter They will sponsor a two-day festival featuring local and regional Minnesota Heritage, Arts Project folk musicians on two stages, and local artists displaying work, September 2015, at Minnesota Square Park, St Peter. Regional Arts Council grants page 104 FY 2014 - 2015

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Saint Peter Choral Society 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $7,000 St Peter They will present their 2013-14 season with holiday programs at nursing Heritage, Arts Project homes in December 2013 and spring performances in St Peter and Waseca of French composers Charles Gounod and Gabriel Faure in March 2014.

Saint Peter Choral Society 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $8,000 St Peter They will present their 2014-15 season with five holiday programs at Heritage, Arts Project retirement homes in December 2014 and two performances in February entitled In Memoriam Diane Loomer featuring works by the late Minnesota choral conductor and composer. Sibley East Elementary School 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $3,230 Arlington They will host a regional Elementary Art Show at the Gustavus Adolphus Heritage, Arts Project College Art Building Gallery in St Peter, May 2014.

Sibley East Elementary School 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $4,000 Arlington They will host a regional Elementary Art Show at the Gustavus Adolphus Heritage, Arts Project College Art Building Gallery in St Peter, May 2015.

South Central College-North 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $4,000 North Mankato They will sponsor Iny Asian Dance Theater, led by internationally Mankato Heritage, Arts Project renowned Hmong artist Iny Mai Vang, to perform at the Global Connections Conference, October 2014.

South Central Service Cooperative 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $7,000 North Mankato They will host the Young Writers and Artists Conference in March, 2014 for Heritage, Arts Project students in grades 3-9.

South Central Service Cooperative 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $8,000 North Mankato They will host the Young Writers and Artists Conference in March, 2015 for Heritage, Arts Project students in grades 3-9; including a variety of subjects related to writing and creative arts. State Street Theatre Company 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $7,000 New Ulm They will use the grant for several theater and education programs, Heritage, Arts Project original projects, classes, and workshops for youth and adults during the 2013-14 season. They will also purchase an electric piano.

State Street Theatre Company 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $8,000 New Ulm They will present several plays, children’s workshops and performances, Heritage, Arts Project and their cable access show, Something Artsy, during their 2014-15 season. Plays will include: Arsenic and Old Lace, Sound of Music and A Gershwin Valentine Celebration. The Fairmont Opera House, Inc. 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $7,000 Fairmont They will sponsor Shawn Johnson and His Big Band Experience from St Heritage, Arts Project Cloud, Minnesota, along with publicity for the Subscription Music Series productions in Fall 2014. The Fairmont Opera House, Inc. 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $8,000 Fairmont They will sponsor Annie Mack Blues from Rochester, Minnesota; Zorongo Heritage, Arts Project Flamenco Dancers from Minneapolis; and Shawn Johnson and His Big Band Experience Holiday Show from Sauk Rapids for the Subscription Performance Series productions in Fall 2015. Regional Arts Council grants page 105 FY 2014 - 2015

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The Grand Center for Arts and 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $7,000 New Ulm They will continue their performing arts series which features a variety of Culture Heritage, Arts Project Minnesota artists presenting a variety of music genres each weekend in 2014 The Grand Center for Arts and 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $8,000 New Ulm They will continue their 2015 performing arts series which features a Culture Heritage, Arts Project variety of Minnesota artists and small theater productions. They will also display six art exhibitions in their 2nd floor gallery.

Waseca Arts Council, Inc. 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $7,000 Waseca They will continue their monthly art exhibitions, and use funds for new Heritage, Arts Project events at the Art Center including two concerts, one on November 16 featuring New Richland artists Gavin Berg and Meghan Krause, and one on January 18, 2014 featuring country music by Boss Grant and Sons. A special installation project Exploring the Woods by area artists will be featured January 10-February 15, 2014.

Waseca Arts Council, Inc. 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $8,000 Waseca They will sponsor four main gallery exhibitions in 2015 featuring Allison Heritage, Arts Project Roberts, LeAnn Gehring Ryan, the Annual Area High School Show featuring 10 area schools, and Artists from Saint Peter Exhibit. They will also purchase spot lights for the gallery and a new computer.

Waseca County Historical Society 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $5,730 Waseca They will sponsor their spring 2015 Luncheon Lecture Series in April and Heritage, Arts Project May and support the 13th Annual Chautauqua celebration on July 5, 2015 featuring interactive theater, art and music.

Aidan Dahlseid 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 St Peter He will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Aidan Dahlseid 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 St Peter He will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Alejandro Colina-Valeri 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Vernon Center He will take violin lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Alexander Liebl 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mankato He will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Alexander Liebl 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mankato He will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Regional Arts Council grants page 106 FY 2014 - 2015

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Alexandra Rivers 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mankato She will take figure skating lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Alexandra Rivers 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mankato She will take figure skating lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Alexandra Zachman 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 St Peter She will take classes at the Dance Conservatory of Southern Minnesota. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Aliyah Dawkins 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Eagle Lake She will take classes at the Dance Conservatory of Southern Minnesota. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Allison Rosenhamer 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 New Ulm She will attend lessons at New Ulm Suzuki School of Music. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Allison Rosenhamer 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 New Ulm She will take lessons at New Ulm Suzuki School of Music. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Alyssa Enevold 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 North Mankato She will participate in the Mankato Area 77 Lancers Marching Band. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Amber Rudenick 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Nicollet She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Amber Rudenick 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Nicollet She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Anja Bunge Dulin 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 St Peter She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Anja Dulin 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 St Peter She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Anna Freyberg 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mankato She will participate in the Mankato Children’s Chorus. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Anna Prchal 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Montgomery She will take classes at Ovations Dance Company. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Regional Arts Council grants page 107 FY 2014 - 2015

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Annalisa Tostenson 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Nicollet She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Anya Menk 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Le Center She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Anya Menk 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Le Center She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Ariana Lopez 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mankato She will take classes at the Fine Arts School of Ballet. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Ashlie Hopkins 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mankato She will take figure skating lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Ashton O'Gorman 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 St Peter She will take classes at the Mankato Ballet Company. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Austyn Menk 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Le Center He will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Austyn Menk 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Le Center He will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Benjamin Abbott 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 North Mankato He will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Benjamin Draper 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 New Ulm He will attend lessons at New Ulm Suzuki School of Music. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Bozena Scheidel 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mankato She will take cello lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Brianna Muchai 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 New Ulm She will take figure skating lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Brianna Nolte 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 New Ulm She will take flute lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Regional Arts Council grants page 108 FY 2014 - 2015

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Brianna Nolte 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 New Ulm She will take flute lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Brianna Ringen 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Butterfield She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Brianna Ringen 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Butterfield She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Britta Roth 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Montgomery She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Brooke Makela 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Gaylord She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Cameron Hainy 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Fairmont She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Cassidy Krueger 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Kasota She will take flute lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Cayley Buhr 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mankato She will participate in the Mankato Area 77 Lancers Marching Band. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Christine Schwartz 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Le Sueur She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Connor Wiederich 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Le Sueur He will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Daniel Jackson 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mankato He will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Daniel Jackson 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mankato He will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Desirae Mortenson 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 St James She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Regional Arts Council grants page 109 FY 2014 - 2015

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Desirae Mortenson 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 St James She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Elaine Adams 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mankato She will participate in the Mankato Area 77 Lancers Marching Band. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Eleanor Grinnell 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 St Peter She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Eleanor Grinnell 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 St Peter She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Eli Scheidel 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mankato He will attend lessons at Mankato Suzuki School of Music. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Elizabeth Kassuelke 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Lake Crystal She will attend lessons at New Ulm Suzuki School of Music. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Elizabeth Makela 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Gaylord She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Ellen Goedtke 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Comfrey She will attend lessons at New Ulm Suzuki School of Music. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Emily Meyers 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Springfield She will attend St Olaf Summer Music Camp. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Emily Meyers 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Springfield She will attend Saint Olaf Summer Music Camp. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Emily Smith 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 North Mankato She will take violin lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Emma Kearney 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 New Ulm She will take classes at the Mankato Ballet Company. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Emma Kearney 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 New Ulm She will take classes at the Mankato Ballet Company. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Regional Arts Council grants page 110 FY 2014 - 2015

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Emma Murray 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 North Mankato She will participate in the Mankato Area 77 Lancers Marching Band. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Emma Murray 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 North Mankato She will participate in the Mankato Area 77 Lancers Marching Band. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Eric Head 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Fairmont He will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Erin Oberle 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mankato She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Grace Peterson 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 New Ulm She will attend lessons at New Ulm Suzuki School of Music. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Grace Peterson 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 New Ulm She will take lessons at New Ulm Suzuki School of Music. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Gretchen Adams 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mankato She will take classes at the Dance Conservatory of Southern Minnesota. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Helen Hill 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mankato She will take harp lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Helen Hill 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mankato She will take harp lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Isaac Peterson 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 St Peter He will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Isaac Peterson 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 St Peter He will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Isabel Becker 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mankato She will participate in The Collective Winter Drumline. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Isabel Panciera 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 St Peter She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Regional Arts Council grants page 111 FY 2014 - 2015

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Isabel Panciera 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 St Peter She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Isabella Aase 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Nicollet She will take lessons at Mankato Suzuki School of Music. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Jacob Makela 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Gaylord He will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Jacob Martens 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 New Ulm He will attend lessons at New Ulm Suzuki School of Music. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Jacob Martens 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 New Ulm He will take lessons at New Ulm Suzuki School of Music. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Jakub Soroka 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 North Mankato He will participate in the Mankato Area 77 Lancers Marching Band. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Jenna Butterfield 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Waseca She will take violin lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Jenna Butterfield 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Waseca She will take violin lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Jessica Baumgartner 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Madelia She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Jessica Baumgartner 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Madelia She will take classes at the Dance Conservatory of Southern Minnesota. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Jessica Moellenhoff 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 New Ulm She will take classes at the Fine Arts School of Ballet. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Jessica Radzak 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mankato She will take figure skating lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Johanna Stelljes 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 New Ulm She will take flute lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Regional Arts Council grants page 112 FY 2014 - 2015

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Jordan Enevold 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 North Mankato She will take figure skating lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Jordan Enevold 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 North Mankato She will take figure skating lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Jordan Paulson 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Waseca She will take violin lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Jordyn Keranen 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 New Ulm She will take lessons at New Ulm Suzuki School of Music. Heritage, Arts Scholarship José Barrientos 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Gibbon He will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship José Barrientos 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Gibbon He will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Joshua Quist 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 St Peter He will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Joshua Quist 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 St Peter He will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Judith Frelich 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Madelia She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Julia Goodburn 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Madelia She will take classes at the Dance Conservatory of Southern Minnesota. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Julia Herzberg 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mankato She will take classes at the Dance Conservatory of Southern Minnesota. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Justin Portner 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 North Mankato He will take trumpet lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Justin Portner 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 North Mankato He will take trumpet lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Regional Arts Council grants page 113 FY 2014 - 2015

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Kallie Taylor 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mankato She will participate in the Mankato Children's Chorus. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Karissa Nolte 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 New Ulm She will take violin lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Karissa Nolte 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 New Ulm She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship KaSondra Wiederich 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Le Sueur She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship KaSondra Wiederich 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Le Sueur She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Katharine Davis 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Madelia She will take lessons at Mankato Suzuki School of Music. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Katherine Alto 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mankato She will take flute lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Katherine Engeldinger 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 St Peter She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Katherine Tostenson 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Nicollet She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Katia Ostermann 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 New Ulm She will take lessons at New Ulm Suzuki School of Music. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Katie Klyve 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Waseca She will take visual art lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Kaylee Enevold 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 North Mankato She will participate in the Mankato Area 77 Lancers Marching Band. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Kelby Stocker 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 New Ulm He will attend lessons at New Ulm Suzuki School of Music. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Regional Arts Council grants page 114 FY 2014 - 2015

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Kelby Stocker 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 New Ulm He will take lessons at New Ulm Suzuki School of Music. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Kendra Lyimo 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Gibbon She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Kendra Shoemaker 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 St Peter She will take classes at the Mankato Ballet Company. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Kendra Shoemaker 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 St Peter She will take classes at the Mankato Ballet Company. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Kiara Riehl 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mankato She will take flute lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Kim Royer 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 North Mankato She will participate in the Mankato Area 77 Lancers Marching Band. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Kuban Ilhan 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mankato He will take string bass lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Kyrie Sellnow 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 New Ulm She will attend lessons at New Ulm Suzuki School of Music. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Laura Schwartz 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Le Sueur She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Lauren Hoffmann 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Sleepy Eye She will take lessons at New Ulm Suzuki School of Music. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Lauren Smith 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 North Mankato She will attend lessons at Mankato Suzuki School of Music. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Lauren Smith 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 North Mankato She will take lessons at Mankato Suzuki School of Music. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Lauren Ward 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mapleton She will take flute lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Regional Arts Council grants page 115 FY 2014 - 2015

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Lexi Fosburgh 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 North Mankato She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Lucia Kulseth 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 St James She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Mackenzie Helget 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Sleepy Eye She will attend lessons at New Ulm Suzuki School of Music. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Mackenzie Helget 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Sleepy Eye She will take lessons at New Ulm Suzuki School of Music. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Maggie Newsom 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Gaylord She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Makenna Holz 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mankato She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Makenna Holz 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mankato She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Mara Johnson 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 St Peter She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Margaret Hahn 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Le Sueur She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Mariah Enter 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mankato She will participate in the Mankato Children's Chorus. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Mariah Enter 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mankato She will participate in the Mankato Children’s Chorus. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Marissa Manteufel 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 St Peter She will attend classes at a'Xel International Training Center. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Martha Stelter 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 St Peter She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Regional Arts Council grants page 116 FY 2014 - 2015

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Martha Stelter 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 St Peter She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship MaryAnn Sanders 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Granada She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Mathew Meixner 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 St Peter He will take violin lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship McKenzie Hoffmann 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Sleepy Eye She will attend lessons at New Ulm Suzuki School of Music. Heritage, Arts Scholarship McKenzie Hoffmann 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Sleepy Eye She will take lessons at New Ulm Suzuki School of Music. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Megan Elseth 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Gaylord She will attend classes at Waconia Performing Arts Center. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Megan Elseth 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Gaylord She will take classes at Waconia Performing Arts Center. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Miah Rehm 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 St James She will take guitar lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Michael Sloot 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 New Ulm He will attend lessons at New Ulm Suzuki School of Music. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Michaela Zachman 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 St Peter She will take classes at the Dance Conservatory of Southern Minnesota. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Mikayla Klinkner 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Madelia She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Mikayla Reinhardt 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Henderson She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Mitch Moellenhoff 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 New Ulm He will take classes at the Fine Arts School of Ballet. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Regional Arts Council grants page 117 FY 2014 - 2015

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Molly Helget 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 St James She will take lessons at New Ulm Suzuki School of Music. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Montanna Michels 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 St Peter She will take classes at the Mankato Ballet Company. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Montanna Michels 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 St Peter She will take classes at the Mankato Ballet Company. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Mya Kotten 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 New Ulm She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Mya Kotten 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 New Ulm She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Nicholle Miller 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Le Sueur She will attend classes at Just For Kix Dance. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Nikolai Becker 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mankato He will participate in the Mankato Area 77 Lancers Marching Band. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Nikolai Becker 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mankato He will participate in The Collective Winter Drumline. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Noah Huseby 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 New Ulm He will take lessons at New Ulm Suzuki School of Music. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Noah Stocker 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 New Ulm He will attend lessons at New Ulm Suzuki School of Music. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Noah Stocker 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 New Ulm He will take lessons at New Ulm Suzuki School of Music. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Noah Wilson 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 St Peter He will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Noah Wilson 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 St Peter He will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Regional Arts Council grants page 118 FY 2014 - 2015

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Olivia Owens 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 New Ulm She will take figure skating lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Praticha Jagdish 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mankato She will take lessons at Mankato Suzuki School of Music. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Rachel Sloot 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 New Ulm She will attend lessons at New Ulm Suzuki School of Music. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Rebecca Radzak 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mankato She will take figure skating lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Rebekah Hartwig 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mankato She will take classes at the Mankato Ballet Company. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Riona Ryan 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 North Mankato She will take flute lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Riona Ryan 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 North Mankato She will take flute lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Ryan Smith 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Henderson He will take guitar lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Ryannon Varin 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Waterville She will take violin lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Samantha Alander 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Henderson She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Samuel Murray 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 North Mankato He will participate in the Mankato Area 77 Lancers Marching Band. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Samuel Murray 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 North Mankato He will participate in the Mankato Area 77 Lancers Marching Band. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Sarah Schwartz 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Le Sueur She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Regional Arts Council grants page 119 FY 2014 - 2015

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Sarah Schwartz 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Le Sueur She will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Sarah Stelljes 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 New Ulm She will take oboe lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Savanna Witte 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Eagle Lake She will take classes at the Mankato Ballet Company. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Sayontan Roy 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mankato He will attend lessons at Mankato Suzuki School of Music. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Sayontan Roy 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mankato He will take lessons at Mankato Suzuki School of Music. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Selena Janzen 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mankato She will take violin lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Selena Janzen 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mankato She will participate in the Minnesota Youth Symphonies. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Selena Wiederich 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Le Sueur She will attend classes at Center Stage Dance. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Stephanie Carlson 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 North Mankato She will take figure skating lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Stephanie Carlson 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 North Mankato She will take figure skating lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Stephen Mark 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Springfield He will take guitar lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Taylor Johnson 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mankato She will take figure skating lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Taylor Johnson 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mankato She will take figure skating lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Regional Arts Council grants page 120 FY 2014 - 2015

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Taylor Krienke 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Waterville She will take classes at the Dance Conservatory of Southern Minnesota. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Taylor Krienke 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Waterville She will take classes at the Dance Conservatory of Southern Minnesota. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Tikvah Schwartz 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Wells She will attend lessons at Mankato Suzuki School of Music. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Tikvah Schwartz 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Wells She will take lessons at Mankato Suzuki School of Music. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Tyler Stolt 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Gaylord He will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Zander Boettcher 2014 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $300 Mankato He will take piano lessons with a private instructor. Heritage, Arts Scholarship Arts Center of Saint Peter, Inc. 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $5,000 St Peter They will move the floor drain in the basement and erect a new wall in the Heritage, Equipment and basement to increase artwork hanging space in the lower gallery. Facilities Dance Conservatory of Southern 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $5,000 Mankato They will replace the dance room floor in studio 2. Minnesota Heritage, Equipment and Facilities

Mankato Area Community Band 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $355 Mankato They will purchase a new seat for the drummer to sit on and a new set of Heritage, Equipment and high quality crash cymbals. Facilities Mankato Area Youth Symphony 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $3,280 Mankato They will purchase a wood piccolo for a student to use and purchase a Mac Orchestra Heritage, Equipment and Computer and software. Facilities

Mankato Ballet Company 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $5,000 Mankato They will replace the dance floor in their studio. Heritage, Equipment and Facilities Mankato Children's Chorus 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $2,046 Mankato They will purchase a new keyboard, stand, and amplifier for traveling with Heritage, Equipment and the group; file cabinets for music and materials; and computer software to Facilities design their own marketing materials. Regional Arts Council grants page 121 FY 2014 - 2015

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Martin County Preservation 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $4,681 Fairmont They will replace the carpet in the lower level art room with vinyl flooring Association Heritage, Equipment and to improve their classroom space. Facilities

Merely Players Community Theater 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $4,490 Mankato They will replace the lights in the theatre as well as safety cables for their Heritage, Equipment and theatre productions at Lincoln Community Center, Mankato. Facilities

Riverblenders Chorus of Mankato 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $4,860 Mankato They will purchase five sets of risers and back rails, a speaker, a hand held Heritage, Equipment and remote microphone system, and a microphone carrying case. Facilities State Street Theatre Company 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $5,000 New Ulm They will purchase new theater curtains for the recently acquired State Heritage, Equipment and Street Theater, in New Ulm. Facilities Waseca Arts Council, Inc. 2015 RAC 09 Arts and Cultural $5,000 Waseca They will update lighting in the lobby gallery area and add outlets to the Heritage, Equipment and green room and second floor auditorium to increase its usability. Facilities Austin Public Schools 2014 RAC 10 Artists in Education $750 Austin Kenni Holmen at Paramount Jazz

Century High School 2014 RAC 10 Artists in Education $2,000 Rochester Brass Day with the Copper Street Brass Quintet

Dover-Eyota Public Schools 2014 RAC 10 Artists in Education $750 Eyota Brass Day with the Copper Street Brass Quintet

Fillmore Central High School 2014 RAC 10 Artists in Education $2,000 Harmony Big Band Bash Artist Residency Program

Kenyon-Wanamingo School District 2014 RAC 10 Artists in Education $2,000 Kenyon Brass Day with the Copper Street Brass Quintet

McKinley Elementary School 2014 RAC 10 Artists in Education $750 Owatonna Applied Imagery: A Working Art with artist Susan Boeckmann.

Minnesota State Academy for the 2015 RAC 10 Artists in Education $1,500 Faribault Ephemeral Castings residency with COMPAS artist Gita Ghei Blind

Red Wing High School 2014 RAC 10 Artists in Education $750 Red Wing Opera in the Schools with the Minnesota Opera Regional Arts Council grants page 122 FY 2014 - 2015

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Ridgeway Community School 2014 RAC 10 Artists in Education $750 Houston Peacemaking with In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre

Saint Charles Elementary School 2015 RAC 10 Artists in Education $1,500 St Charles Indoor Wall Mural Painting for the school entry area with artist Ryan Corfits

Wabasha-Kellogg School District 2014 RAC 10 Artists in Education $2,000 Wabasha Brass Day with the Copper Street Brass Quintet

Winona Area Public Schools 2014 RAC 10 Artists in Education $750 Winona Book making residency with artist Jill Krase

Winona Area Public Schools 2015 RAC 10 Artists in Education $1,500 Winona Goodview Elementary, Jefferson Elementary, and Rollingstone Community Schools 4th grade painting residency with artist Andrew Foss

Winona Area Public Schools 2015 RAC 10 Artists in Education $1,500 Winona Winona Senior High School book making residency with artist Jill Krase

Winona State University 2015 RAC 10 Artists in Education $2,000 Winona Winona Area Young Writers' Conference

Ameriikan Poijat Finish Brass Band 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $6,610 Northfield Boys of America Finnish Brass Band Celebrates 25th Heritage

Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $7,170 Red Wing Heartland--a portfolio of poems and prints celebrating America's Midwest Studies, Inc. Heritage

Austin Area Commission for the Arts 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Austin Music for the 2015 Austin Artworks Festival Heritage

Austin Symphony Orchestra 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Austin Concord of Sweet Sounds with Austin Symphony Orchestra Heritage

Austin Symphony Orchestra 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Austin Austin Symphony Orchestra 59th Season "A Picturesque Travelogue" Heritage Regional Arts Council grants page 123 FY 2014 - 2015

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Boys and Girls Club of Rochester 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $7,300 Rochester Young Poets Program Heritage

Boys and Girls Club of Rochester 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Rochester Meet the Music Program Heritage

Bridge Chamber Music Festival 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Northfield Bridge Chamber Music Festival jazz concerts Heritage

Bridge Chamber Music Festival 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $7,625 Northfield Bridge Chamber Music Festival 2015 Heritage

Cannon Falls Area Historical Society 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Cannon Falls Large Mural of Several Cannon Falls Historic Photos Heritage

Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $9,500 Northfield Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra 25th Anniversary Americana Show and Heritage Grand Finale

Celebration of a City 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Rochester River City Rhapsody - Rochester 2014 Heritage Celebration of a City 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Rochester River City Rhapsody 2015 Drum and Bugle Corps Program Heritage Children's Dance Theatre 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $4,000 Rochester Summer Dance Intensive Heritage

City of Faribault Parks and Recreation 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $7,500 Faribault Outdoor Concert and En Plein Air Series Heritage

City of Faribault Parks and Recreation 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $4,050 Faribault Central Park Outdoor Concert Series Department Heritage

City of Northfield 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Northfield Northfield Sidewalk Public Poetry Project 2014 Heritage City of Northfield 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Northfield Northfield Sidewalk Public Poetry Project 2015 Heritage Regional Arts Council grants page 124 FY 2014 - 2015

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City of Rochester Music Department 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Rochester 2015 World Music Mini Residencies Heritage

City of Rochester Music Department 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Rochester 2016 World Music Mini-Residencies Heritage

City of Winona Community Services 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Winona Family Art Day Extravaganza Heritage

Commonweal Theatre Company 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $3,000 Lanesboro Purchase of Vectorworks Spotlight Software Heritage

Community Alliance of Rochester for 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Rochester Art, Collaboration, and Cultural Awareness Equality Heritage

Diversity Council 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Rochester Celebrating Diversity and Inclusivity Heritage Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Lanesboro 2014 Stringwood Chamber Music Festival Center Heritage

Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Lanesboro 2015 Stringwood Chamber Music Festival Center Heritage

Faribault Art Center, Inc. 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Faribault Paradise Center for the Arts After School Program: Visual and Theatrical Heritage Arts Faribault Art Center, Inc. 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $5,275 Faribault Paradise Center Community Iron Pour Heritage Frozen River Film Festival 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Winona Frozen River Film Festival 2014 Heritage Frozen River Film Festival 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Winona Frozen River Film Festival 2015 Heritage Giants of the Earth Heritage Center, 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Spring Grove Giants of the Earth Fine and Folks Art School Inc. Heritage Regional Arts Council grants page 125 FY 2014 - 2015

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Great River Shakespeare Festival 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Winona 2014 Concerts on the Green Series Heritage

Great River Shakespeare Festival 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Winona Concerts on the Green Heritage

Hambone Music Festival 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Rochester Hambone Music Festival 2014 Heritage

Hambone Music Festival 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Rochester Hambone Music Festival 2015 Heritage

Honors Choirs of Southeast 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Rochester SINGSATION - Children's Choral Festival Minnesota Heritage

Lanesboro Arts Center 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $8,800 Lanesboro Lanesboro Artist Residency Project Heritage Lanesboro Arts Center 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $7,000 Lanesboro Lanesboro Artist Residency Program Heritage Lanesboro Public Library 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $6,980 Lanesboro The Libraries Grow Community Mural Heritage Laura Baker Services Association 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $4,900 Northfield Laura Baker School Association On Stage! Heritage

Madonna Living Community 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Rochester Art for Health and Wellness Heritage

Mantorville Economic Development 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $5,300 Mantorville Old Tyme Days a celebration of arts and culture in Mantorville Authority Heritage

Mantorville Economic Development 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Mantorville Stagecoach Days • a Celebration of Arts, Culture, and History Authority Heritage

Matchbox Children's Theatre 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Austin Mantorville Art Guild Kids Summer Camps Heritage Regional Arts Council grants page 126 FY 2014 - 2015

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Mayo Clinic Health System in Red 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $8,530 Red Wing Sheldon Presents--Arts for Your Health Wing Heritage

Mid West Music Fest 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Winona Developing Minnesota musicians through a community supported music Heritage festival Mid West Music Fest 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Winona Mid West Music Fest--Sounds Like School Heritage Minnesota Marine Art Museum 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $9,905 Winona New Photographs by Chris Faust Heritage

Minnesota State Academy for the 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Faribault Hands in Action by National Theatre of the Deaf Deaf Heritage

Northfield Arts Guild 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Northfield Artists Disabling Assumptions Heritage Northfield Healthy Community 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Northfield Here We Are Art Enrichment at PLUS and Summer PLUS Initiative Heritage

Northfield Healthy Community 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Northfield Our Place Initiative Heritage

Northfield Public Schools 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $6,400 Northfield Northfield Young Sculptors Project Heritage

Northfield Public Schools 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $9,000 Northfield Northfield Young Sculptors Project 2016 Heritage

Northfield Senior Citizens, Inc. 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $5,000 Northfield Improved Northfield Senior Citizens Gallery Features Asian Brush Painting Heritage

Northfield Senior Citizens, Inc. 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $6,575 Northfield Improving Audience Experience at Northfield Senior Citizens Stage Heritage Productions

Northland Words 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Rochester 2014 Annual Jr Troupe and Shakespeare Productions Heritage Regional Arts Council grants page 127 FY 2014 - 2015

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Olmsted County Historical Society 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Rochester Update of the book Houses on the Hill Heritage

Project FINE 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Winona Hearing the Voices of Refugees and Immigrants Heritage Project FINE 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $9,775 Winona Exploring Hmong Art and Culture Heritage Renewing the Countryside 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $8,000 Zumbro Falls Time Travel with the Art of Feltmaking Heritage River Arts Alliance 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Winona Hiawatha Band Communications Fence Project Heritage Rochester Art Center 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Rochester Adolescence Through the Lens Heritage Rochester Chamber Music Society 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $6,000 Rochester Four concerts presented by Rochester Chamber Music Society Heritage

Rochester Chamber Music Society 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $3,500 Rochester Rochester Chamber Music Society Jazz Concert Heritage

Rochester Civic Theatre 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Rochester Breaking the Cycle/Phase II Heritage Rochester Community and Technical 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Rochester The LIFE Writing Project College Heritage

Rochester Community and Technical 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Rochester North-Star State Historical Non-Fiction Project College Heritage

Rochester Community Media 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Rochester The Multimedia Artist Spotlight Video Series Heritage

Rochester Dance Company 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $4,000 Rochester Special performances of The Nutcracker Heritage

Rochester Irish Fest 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Rochester Irish Fest 2014 Labor Day Weekend Festival Heritage Rochester Irish Fest 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Rochester Irish Fest 2015 Heritage Regional Arts Council grants page 128 FY 2014 - 2015

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Rochester Male Chorus, Inc. 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Rochester Rochester Male Chorus 85th Anniversary Big Sing (300-man chorus) Heritage

Rochester Music Guild 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $7,160 Rochester Annual Rochester Music Guild Scholarship Competition Heritage Rochester Music Guild 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $8,670 Rochester 51st Annual Rochester Music Guild Scholarship Competition Heritage Rochester Repertory Theatre 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Rochester Enhancing the Total Theatre Experience Heritage

Rochester Symphony Orchestra and 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Rochester Tchaikovsky's Original Nutcracker Ballet Chorale Heritage

Rochester Symphony Orchestra and 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Rochester Children's concert for area fourth grade students Chorale Heritage

Saint Olaf College Theatre 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $7,120 Northfield Big Fish--A Boundary-Stretching Musical Department Heritage

Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $8,500 Rushford August 2014 Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Festival Association Heritage

Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $8,895 Rushford August Workshop and Bluegrass Festival Association Heritage

Southeastern Minnesota Youth 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Rochester Y Music Outreach Program Orchestras Heritage

The Friends of Way Park 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Northfield Northfield Rotary Outdoor Musical Plaza Heritage The Northfield Union of Youth 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Northfield Unlock Your Voice art workshops at The Key Heritage Regional Arts Council grants page 129 FY 2014 - 2015

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The United Way of Freeborn County 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $5,000 Albert Lea Administrative costs for Battle of the Bands Heritage

Theatre du Mississippi 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Winona 2014 Programming Season for Theatre du Mississippi Heritage Time Track Productions 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Northfield ONE FOR ALL Heritage Winona Area Public Schools 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $6,000 Winona Winona Senior High Film Making Project Heritage

Winona County Historical Society 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $9,215 Winona The Art of Fine Furniture Heritage

Winona County Historical Society 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $7,180 Winona The Art of Fine Furniture 2015 Heritage

Winona-Dakota Unity Alliance 2014 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Winona Great Dakota Gathering Heritage

Winona-Dakota Unity Alliance 2015 RAC 10 Arts and Cultural $10,000 Winona Great Dakota Gathering Heritage

Albert Lea Art Center 2014 RAC 10 General Operating $3,000 Albert Lea Staffing and Salaries Support Albert Lea Art Center 2015 RAC 10 General Operating $3,000 Albert Lea Staffing and Salaries Support Austin Symphony Orchestra 2014 RAC 10 General Operating $3,000 Austin Staffing and Salaries Support

Austin Symphony Orchestra 2015 RAC 10 General Operating $3,000 Austin Staffing and Salaries Support

Bluff Country Artists Gallery 2015 RAC 10 General Operating $3,000 Spring Grove Building and Maintenance Support Regional Arts Council grants page 130 FY 2014 - 2015

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Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra 2015 RAC 10 General Operating $2,000 Northfield Administrative Expenses Support

Cannon Valley Youth Orchestra 2014 RAC 10 General Operating $685 Northfield Music Stands and Storage Cart Support

Chatfield Center for the Arts, Inc. 2014 RAC 10 General Operating $3,000 Chatfield Staffing and Salaries Support

Children's Dance Theatre 2014 RAC 10 General Operating $3,000 Rochester Staffing and Salaries Support

Children's Dance Theatre 2015 RAC 10 General Operating $3,000 Rochester Staffing and Salaries Support

Dreamery Rural Arts Initiative 2015 RAC 10 General Operating $3,000 Wykoff Staffing and Salaries Support

Frozen River Film Festival 2014 RAC 10 General Operating $3,000 Winona Staffing and Salaries Support Frozen River Film Festival 2015 RAC 10 General Operating $3,000 Winona Staffing and Salaries Support Hambone Music Festival 2015 RAC 10 General Operating $3,000 Rochester Administrative Expenses Support

I Cantanti Chamber Choirs 2014 RAC 10 General Operating $2,000 Northfield Staffing and salaries Support

I Cantanti Chamber Choirs 2015 RAC 10 General Operating $2,000 Northfield Program Expansion - lighter programming with instrumental Support accompaniment

Mantorville Art Guild Gallery and 2014 RAC 10 General Operating $2,000 Mantorville Assist with monthly bills Studio Support

Mantorville Art Guild Gallery and 2015 RAC 10 General Operating $2,000 Mantorville Building Maintenance Studio Support Regional Arts Council grants page 131 FY 2014 - 2015

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Matchbox Children's Theatre 2014 RAC 10 General Operating $3,000 Austin Administrative Expenses Support

Mid West Music Fest 2015 RAC 10 General Operating $3,000 Winona Staffing and Salaries Support Northland Words 2014 RAC 10 General Operating $3,000 Rochester Staffing and Salaries Support Owatonna Arts Council 2014 RAC 10 General Operating $3,000 Owatonna Program Expansion Support Red Wing Arts Association 2014 RAC 10 General Operating $2,000 Red Wing Program expansion Support

Red Wing Arts Association 2015 RAC 10 General Operating $2,000 Red Wing Program Expansion - Concerts in the Park Support

Red Wing Brass Band, Inc. 2014 RAC 10 General Operating $3,000 Red Wing Staffing and Salaries Support

Red Wing Brass Band, Inc. 2015 RAC 10 General Operating $3,000 Red Wing Staffing and Salaries Support

Rochester Chamber Music Society 2014 RAC 10 General Operating $3,000 Rochester Staffing and Salaries Support

Rochester Dance Company 2014 RAC 10 General Operating $3,000 Rochester Venue Expenses Support

Rochester Dance Company 2015 RAC 10 General Operating $2,000 Rochester Other - guest artist, marketing and venue expenses for The Nutcracker Support

Rochester Male Chorus, Inc. 2014 RAC 10 General Operating $3,000 Rochester Staffing and Salaries Support

Rochester Repertory Theatre 2014 RAC 10 General Operating $3,000 Rochester Staffing and Salaries Support

Rochester Repertory Theatre 2015 RAC 10 General Operating $3,000 Rochester Staffing and Salaries Support Regional Arts Council grants page 132 FY 2014 - 2015

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Rushford Area Society of the Arts 2014 RAC 10 General Operating $1,650 Rushford Program expansion Support

Sing Out Loud 2015 RAC 10 General Operating $3,000 Rochester Staffing and Salaries Support Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass 2014 RAC 10 General Operating $2,000 Rushford Administrative expenses Association Support

Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass 2015 RAC 10 General Operating $2,000 Rushford Administrative Expenses Association Support

Southeastern Minnesota Suzuki 2015 RAC 10 General Operating $2,000 Rochester Staffing and Salaries Association Support

Southeastern Minnesota Youth 2014 RAC 10 General Operating $3,000 Rochester Staffing and Salaries Orchestras Support

The Mantorville Theatre Company, 2015 RAC 10 General Operating $2,000 Mantorville Staffing and Salaries Inc. Support

The Northfield Youth Choirs, Inc. 2014 RAC 10 General Operating $3,000 Northfield Affordable Transportation and Scholarships Support

Theatre du Mississippi 2014 RAC 10 General Operating $2,000 Winona Staffing and salaries Support Theatre du Mississippi 2015 RAC 10 General Operating $2,000 Winona Administrative Expenses Support Time Track Productions 2015 RAC 10 General Operating $2,000 Northfield Staffing and Salaries Support Winona Arts Center 2015 RAC 10 General Operating $2,000 Winona Equipment Purchase Support Winona Symphony Orchestra 2014 RAC 10 General Operating $2,000 Winona Administrative expenses Association Support Regional Arts Council grants page 133 FY 2014 - 2015

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Zumbrota Area Arts Council 2014 RAC 10 General Operating $3,000 Zumbrota Staffing and Salaries Support

Zumbrota Area Arts Council 2015 RAC 10 General Operating $3,000 Zumbrota Staffing and Salaries Support

Anne Kamin 2014 RAC 10 Individual Artist $1,500 Rochester Exploring Abstract Painting with Mixed Media Binod Shrestha 2014 RAC 10 Individual Artist $1,500 La Crescent From Ganges to Mississippi River: an exploration of culture in art Cecilia Cornejo 2014 RAC 10 Individual Artist $3,000 Northfield With the Skateboarders Christine Kallman 2014 RAC 10 Individual Artist $3,000 Northfield Full-length Stage Play on Environmental Themes David Kassler 2014 RAC 10 Individual Artist $1,500 Rochester Recital featuring the chamber music of David Kassler Dawn Sanborn 2014 RAC 10 Individual Artist $1,500 Rochester Exhibition I am the Phoenix James Verbout 2014 RAC 10 Individual Artist $70 Rochester Creative Stories of Whimsical Minnesota, with readings at regional shelters, libraries and hospitals Jensen Oness 2014 RAC 10 Individual Artist $70 Houston Latin folk guitar performance at Winona Arts Center. Jessica Prill 2014 RAC 10 Individual Artist $3,000 Northfield Sculptural Jewelry Inspired by Furia Jim McKeel 2014 RAC 10 Individual Artist $3,000 Northfield Fabrizio's Comet: Composition and World-Premiere Jody Brown 2014 RAC 10 Individual Artist $1,500 Rochester Historical Fiction Book with reading at C4 Creative Salon, Rochester

Julie Bronson 2014 RAC 10 Individual Artist $70 Glenville Exhibit at Owatonna Hospital Healing Arts Program Julie Fakler 2014 RAC 10 Individual Artist $3,000 Faribault SAFE Sanctuary Portraits Kevin Dobbe 2014 RAC 10 Individual Artist $1,500 Rochester Four interactive media concerts with Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester

Lane Powell 2014 RAC 10 Individual Artist $1,500 Harmony Concert band commission Loretta Verbout 2014 RAC 10 Individual Artist $1,500 Rochester The North Shore in black and white, exhibit at Mantorville Art Guild Gallery and Studio Lynette Power 2014 RAC 10 Individual Artist $1,500 Winona Honor the Earth, Protect the Soil exhibit at Frozen River Film Festival

Margaret Sather 2014 RAC 10 Individual Artist $70 Winona Body of work for Winona Arts Center Neng Vang 2014 RAC 10 Individual Artist $70 Winona Hmong Traditional Baskets to exhibit at Winona State University Nicole Borg 2014 RAC 10 Individual Artist $1,500 Wabasha All Roads Lead Home: A First Poetry Manuscript Patricia Dew 2014 RAC 10 Individual Artist $3,000 Northfield Integrating Visual and Verbal Imagery Philip Taylor 2014 RAC 10 Individual Artist $1,456 Rochester Abstract Encaustic Painting exhibit at C4 Creative Salon, Rochester Ryan Balow 2014 RAC 10 Individual Artist $70 Rochester Exhibit on Esan Thailand at C4 Creative Salon, Rochester Sam Vo 2014 RAC 10 Individual Artist $70 Rochester Solo exhibition at University Center Gallery, Rochester See Her 2014 RAC 10 Individual Artist $668 Winona Hmong Paaj Ntaub Blankets to exhibit at Winona State University Sheila Novak 2014 RAC 10 Individual Artist $70 Minneapolis Create, document and exhibit collaborative art pieces at Northfield Arts Guild Steven Schmidt 2014 RAC 10 Individual Artist $3,000 Rochester The Road song collection Regional Arts Council grants page 134 FY 2014 - 2015

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Suzanne Szucs 2014 RAC 10 Individual Artist $1,500 Rochester Video and photographic installation at University Center Gallery, Rochester

Timothy Lloyd 2014 RAC 10 Individual Artist $3,000 Northfield Prairie Landscapes in Metal Timothy Mahr 2014 RAC 10 Individual Artist $3,000 Northfield A Mythological Suite for Woodwind Quintet Tracy Ebmeyer 2014 RAC 10 Individual Artist $1,500 Rochester Crafting a handmade violin and artist talk at C4 Creative Salon, Rochester

Carla Gallina 2015 RAC 10 Individual Artist - $500 Chatfield Dances from Nature: A Sculptural Study of Movement and Light Emerging Ingvild Herfindahl 2015 RAC 10 Individual Artist - $625 Kasson Minnesota Through the Seasons: An Exploration Through Mosaics, at Emerging Mantorville Art Guild Jill Krase 2015 RAC 10 Individual Artist - $625 Winona Experiments in Structure: Bookbinding as Art, at Winona Arts Center Emerging Joy Riggs 2015 RAC 10 Individual Artist - $500 Northfield Finding My Musical Family Emerging Matthew Winkler 2015 RAC 10 Individual Artist - $625 Rochester One Place to Another solo exhibition, at Rochester Art Center Emerging Michelle Fimon 2015 RAC 10 Individual Artist - $625 Austin In Search of My Asylum: Creative Non-Fiction, at Austin Artworks Center Emerging Nathaniel DeBoer 2015 RAC 10 Individual Artist - $500 Rochester The Sounds of Scars: Personal Songs from Emotional Pain Emerging Thomas Erickson 2015 RAC 10 Individual Artist - $500 Rochester Architectural Appendages Emerging Zachary Carlsen 2015 RAC 10 Individual Artist - $500 Winona Extraction Community Emerging Dawn Erickson 2015 RAC 10 Individual Artist - $1,250 Red Wing Passage Through Pages, at Red Wing Public Library Established Delene Teller 2015 RAC 10 Individual Artist - $1,250 Faribault Sky, Horses, Earth and Water, at Owatonna Art Center Established James Fricker III 2015 RAC 10 Individual Artist - $1,250 Rochester Electric Sounds of Rochester, at C4 Creative Salon Established Jane Peck 2015 RAC 10 Individual Artist - $1,250 Lanesboro Theatrical History Tour of Lanesboro, at Lanesboro Arts Center Established Kari Dunn 2015 RAC 10 Individual Artist - $1,250 Rochester Creation of New Work in Collage and Mixed Media, at Rochester Civic Established Theatre Kevin Strauss 2015 RAC 10 Individual Artist - $1,250 Rochester The Heroes Story Project, at Rochester Public Library Established Leo Smith IV 2015 RAC 10 Individual Artist - $1,250 Winona Driftless Area Wooden Triptych Sculpture, at Minnesota Marine Art Established Museum Paul Hager 2015 RAC 10 Individual Artist - $1,215 Northfield Cannon Shoals: A Ten-Episode Screenplay, at Northfield Arts Guild Theatre Established Regional Arts Council grants page 135 FY 2014 - 2015

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Peter Nelson 2015 RAC 10 Individual Artist - $1,250 Northfield Post-Production work on BLACKLISTED, at Viking Theatre Established Yuko Taniguchi 2015 RAC 10 Individual Artist - $1,175 Rochester While the earth moves its spine and Healing Touch, at Rochester Art Established Center Albert Lea Community Theatre 2014 RAC 10 Presenter/Production $2,000 Albert Lea Presenting the play Annie the Musical Assistance

Albert Lea Community Theatre 2015 RAC 10 Presenter/Production $1,500 Albert Lea Calendar Girls by Tim Firth Assistance

Austin Area Commission for the Arts 2014 RAC 10 Presenter/Production $1,500 Austin The Spencer's Theatre of Illusion Assistance

Austin Community Band 2014 RAC 10 Presenter/Production $1,150 Austin A series of free band concerts in the park in June and early July Assistance

Austin Community Band 2015 RAC 10 Presenter/Production $1,500 Austin Free Summer Concerts in the Park Assistance

Austin Symphony Orchestra 2014 RAC 10 Presenter/Production $2,000 Austin Young Artists' Concert Assistance

Austin Symphony Orchestra 2015 RAC 10 Presenter/Production $1,500 Austin Beethoven Bash with Fei-Fei Dong on Piano Assistance

Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra 2014 RAC 10 Presenter/Production $1,500 Northfield Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra Presents a Ballet, Concerto, and Choral Assistance Fantasy

Children's Dance Theatre 2014 RAC 10 Presenter/Production $2,000 Rochester Six performances of Sleeping Beauty Assistance

Children's Dance Theatre 2015 RAC 10 Presenter/Production $1,500 Rochester Children's Dance Theatre's Hansel and Gretel Ballet Assistance

Dreamery Rural Arts Initiative 2014 RAC 10 Presenter/Production $2,000 Wykoff Play! In the Barn Series 2014 Assistance

Eyota Days, Inc. 2014 RAC 10 Presenter/Production $1,000 Eyota Children's Theatre Performance of Pinocchio Assistance Regional Arts Council grants page 136 FY 2014 - 2015

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Eyota Days, Inc. 2015 RAC 10 Presenter/Production $1,015 Eyota Children's Theatre Performance of Peter Pan Assistance Matchbox Children's Theatre 2014 RAC 10 Presenter/Production $1,500 Austin Production assistance for After the Rain King Assistance

Matchbox Children's Theatre 2015 RAC 10 Presenter/Production $1,500 Austin The Pale Pink Dragon--A 40th Anniversary Encore Production Assistance

Northfield Public Schools 2014 RAC 10 Presenter/Production $2,000 Northfield Books and Stars Assistance

Northfield Public Schools 2015 RAC 10 Presenter/Production $1,500 Northfield Books and Stars Summer Entertainment Series Assistance

Northland Words 2014 RAC 10 Presenter/Production $2,000 Rochester Words Players Children's Troupe Production Assistance River Junctions Arts Council 2015 RAC 10 Presenter/Production $1,500 Wabasha "Fine to Folk" Music Nights at the Broadway Theatre Assistance

Rochester Chamber Music Society 2015 RAC 10 Presenter/Production $1,500 Rochester Three concerts presented by Rochester Chamber Music Society Assistance

Rochester International Film Group 2014 RAC 10 Presenter/Production $2,250 Rochester 19th Annual Rochester International Film Festival, a weeklong Assistance presentation of the Best of the Fest

Rochester Male Chorus, Inc. 2014 RAC 10 Presenter/Production $2,250 Rochester Rochester Male Chorus2014 Spring Concert Assistance

Rochester Male Chorus, Inc. 2015 RAC 10 Presenter/Production $2,250 Rochester Rochester Male Chorus 85th Anniversary Christmas Concert Assistance

Rochester Repertory Theatre 2014 RAC 10 Presenter/Production $1,500 Rochester 8 performances of Richard Dresser's comedy Rounding Third, the 4th Assistance production in our 30th anniversary season

Rochester Repertory Theatre 2015 RAC 10 Presenter/Production $1,500 Rochester The Busy World is Hushed Assistance

Sing Out Loud 2015 RAC 10 Presenter/Production $1,500 Rochester Sing Out Loud--Bella Voce and Bella Fiore Choir Performances Assistance Regional Arts Council grants page 137 FY 2014 - 2015

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Southeastern Minnesota Youth 2014 RAC 10 Presenter/Production $2,000 Rochester Southeastern Minnesota Youth Orchestras Concerto Competitions and Orchestras Assistance Spring Concert

Southeastern Minnesota Youth 2015 RAC 10 Presenter/Production $1,500 Rochester Midori Orchestra Residency and Spring Trimester Orchestras Assistance

Winona Symphony Orchestra 2014 RAC 10 Presenter/Production $1,500 Winona Winona Symphony Orchestra Concert May 4, 2014 Association Assistance

Winona Symphony Orchestra 2015 RAC 10 Presenter/Production $750 Winona Winona Symphony Orchestra Concert 3/29/2015 Association Assistance

Bluff Country Artists Gallery 2014 RAC 10 Small Towns/Rural Areas $750 Spring Grove Hire a part-time administrative staff

Bluff Country Studio Art Tour 2014 RAC 10 Small Towns/Rural Areas $1,500 Winona Bluff Country Studio Art Tour 2014

Bluff Country Studio Art Tour 2015 RAC 10 Small Towns/Rural Areas $1,500 Winona 15th Annual Bluff Country Studio Art Tour

Cannon Falls Library 2014 RAC 10 Small Towns/Rural Areas $2,000 Cannon Falls George Kahumoku Jr and Da 'Ukulele Boyz Rural Library Residency

Chatfield Brass Band, Inc. 2014 RAC 10 Small Towns/Rural Areas $1,500 Chatfield Music in the Park summer concert series

Chatfield Brass Band, Inc. 2015 RAC 10 Small Towns/Rural Areas $1,500 Chatfield Music in the Park free summer concert series

City of Peterson 2014 RAC 10 Small Towns/Rural Areas $2,000 Peterson The Arts Blossom in Peterson

Dodge Center Economic 2015 RAC 10 Small Towns/Rural Areas $1,000 Dodge Center The June Bloom Event Development Authority Regional Arts Council grants page 138 FY 2014 - 2015

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Dover Eyota Music Association 2014 RAC 10 Small Towns/Rural Areas $2,000 Eyota Southeast Minnesota a Cappella Workshop

Dover Eyota Music Association 2015 RAC 10 Small Towns/Rural Areas $2,250 Eyota Southeast Minnesota A Cappella Workshop

Dreamery Rural Arts Initiative 2014 RAC 10 Small Towns/Rural Areas $1,305 Wykoff Flourish Summer Camp in Arts and Agriculture

Eyota Days, Inc. 2014 RAC 10 Small Towns/Rural Areas $500 Eyota Eyota Days Summer Art Camp

Lanesboro Barn Dance 2014 RAC 10 Small Towns/Rural Areas $1,680 Spring Grove Dance Series in the traditional barn dance format

Lanesboro Community Theatre 2014 RAC 10 Small Towns/Rural Areas $450 Lanesboro Silent Movies in the Park After Dark 2014

Lanesboro Community Theatre 2015 RAC 10 Small Towns/Rural Areas $550 Lanesboro Movie Makers

Lawn Chair Concert Series 2014 RAC 10 Small Towns/Rural Areas $2,000 Caledonia Lawn Chair Concert Series 2014

Mantorville Art Guild Gallery and 2014 RAC 10 Small Towns/Rural Areas $2,000 Mantorville Administrative Support Studio

Mantorville Restoration Association 2015 RAC 10 Small Towns/Rural Areas $1,800 Mantorville 50th Annual Marigold Days

New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale- 2014 RAC 10 Small Towns/Rural Areas $700 Ellendale Concert by Copper Street Brass Quintet Geneva Public Schools

Peterson Committee for the Arts 2015 RAC 10 Small Towns/Rural Areas $1,500 Peterson The Arts Blossom in Peterson Regional Arts Council grants page 139 FY 2014 - 2015

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Pine Area People for the Arts 2014 RAC 10 Small Towns/Rural Areas $1,000 Pine Island Eight Sunday Evening Music Concerts

Pine Area People for the Arts 2015 RAC 10 Small Towns/Rural Areas $750 Pine Island Summer Sunday Evening Band Concerts

River Junctions Arts Council 2015 RAC 10 Small Towns/Rural Areas $1,500 Wabasha Bringing the Arts to life by Education, Entertainment and Engagement

Saint Charles Community Education 2014 RAC 10 Small Towns/Rural Areas $1,000 St Charles Cinderella - A Prairie Fire Children's Theatre Production

Saint Charles Community Education 2015 RAC 10 Small Towns/Rural Areas $750 St Charles The Wizard of Oz - A Prairie Fire Chldren's Theatre Production

Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass 2014 RAC 10 Small Towns/Rural Areas $2,250 Rushford August 2014 Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Festival Association

Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass 2015 RAC 10 Small Towns/Rural Areas $1,500 Rushford 2015 Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association May Bluegrass Festival Association

Ye Olde Opera House Community 2014 RAC 10 Small Towns/Rural Areas $1,500 Spring Grove Ye Olde Opera House Capital Safety Project Theatre

Zumbrota Area Arts Council 2015 RAC 10 Small Towns/Rural Areas $1,500 Zumbrota Zumbrota Summer Music and Arts Festival

20 Theatre Company Twin Cities 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for the 2nd annual Q-STAGE: New Works Series, a new, experimental series dedicated to providing a stage and resources for LGBTQ artists to showcase new work. Performances will take place at Intermedia Arts in April and May 2015. AdopSource 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $6,000 Minneapolis Funding for the Minnesota Transracial Film Festival 2013, featuring four short films, one feature length film, and a panel discussion showcasing adoptee films and filmmakers. The festival will take place at the Parkway Theater in November 2013. Regional Arts Council grants page 140 FY 2014 - 2015

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Advocating Change Together 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $8,500 St Paul Funding to create a new singing group open to all people with developmental disabilities and their allies. Activities will include nine monthly rehearsals and three public performances. Alive and Kickin 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for 20 on-site musical performances at nursing homes, community centers, hospitals and churches in the metro area and one two-hour performance at the Bloomington Center for the Arts. The activities will take place in July 2014 and June 2015. Alive and Kickin 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for on-site musical performances at nursing homes, community centers, hospitals and churches in the metro area and one two-hour performance at the Bloomington Center for the Arts. The activities will take place in July 2015 and June 2016. Allegro Choral Academy 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Apple Valley Funding for the Allegro Choral Academy Bel Canto and Prim Voce programs of vocal music instruction to students in grades 4 to 8 along with two performance opportunities. The activities will take place between September 2014 and May 2015. Amherst H. Wilder Foundation 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for the fiscal year 2014 Wilder Adult Day Health Band and Choir season, which provides music programming and performance opportunities for older adults, including those with Alzheimer’s and physical disabilities. Activities will take place between October 2013 and September 2014. Ananya Dance Theatre 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to create and produce Neel: Blutopia of Interrupted Dreams, an evening length work reflecting stories of women's lives cut short by random acts of violence. Performances will take place at The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts in September 2014.

Angelica Cantanti Youth Choirs 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Bloomington Funding for two special concert series to celebrate their 35th Anniversary Season, Music for Life. Bloomington - Everybody Sings Festival will take place at Saint Michael’s Lutheran Church In October 2015 and the grand finale performance featuring a newly commissioned work by Timothy Takach will take place at Orchestra Hall in May 2016.

Apollo Male Chorus 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Bloomington Funding to host the Northstar Male Choral Festival, a free choral festival for high school, college and post-collegiate male singers to participate in vocal workshops, private voice lessons, and a public concert of the combined choruses. Arcata Press 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for the 2015 Saint Paul Almanac, an annual publishing of amateur and professional literary artists. The 2015 Saint Paul Almanac will be released in September 2014. Regional Arts Council grants page 141 FY 2014 - 2015

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Arcata Press 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for the 2016 Saint Paul Almanac, an annual publishing of amateur and professional literary artists. The 2016 Saint Paul Almanac will be released in September 2015 and a book release party will take place at the Northern Warehouse in Lowertown St Paul.

ARENA Dances, Inc. 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to present the third in a series of concerts celebrating the company’s landmark 20th Anniversary Season, featuring two works from the repertory and a reprise of a new work. Performances will take place at The Southern Theater over three weeks in April 2016.

Art ASAP, Incorporated 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for The Bus Stops Here, a series of free art classes for kids from Hopkins' Renaissance Court and Raspberry Ridge housing units, conducted on a mobile studio in a converted bus. The summer 2014 program will culminate in an exhibition of student portfolios.

Art Shanty Projects 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to curate and present the 2016 Art Shanty Projects, a free four- week interactive exhibit of performance and visual art on frozen White Bear Lake. The exhibit will be on display in February 2016.

ArtReach Saint Croix 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Stillwater Funding for Warren MacKenzie's Influence in the Saint Croix, an exhibition featuring pottery by Warren MacKenzie and other Saint Croix Valley potters who were students, mentees and colleagues of the potter. The exhibition will be enhanced by events including a panel discussion, a screening of the new documentary Warren MacKenzie: A Potter's Hands and a studio demo and will be on view in Stillwater from October and November 2014.

ArtStart 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding to expand its 2014-2015 ScrapMobile Community Workshops, a portable artful reuse program, to serve adults with developmental disabilities collaborating with 3 organizations in Ramsey and Dakota counties. Activities will take place between October 2014 and May 2015.

Ascension Place, Inc. 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $8,000 Minneapolis Funding for the Discovering Art and Community Program, providing quality arts experiences to over 50 women working through mental health or chemical health crisis. The program includes five Artist-in-Residence workshops led by local artists, as well as and weekly art activities that culminate in an annual art show in August 2014. Regional Arts Council grants page 142 FY 2014 - 2015

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Ascension Place, Inc. 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $8,000 Minneapolis Funding for a community arts experiences and an artists in residence program to foster healing, generate creativity, and build community among women in crisis in Ascension Place's transitional living program. Activities will take place between October 2014 and September 2015.

Bach Society of Minnesota 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for three concerts in their 2013 – 2014 season, featuring Baroque, Jazz, solo harpsichord and rarely heard choral works. Performances will take place at various metro area venues between December 2013 and March 2014. Ballet Minnesota 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $8,000 St Paul Funding to present a 90-minute, free admission, contemporary ballet dance event featuring two original story ballets; The Song of Hiawatha and Black Dog Cafe. Performances will take place at the Union Depot in downtown St Paul in October 2014. Barebones Productions 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to stage the 21st Annual Halloween Outdoor Puppet Extravaganza, a free outdoor pageant and performance that will take place at Hidden Falls Regional Park in St Paul in October 2014.

Barebones Productions 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to stage the 22nd Annual Halloween Outdoor Puppet Extravaganza, a free outdoor pageant and performance that will take place at Hidden Falls Regional Park in St Paul in October 2015.

Bedlam Theatre 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for the second annual Big Lowdown, a site-specific walking theater production which – in partnership with PlaceBase Productions – will turn the streets of Lowertown St Paul into a stage, providing free theater during summer 2014. Black Storytellers Alliance 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for Signifyin' and Testifyin', a three-day, family-friendly festival featuring master storytellers from across the county. The festival will take place at metro area locations in September 2014. Black Storytellers Alliance 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for Signifyin' and Testifyin', a three-day, family-friendly festival featuring master storytellers from across the county. The festival will take place at metro area locations in September 2015. Blossoms of the Orient 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Brooklyn Center Funding for nine months of dance classes with Ya-jin Zhang that will culminate in a dance recital in June 2014. Blossoms of the Orient 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Brooklyn Center Funding for a year-long dance class with Ya-jin Zhang that will culminate in a several performances in the Twin Cities. Breanna’s Gift 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for the 2013-2014 arts program, introducing children with cancer and other serious illnesses to the magical world of the arts at four Twin Cities health related facilities. Regional Arts Council grants page 143 FY 2014 - 2015

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Breanna’s Gift 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for the 2014-2015 arts program, introducing children with cancer and other serious illnesses to the magical world of the arts at four Twin Cities health related facilities. Bridgeview Center 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Fridley Funding for Sketch First, a series of free visual art classes for adults living with serious and persistent mental illness. The series will culminate in an exhibit displayed in Anoka County. Brownbody 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Vadnais Heights Funding for Quiet As It's Kept, an original evening length multidisciplinary performance which fuses theater, modern dance, figure skating, and a live sound scape. Performances will take place at The Highland Ice Arena in St Paul in January 2015. Calhoun Area Residents Action Group 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to engage residents of Minneapolis' CARAG neighborhood through the creation and installation of a multi-panel, mosaic mural at Bryant Square Park. Artist Sharra Frank will lead workshops to design and create the mosaic panels in a partnership between the Calhoun Area Residents Action Group and the Southwest Senior Center.

Caponi Art Park 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Eagan Funding for the 2014 Summer Performance Series featuring Theatre Pro Rata, Minnesota Sinfonia, Jawaahir Dance Company, the Dakota Valley Summer Pops Orchestra and Chorus, Joe Chvala and the Flying Foot Forum and Zeitgeist. The free performance series will be held at Caponi Art Park from June through August 2014.

Center for Hmong Arts and Talent 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for a theatrical collaboration with Mu Performing Arts to write and perform a play about social issues for Hmong teens. The activities will take place between July and December 2014 and culminate in performances at Mounds Theater in St Paul. Chamber Music Lakeville 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $9,690 Apple Valley Funding for four Coffee Concerts of chamber music featuring The Musical Offering, Artaria String Quartet, Wilder Octet and the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet. Performances will take place at the Lakeville Area Arts Center between January and May 2015. Chaske Cikala Wacipi 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $6,450 Chaska Funding for The Little Dance in Chaska, a two-day community pow-wow engaging drummers, dancers and over 750 community members at Lion's Park in Chaska in August 2015. Chinese American Association of 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for the 2015 Annual Production, a two-part, 90 minute program to Minnesota celebrate Chinese New Year featuring traditional and updated Chinese dance styles, traditional Chinese theater and Chinese operatic stories. The production will take place at O’Shaughnessy Auditorium in January and February 2015. Regional Arts Council grants page 144 FY 2014 - 2015

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Classical Actors Ensemble 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to present John Webster's 1613 tragedy, The Duchess of Malfi, in repertory with an original pronunciation production of Shakespeare's 1601 comedy, Twelfth Night. Performances will take place in fall 2014.

Classical Actors Ensemble 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to produce Christopher Marlowe's 1592 tragedy, Doctor Faustus, in repertory with William Shakespeare’s 1616 comedy, The Tempest. Performances will take place in fall 2015. Cleveland Neighborhood Association 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for Live On the Drive, a free concert series held on Victory Memorial Drive in North Minneapolis featuring high caliber musicians and celebrating the diverse talents of the community. The series will consist of three concerts held on the second Thursday of June, July, and August 2014. Cleveland Neighborhood Association 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for Live On the Drive, a free concert series held on Victory Memorial Drive in North Minneapolis featuring high caliber musicians and celebrating the diverse talents of the community. The series will consist of three concerts held on the second Thursday of June, July, and August 2015. ComMUSICation 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for Winter Wonderland, an intensive nine-week choral program for 40 3rd-6th graders who live in the St Paul Promise Neighborhood. Activities will take place in fall/winter 2014 at St Paul City School.

Contempo Physical Dance 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Shoreview Funding to produce and premiere a new-full length work choreographed by Marciano Silva dos Santos with a focus on dancer contributions and reflection throughout the creative process. Performances will take place in May 2015. Contemporary Dance Arts, Inc. 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to create and present Tableau Vivant, a new evening length dance concert featuring iconic female dancers and company members. Performances will take place at The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts in April 2015. Contemporary Dance Arts, Inc. 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to create and perform HANDS, featuring the company and guest dancer Judith Howard, with original music by Scott Kilian and text by David Greenspan. The performance will premiere at The Cowles Center in March 2016. Creatives for Causes 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for the Art Buddies program pairing 40 creative mentors one-on- one with 40 low-income students, ages 8 to 11, in the Community Education After-School program at Bancroft Elementary School in Minneapolis during the 2014-2015 school year. Regional Arts Council grants page 145 FY 2014 - 2015

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Creatives for Causes 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for the Art Buddies program pairing 40 creative mentors one-on- one with 40 low-income students ages 8 to 11 in the Community Education After-School program at Bancroft Elementary School in Minneapolis during the 2015-2016 school year.

Cross Community Players 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Maple Grove Funding for seven performances of Anything Goes. Performances will take place at Osseo Senior High School in July 2015.

Dakota Center for the Arts 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Eagan Funding for the 20th annual Eagan Art Festival, a free two-day outdoor festival featuring a broad range of entertainment and arts activities for all ages. The festival will take place at the Eagan Community Center in June 2014. Dakota Center for the Arts 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Eagan Funding for the 21st annual Eagan Art Festival, a free two-day outdoor festival featuring a broad range of entertainment and arts activities for all ages. The festival will take place at the Eagan Community Center in June 2015. Dangerous Productions Inc. 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for FRANKENSTEIN, an original adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel drawing correlations between her story and experiences of modern American combat veterans. Performances will take place as a part of the Twin Cities Horror Festival at the Southern Theater in October and November 2014. Dark and Stormy Productions 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for the regional premiere of Harold Pinter's play, THE HOTHOUSE. Performances will take place at a non-traditional theater space in December 2014 and January 2015. East Metro Symphony Orchestra 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Woodbury Funding for three concerts in their 2015 season featuring a December concert with dance students from Woodbury Dance Center, a March concert of traditional and classical Irish music with students from the Center for Irish Music and a May concert featuring Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade. East Side Arts Council 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for Artmobile, a mobile art project offering seven weeks of free drop-in art classes. Artmobile will be held at public spaces around the east side of St Paul in the summer of 2014. Eclectic Edge Ensemble 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Louis Park Funding to present four performances of On The Cusp Of A Dream, a musically inspired theatrical dance piece. Performances will take place at The Southern Theater in February 2014. Regional Arts Council grants page 146 FY 2014 - 2015

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Eclectic Edge Ensemble 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Louis Park Funding for Lost Voices in Jazz: The Choreographers of the Minnesota Jazz Dance Company, a new evening length dance concert that re-stages, remembers and honors the works of the founding artists. Three performances will take place at either The Illusion Theatre in Minneapolis or O'Shaughnessy Auditorium in St Paul in July 2015.

Ensemble 61 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for The French Connection, a music concert featuring work by late- 20th century French composers, paired with early-21st century work by American composers that they inspired, including a world premiere by Ensemble 61 Co-Founder Kirsten Broberg. The concert will take place at Aria in downtown Minneapolis in February 2014.

Exultate 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Eagan Funding for three performances of Mozart's Requiem featuring a festival choir and orchestra of 30 additional musicians. Performances will take place at two Minneapolis and one Maple Grove venue in March 2015.

Flying Forms 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for its 2014-15 Concert Series of four baroque chamber music concerts including a free one-hour lunchtime concert on the Friday before the full performance. Concerts will take place at The Baroque Room in St Paul between December 2014 and May 2015.

Flying Forms 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for its 2015 - 2016 Concert Series of four baroque chamber music concerts including three free one-hour lunchtime concerts on the Friday before the full performance. Concerts will take place at The Baroque Room in St Paul between October 2015 and May 2016.

Fortune's Fool Theatre 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to produce the North American premiere of Why We Laugh: A Terezin Cabaret, a play by Kira Obolensky, adapted from a cabaret written by Jewish prisoners during World War II. Performances will take place at Open Eye Figure Theatre September 2015.

Frank Theatre 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for the area premiere of George Brant's play GROUNDED. Performances will take place at The Playwrights' Center in fall 2014.

Freedom Jazz Festival, Inc. 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $8,000 Minneapolis Funding for the Freedom Jazz Festival, a free outdoor Jazz music concert and art festival, to be held in Minneapolis in August 2015. Regional Arts Council grants page 147 FY 2014 - 2015

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Gazillion Strong 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for Through Our Eyes, a video production and distribution program for marginalized teens who attend Avalon Charter School in St Paul. Activities will take place between September and December 2015, and culminate in a screening of completed works.

Girl Friday Productions 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to produce The Matchmaker, the rarely staged 1955 comedic masterpiece by Thornton Wilder. Performances will take place at the new Andy Boss Thrust Stage at Park Square Theatre in July 2015.

Global Site Performance 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to produce the 19th annual Solstice River event, a site-specific performance honoring the Mississippi River on the longest day of the year. The performance will take place in June 2015 at the Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis. Glorious Revolution Baroque 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $6,440 St Paul Funding to present a concert of madrigals by Italian Mannerist composers. Concerts will take place at The Baroque Room in St Paul and Open Book in Minneapolis in April 2016. Great Northern Union Chorus 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minnetonka Funding for Real Men Sing, a one-day workshop and performance celebrating the young male voice at Benson Great Hall at Bethel University in October 2015. Green T Productions 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding to produce an original drama, Prince Rama’s Journey, based on stories from the Hindu epic The Ramayana in collaboration with the dancers and gamelan musicians of Sumunar Indonesian Music and Dance to be performed at the Heart of the Beast.

Green T Productions 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding to remount the company's original adaptation of the play Tales of Rashomon, featuring improved production values to reach a broader audience. Performances will take place in March 2016.

HealthEast Care System 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for Dancing with Parkinson’s, four six-week sessions of one hour dance classes that serve up to 25 persons living with Parkinson’s Disease and their families per class. Activities will take place at the Greater St Paul Area Jewish Community Center. Hennepin Health Foundation 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $6,600 Minneapolis Funding for a six-month arts activities program for pediatric patients and their families at Hennepin County Medical Center to introduce creative expression and optimize healing. Regional Arts Council grants page 148 FY 2014 - 2015

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Heritage Park Neighborhood 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to support Teens in Action, a film media project engaging youth in Association the creation of mini-films to raise awareness for a neighborhood issue they are passionate about. These mini-films, which collectively will create a documentary, will also track the journey the youth take to ignite meaningful change in their neighborhood and will culminate in a public screening in May 2015.

Hmong Arts Enrichment Program 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for traditional Hmong dance, embroidery and art classes at the Committee Hmong Village complex in St Paul during the summer of 2015.

Hot Summer Jazz Festival 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for the Hot Summer Jazz Festival, a three-day Jazz festival featuring local and world-renowned Jazz artists. The festival will take place at 27 venues in downtown St Paul including the newly opened Union Depot in June 2014. In Progress 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for Studio 213, a digital arts mentorship program bringing newly developing youth artists together with those who are further along in their development from July 2014 to April 2015. In Progress 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for Studio 213, a digital arts mentorship program bringing newly developing youth artists together with those who are further along in their development from August 2015 to April 2016.

Indian Music Society of Minnesota 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to present the Fall 2014 Concert Series, a series of four chamber concerts featuring internationally renowned artists from India and one community festival of Indian classical music. The concerts and festival will be held between September and November 2015.

Indian Music Society of Minnesota 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to present the Fall 2015 Concert Series, a series of four chamber concerts featuring internationally renowned artists from India and one community festival of Indian classical music. The concerts and festival will be held between August and November 2015.

Inverted Arts 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $8,532 Minneapolis Funding for From Mogadishu to Mary’s Place, a video documentary project about the journeys of several families from Somalia to Minneapolis. The documentary process will involve Somali youth (ages 15-18) from the men's group at Mary’s Place and culminate with a showing at Mary's Place in January 2014. Inverted Arts 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to create a 10-12 minute documentary film exploring the nature of diversity through the eyes of three disadvantaged male youth in collaboration with three professional film-makers. Regional Arts Council grants page 149 FY 2014 - 2015

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Iny Asian Dance Theater 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for Dance Around Us, a series of Hmong dance performances and workshops. Activities will take place between October 2013 and June 2014. Jawaahir Dance Company 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to present Sing To Me A Little, an Arab dance/music collaboration with the Georges Lammam Ensemble, vocalist Ghada Derbas, and multi- instrumentalist Michael Ibrahim. Performances will take place at the Ritz Theater in November 2015.

Jazz at Studio Z 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for Jazz at Studio Z, a series of jazz workshops, student performances, and professional concerts featuring local musicians. Workshops and performances will take place monthly at Studio Z in downtown St Paul between November 2014 and June 2015.

JazzMN, Inc. 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to present two concerts completing the 2014-2015 season, featuring tenor saxophonists Pete Christlieb and Bob Mintzer. The concerts, which feature JazzMN's professional jazz orchestra performing with the guest artists, will be held at the Hopkins High School Performing Arts Center in March and April 2015.

Jewish Community Center of Greater 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Louis Park Funding for the sixth annual Twin Cities Jewish Humor Festival at the Sabes Minneapolis Jewish Community Center in St Louis Park and the Saint Paul Jewish Community Center in January and February 2015.

KAIROS ALIVE! 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for Wings of Hope, a new work created with war veterans, their families, and caregivers, incorporating their stories and inviting them to perform. The piece will be performed at Como Park in St Paul during a commemoration for the victims of the bombing of Nagasaki, and at additional venues in the Twin Cities in summer 2015.

Katha Dance Theatre 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $9,926 Crystal Funding for Rubaiyat, an original thematic dance performance featuring Indo-Persian music composed by Maryam Yusefzadeh. Performances will take place at the Cowles Center for Dance in November 2014.

Katha Dance Theatre 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $6,000 Crystal Funding for Pourush - The Masculine, a dance performance blending traditional Kathak dance of North India with Chau, a form of tribal dance from Eastern India. Performances will take place at O'Shaughnessy Auditorium in St Paul in October 2015. Regional Arts Council grants page 150 FY 2014 - 2015

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Kenwood Symphony Orchestra 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for four distinct symphony programs designed to bring concerts of classical music to a diverse audience. Performances will take place at metro area assisted-living facilities, churches, and outdoor venues between August 2014 and May 2015. Kenwood Symphony Orchestra 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for four live symphony orchestra programs, including a soloist competition, designed to bring concerts of classical music to a diverse audience. Performances will take place at metro area venues and assisted- living facilities between August 2015 and May 2016.

Kevin Kling and Co. 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to create and present Ghosts, an evening of stories and music drawing from themes of ghosts and hauntings from around the globe. Performances will take place at Open Eye Figure Theatre in October 2015.

Kulture Klub Collaborative 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to provide teens experiencing homelessness with the opportunity to work in residence with filmmaker Melissa Koch in a series of workshops to create activist videos and posters. The residency will build upon participation in an interactive workshop.

Lakeshore Players, Inc. 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 White Bear Lake Funding for the 10th Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival of new works. Performances will take place at Century College in White Bear Lake in June 2014. Lakeshore Players, Inc. 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 White Bear Lake Funding for 16 performances of Rodgers and Hammerstein's State Fair. Performances will take place at the Lakeshore Players Theatre in downtown White Bear Lake in April and May 2015. Lao Arts Outreach Organization 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for the Lao Minnesotan Writer’s Summit, supporting the emerging generation of Lao Minnesotan writers through 9 monthly trainings culminating in three days of intensive workshops with national award- winning artists. The Summit will take place in April 2015.

Les Jolies Petites School of Dance 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for the 2013 Winter Showcase, a performance of completed work developed between October and December 2013 by Les Jolies students. A final public performance will be held at Cooper High School in December 2013. Les Jolies Petites School of Dance 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $7,500 Minneapolis Funding for the 2014 Winter Showcase, a performance of completed work developed between October and December 2014 by Les Jolies students. A final public performance will be held at Cooper High School in December 2014. Regional Arts Council grants page 151 FY 2014 - 2015

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Linden Hills Chamber Orchestra 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for four distinct symphony orchestra programs resulting in seven live performances, open to the public free of charge, designed to bring artistically challenging and appealing music to a diverse audience and provide an enriching musical experience. Lyndale Neighborhood Association 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for the Hosmer World Music Program, a partnership between Lyndale Neighborhood Association, the Hosmer Library and KFAI Radio to present culturally diverse music performances. Performances will take place at the Hosmer Library and Painter Park in Minneapolis between July 2014 and June 2015. Lyndale Neighborhood Association 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for the Hosmer World Music Program, a partnership between Lyndale Neighborhood Association, the Hosmer Library and KFAI Radio to present culturally diverse music performances. Performances will take place at the Hosmer Library and other outdoor locations in Minneapolis between July 2015 and June 2016.

Lyra, Inc. 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for the 2014 - 2015 30th Anniversary Season of five concerts at Sundin Music Hall in St Paul. Concerts will take place between October 2014 and May 2015. Lyra, Inc. 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for the 2015 - 2016 Season of five concerts at Sundin Music Hall in St Paul. Concerts will take place between September 2015 and April 2016.

Mad King Thomas 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to mark the company's 10th Anniversary by re-envisioning old works on new dancers and commissioning new dances from the choreographer's mentors to explore gender, influence, and the performer/choreographer relationship. Performances will take place in June 2015. Mad Munchkin Productions 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to create and present Tracing Fault Lines, a collaboratively- created work incorporating puppetry, movement and music that explore the physical and social impact of natural and man-made disasters. Performances will take place at In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre's Avalon Theater in May 2014.

Madame of the Arts 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for four community-building series that provide opportunities for GLBTQA individuals to celebrate queer artists and develop their own artistic skills. Activities will include dance classes, film screenings, trans- specific music events, and craftmaking classes between June 2015 and March 2016. Regional Arts Council grants page 152 FY 2014 - 2015

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Magic Lantern Puppet Theater 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $9,800 Minneapolis Funding for Three Tales, One World, a presentation of three new puppet shows by artists Julie Boada, Gustavo Boada, and Anne Sawyer-Aitch, based on stories from Myanmar, Somalia, and Mexico. The works will be shown at the Somali Museum of Minnesota, Metro Deaf School, Roseville after school programs, and the Avalon Theater in March 2016.

Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Mendota Funding for the 15th Annual Traditional Wacipi, a three-day Native Community American celebration and social gathering. Activities will take place at Saint Peter's Church in Mendota in September 2014.

Merrill Community Arts Center 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Woodbury Funding for a Youth Performance Series that will produce three live theater opportunities for under-served youth ages preschool through high school in the southeast metro community. Activities will take place between December 2013 and July 2014 in Woodbury.

Metropolitan Boys Choir 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for the 2014-2015 season of weekly rehearsals, instruction, and performance opportunities for young men age 5-17.

Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for six concerts as part of its 2014 - 2015 season, featuring a range of classical repertoire. The free, family-friendly performances will take place at metro area locations beginning in October 2014.

Midtown Global Music Festival 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for the 2015 Midtown Global Music Festival, featuring a lineup of global entertainment including live music, ethnic dance and drumming, and spoken word performance. The festival will take place in July 2015 at the Midtown Global Market in Minneapolis.

Minhua Chorus 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Shoreview Funding to produce Charm of the Silk Road, a concert presenting original Chinese ethnic music and dances that highlight the cultural and historical significance of the Silk Road. The concert will take place at Benson Great Hall at Bethel University in April, 2014.

Minhua Chorus 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Roseville Funding for the Chinese Knot, a full-length concert featuring songs and dances from major Chinese ethnic groups. Performances will take place at the O’Shaughnessy auditorium of Saint Catherine University in December 2015. Regional Arts Council grants page 153 FY 2014 - 2015

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Minneapolis Guitar Quartet 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to present the world premieres of new works by Minnesota Association composers Ben Abrahamson, Maja Radovanlija and David Crittenden, with flamenco dancer Colette Illarde. The project will include a master class at Walker West Music Academy and two educational performances at White Bear Center for the Arts, with a final concert at Sundin Music Hall in February 2015. Minneapolis Pops Orchestra 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to perform six Free Concerts for Seniors during July 2014. Four Association coffee concerts will be held at the Nicollet Island Pavilion in Minneapolis, with listeners bused in from senior care facilities throughout the Twin Cities. Additional concerts will be held in Elliot Park, across the street from the Augustana Home for Seniors, and Cerenity Senior Care-Humboldt in St Paul. Minneapolis Pops Orchestra 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to perform six Free Concerts for Seniors during July 2015. Four Association coffee concerts will be held at the Nicollet Island Pavilion in Minneapolis, with listeners bused in from senior care facilities throughout the Twin Cities. Community concerts will be held in Elliot Park and at Cerenity Senior Care-Humboldt in St Paul. Minneapolis Thanksgiving Celeb Pow- 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for the 2013 Thanksgiving Celebration Pow-Wow, a three-day Wow Committee community event dedicated to preserving and celebrating Dakota, Ojibwe, and Ho-Chunk traditional dance and drumming. The event will be held at the Minneapolis American Indian Center during the 2013 Thanksgiving weekend. Minneapolis Thanksgiving Celeb Pow- 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $8,800 Minneapolis Funding for the 2014 Thanksgiving Celebration Pow-Wow, a three-day Wow Committee community event dedicated to preserving and celebrating Dakota, Ojibwe, and Ho-Chunk traditional dance and drumming. The event will be held at the Minneapolis American Indian Center during the 2014 Thanksgiving weekend. Minnesota Association for Children's 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for Fidgety Fairy Tales: The Mental Health Musical, a 40-minute Mental Health performance using familiar fairy tales to illustrate symptoms of children's common mental health disorders. Ten performances will take place throughout the metro area in April 2015.

Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for 70-year Peace Celebration, the 23rd installment in the Rainbow Series of Chinese Dances featuring a three-part dance drama using the music, Yellow River Piano Concerto, a piano concerto based on the well-known Yellow River Cantata by Xian Xinghai. Performances will take place at the Brady Educational Center at the University of Saint Thomas in January 2016. Regional Arts Council grants page 154 FY 2014 - 2015

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Minnesota Creative Arts and Aging 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Wayzata Funding for Art for Life: Six Artists/Six Sites/Six Weeks, a senior artist Network residency program at six St Paul area housing complexes that are home to diverse elders, including those with disability and memory loss. Activities will take place between April and October 2015.

Minnesota Guitar Society 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to support concerts, workshops and masterclasses by regional and international guitarists. The program includes eight concerts at Sundin Music Hall as part of its main series, with an additional five outreach concerts presented with partner organizations in communities throughout the metro area. Minnesota Guitar Society 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to support concerts, workshops and masterclasses by regional and international guitarists. The program includes eight concerts at Sundin Music Hall as part of its main series, with an additional four outreach concerts presented with partner organizations in communities throughout the metro area. Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for the regional premiere of The History of Invulnerability by David Bar Katz. Performances will take place at the Hillcrest Recreation Center in St Paul in April and May 2014.

Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for the regional premiere of “Stars of David,” a new musical in which 30 of the most accomplished Jewish Americans talk about their heritage, personal experiences, and the role cultural identity has played in their lives. Twelve performances will take place at the Hillcrest Recreation Center in St Paul in February and March 2015.

Minnesota Literacy Council 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding to establish a creative writing workshop and mentorship program for adult basic education learner-authors to accompany the annual publication of Journeys: An Anthology of Adult Student Writing. The project will pair authors with qualified mentors, host workshops and training, and publish their work in feature pieces within Journeys. Activities will take place between September 2014 and May 2015.

Minnesota Music Coalition 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $9,340 St Paul Funding for the 3rd annual Minnesota Music Summit, a free festival that includes workshops, mentoring sessions, networking opportunities and concerts showcasing the state’s best artists with young bands from the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota. Activities will take place at McNally Smith College of Music, Amsterdam Bar and Hall and Summit Brewing in April 2014. Regional Arts Council grants page 155 FY 2014 - 2015

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Minnesota Music Coalition 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for the 4th annual Minnesota Music Summit, a free festival for artists, fans and those working in the music industry featuring workshops, mentoring sessions, a national keynote speaker and concerts showcasing top artists and emerging bands. Activities will take place at McNally Smith College of Music, Amsterdam Bar and Hall and Summit Brewing in April 2015. Minnesota Philharmonic Orchestra 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to conduct a free Children and Families concert including an open, public concert featuring the works of four composers. The concert will take place in November 2013. Minnesota Philharmonic Orchestra 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for the 2015 Fall Concert, featuring a public concert titled, The Wind and the Water, and a free concert with hands-on arts activities for children and families. Performances will take place in November 2015.

Mizna 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for the 9th Arab Film Festival, a four-day festival featuring 25 to 30 films by Arab and Arab-American emerging, independent, and established filmmakers. The event will take place at the Heights Theatre in November 2014. Mizna 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for the publication of the literary journal, Mizna: Prose, Poetry, and Art Exploring Arab America. The journal will explore the theme of Intersectionality—The Place Where Different Forms of Oppression Meet and will include a public reading held in December 2015.

Morgan Thorson and Company 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to create The Other Thing, a full-evening ensemble dance that explores the human need to connect to others and the artistic desire to connect with audiences, using one-on-one conversations and solo dances as direct, personal communication. Motionpoems, Inc. 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 North Oaks Funding for the second year of Arrivals and Departures, a multidisciplinary event that hosts a nationwide poetry contest, turns winning poems into short films, hangs screens on the St Paul Depot’s façade, and projects the films for three nights. The films will be projected during the Saint Paul Art Crawl, October 2015.

MPLS (imPulse) 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to present three, ninety-minute thematic choral programs in diverse, non-traditional performing venues. Performances will take place at Intermedia Arts, the Como Planetarium and Flat Earth Brewing Company between October 2015 and April 2016. Regional Arts Council grants page 156 FY 2014 - 2015

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Musikgarten of Anoka 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $9,575 Anoka Funding for the Winter/Spring and Summer sessions of classes in music and movement for children and families in Anoka County. The session include a new intergenerational music class at The Farmstead, an African music class, and a class for youth with special needs.

Nautilus Music-Theater 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for five monthly ROUGH CUTS presentations of works-in-progress, dialogues between artists and audience members, and explorations of the creative process including one special performance as a part of the Saint Paul Art Crawl. Nimbus Theatre 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $8,600 Minneapolis Funding to present the world premiere of a new translation of August Strindberg’s landmark work, Ghost Sonata. Performances will take place at the Nimbus Theater in Northeast Minneapolis in November 2014.

Northeast Minneapolis Arts 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for the 19th annual Art-A-Whirl, an open studio and gallery tour Association held in various locations throughout Northeast Minneapolis, providing the public with an opportunity to tour private artist studios and galleries, connect with artists, attend demonstrations and workshops, and purchase original artwork. Art-A-Whirl will take place in May 2014.

Northeast Minneapolis Arts 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for the 21st annual Art-A-Whirl, an open studio and gallery tour Association held in various locations throughout Northeast Minneapolis, providing the public with an opportunity to tour private artist studios and galleries, connect with artists, attend demonstrations and workshops, and purchase original artwork. Art-A-Whirl will take place in May 2016.

NOTE-able Singers 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Bloomington Funding for their spring 2015 performances including five to six themed performances at senior living facilities and two public performances at the Bloomington Civic Center in June 2015. Off-Leash Area: Contemporary 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for the remount of Maggie’s Brain, an original dance and theater Performance Works production that addresses the stigma of mental illness, presented in partnership with the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Performances will take place at the Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts in January 2014.

Off-Leash Area: Contemporary 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to produce and present The Hive, an original dance, theater, and Performance Works video installation to take place over four weeks in the North Loop neighborhood of Minneapolis. The project will culminate with the Main Event at The Lab Theater in June 2015. Regional Arts Council grants page 157 FY 2014 - 2015

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Off-Leash Area: Contemporary 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to support the 6th iteration of The Neighborhood Garage Tour, a Performance Works grass-roots, community building arts program bringing original interdisciplinary performance work directly into neighborhoods. Performances will take place at four metro area residential garages in September and October 2015.

One Voice Mixed Chorus 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for Winter Lights, Pathways Home, a non-traditional holiday concert exploring images of light and home” from diverse cultural traditions. The concert will take place at First Universalist Church in Minneapolis in December 2013. One Voice Mixed Chorus 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for Eat, Drink and Be Married, a celebration of civil rights for LGBT individuals in Minnesota featuring choral music, stories, multi-media projection, a lobby display of LGBT history, and the premiere of a commission by Minnesota composer Christopher Aspaas, featuring guest artist Michael Gruber. Performances will take place at Hopkins High School In January 2015. Open Eye Figure Theatre 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to present the 12th annual Driveway Tour: Theatre in Your Neighborhood, offering original puppet theater to more than 100 communities in the Twin Cities area during summer 2014.

Open Eye Figure Theatre 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to present the 13th annual Driveway Tour, offering puppet theater to more than 100 communities in the Twin Cities area during summer 2015. Performances will take place at host sites throughout the metro area. Oratorio Society of Minnesota 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for three concerts in the 2014 - 2015 35th Anniversary season. Concerts will take place between November 2014 and May 2015.

Oratorio Society of Minnesota 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for Voices of Light, a multimedia fusion of the silent film The Passion of Joan of Arc and composer Richard Einhorn’s 1994 oratorio Voices of Light. Performances will take place at the Cathedral of Saint Paul and Grace Church in Eden Prairie in April 2016.

Pan Asian Arts Alliance 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for Pan Asian Arts Series including Bamboo on University, a mixture of Pan Asian performing arts activities along University Transit site and Festival/Asian Style, an arts/dance showcase at the Landmark Center in St Paul. Activities will take place between October 2013 and June 2014. Regional Arts Council grants page 158 FY 2014 - 2015

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Partnership Resources, Inc. 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $6,566 St Louis Park Funding for My Choice, My Art, Me!, a five month series of art classes and field trips for 18 individuals with developmental disabilities. Three classes of six clients each will occur once a week from July through mid-November 2014 and culminate in an exhibition at Partnership Resources, Inc.’s newest site in Minneapolis.

Partnership Resources, Inc. 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $9,830 St Louis Park Funding for Clay Works 3D, five, eight week-long classes at Northern Clay Center for up to 40 adults with disabilities. Activities will take place between October 2015 and March 2016. People Incorporated 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Mendota Heights Funding for the 2014 Artability Show and Sale, a two-day art exhibit showcasing artists with mental illnesses from the Twin Cities. The exhibit is free to the public and will be held at The Great Hall in St Paul in October 2014. Plymouth Christian Youth Center 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for the 2014 Camp Capri, a five-week summer arts camp for North Minneapolis youth ages 10 to 15 years, with leadership from Greta Oglesby, T. Mychael Rambo, and Dennis Spears. Activities will take place at the Capri Theater in July and August 2014.

Plymouth Christian Youth Center 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for Camp Capri, a five-week arts experience for 24 middle school youth at the Capri Theater in North Minneapolis. The camp will provide urban youth with experiences in theater, music, dance, visual arts, poetry and spoken word; grow their artistic abilities; and acquire new life skills.

Poetry for People 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to create an original piece of public art in partnership with City of Lakes Community Land Trust, visual artist Witt Siasoco, poets, and homeowners who have purchased previously foreclosed homes. The project will culminate in hand made “realty” signs and takeaway broadsides with poems for the public.

Public Domain Productions 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to produce a biographical puppetry performance about the legendary seed mosaicist, Owatonna artist Lillian Colton, who revolutionized crop art during 40 years at the Minnesota State Fair. Three performances will be staged daily in the Agriculture-Horticulture Building during the 2014 Minnesota State Fair. Public Theater of Minnesota 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Louis Park Funding for 9 free performances of Shakespeare's Macbeth as part of the City of St Louis Park's Live in the Park performance and concert series. Performances will take place at the Veterans Amphitheater in St Louis Park in July 2014. Regional Arts Council grants page 159 FY 2014 - 2015

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Public Theater of Minnesota 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Louis Park Funding to produce its fifth season of free outdoor theater featuring a music intensive production of Much Ado About Nothing. Three weekends of performances will take place at Silverwood Park in St Anthony in July 2015. Rain Taxi, Inc. 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $8,800 Minneapolis Funding for the 14th annual Twin Cities Book Festival, a free one-day public literary event featuring readings, panel discussions, book signings, writing workshops, book art demonstrations, storytelling, and other activities for all ages. The festival will take place in the Historic Progress Center and Fine Arts Building at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in October 2014. Rain Taxi, Inc. 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for the 15th annual Twin Cities Book Festival, a free one-day public literary event featuring readings, panel discussions, book signings, writing workshops, book art demonstrations, storytelling, and other activities for all ages. The festival will take place in the Historic Progress Center and Fine Arts Building at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in October 2014. Ramsey County Leaders Council 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for Emma's Place Urban 4-H Youth Lead Performing Arts Club, a bi- monthly arts experience for 30 youth from Emma's Place housing. Activities will include performing arts workshops and field trips between October 2013 and September 2014. Reach for Resources 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $6,075 Minnetonka Funding for Art Abilities, a six-session series of workshops that offers youth and adults with developmental disabilities the opportunity to explore a variety of art media. Workshops will be held at the Eisenhower Community Center in Hopkins in October 2015.

Red Bird Theatre 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to produce Sam Shepard's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Buried Child, as well as seven master classes and workshops. Performances will take place at The Southern Theater in May and June 2016.

Red Eye Collaboration 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for NEW WORKS 4 WEEKS 2015, a multidisciplinary performance festival that serves as the culmination of Red Eye’s artist development programs, which provide space and technical support for the creation of new work. Rhythmically Speaking 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for the sixth annual showcase featuring dances created by five to nine emerging and established Twin Cities Jazz and rhythm-driven choreographers. The showcase will be held at a venue to-be-determined in August 2014. Regional Arts Council grants page 160 FY 2014 - 2015

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Rhythmically Speaking 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for the seventh annual showcase featuring dances created by five to nine local emerging and established Twin Cities Jazz and rhythm-driven choreographers. The showcase will be held at a venue to-be-determined in August 2015. Right Here Commissions 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $9,860 St Paul Funding for the 2nd Annual Right Here Showcase, a mini-festival of mid- career, Minnesota-based performing artists who create original contemporary performance work. Performances will take place in the James Sewell Ballet Tekbox in March 2016. Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $8,000 St Louis Park Funding for the 2014 -2015 Artist Salon Series, a four-event series Council engaging artists from different disciplines in dialogue with local audiences. The series will take place at various venues between October 2014 and April 2014. Rock Star Supply Co. 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $7,870 St Paul Funding for a series of 15 free creative writing workshops lead by a local Twin Cities author, writer or educator. Workshops will take place at the Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute in St Paul between October 2015 and the summer months of 2016. Roseville String Ensemble 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Roseville Funding to commission and perform an arrangement for string orchestra of Mark Orton’s score for the movie Sweet Land. The performance will take place at Sundin Music Hall in April 2015. Rosy Simas Dance Projects 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to create Skin(s), a contemporary dance project featuring Indigenous/Native artists that includes performances, workshops, panel discussion and audience talk-back sessions. Performances will premiere in the Right Here series at the Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts in November 2014.

Saint Croix Valley Chamber Chorale 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Stillwater Funding for So Much to Sing About, the 40th Anniversary season of three choral concerts to be held at the Washington County Historic Courthouse and Trinity Lutheran Church between December 2014 and April 2015.

Saint Croix Valley Chamber Chorale 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Stillwater Funding for Hope Renewed, Darkness Destroyed, and Unity Created Through Music, the 2015 - 2016 season of three choral concerts to be held at the Washington County Historic Courthouse and Trinity Lutheran Church between December 2015 and April 2016.

Saint Paul Art Collective 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for the Saint Paul Art Crawl, a self-guided walking tour of artists' studios and galleries located around downtown St Paul, in October 2014. Regional Arts Council grants page 161 FY 2014 - 2015

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Saint Paul Ballet 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for Clara’s Dream, a 65-minute adaption of the classic Nutcracker ballet featuring 10 professionals of the Saint Paul Ballet Company along with 75-90 students of the Saint Paul Ballet School ranging in age from 7- 60. Five performances will take place at Macalester College Theater in St Paul in December 2015. Saint Paul Civic Symphony 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for Mexico and Beyond Through Music, Stories and Dance featuring a free orchestral performance of Peter and the Wolf narrated in Spanish with dance performances by Kalpulli Yaocenoxtli and Los Allegres Bailadores. The performance will be held at Paul and Sheila Wellstone Elementary in February 2013. Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for Green Pathway to Phillips, a program incorporating public art Church with greening and urban agriculture. Artists will teach mural arts, photography and creative writing to 30 youth, who will then work with 50 others to create visual and literary arts that reflect a renewed vision of the community. Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for My Beautiful Community, a program designed to engage 100 Church Minneapolis Phillips community residents in learning and practicing mosaics, photography and creative writing. Participants will create ten art installations, including a photography show, a literary magazine, and mosaic murals. Saint Stephen's Human Services 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to bring the stories of homelessness to life through its premiere production, There’s No Place Like Home. Performances will take place at Saint Stephen's Human Services and other locations beginning in November 2013. Sample Night Live! 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for three months of Sample Night Live!, a monthly evening of performances previewing upcoming and ongoing Twin Cities arts events at the History Theatre in downtown St. Paul from November 2014 to January 2015. Sandbox Theatre 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to create The Little Pilot, a new play based on the life and works of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. The ensemble devised work, combining aerial arts and original visual art with collaborative theatre, will premiere at the Southern Theater in September 2015.

Savage Umbrella 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to produce and stage These Are the Men, a re-imagining of the Oedipus mythology examining the love, hope and beauty hidden in the darkness of one of ancient Greece’s greatest tragedies. Performances will take place at the Southern Theater in March and April 2015. Regional Arts Council grants page 162 FY 2014 - 2015

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Selby Ave JazzFest 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for the 13th annual Selby Avenue Jazz Festival featuring local and national Jazz artists with a wide array of musical styles. The festival will take place at the intersection of Selby and Milton Avenues in St Paul in September 2014. Selby Ave JazzFest 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for the 14th annual Selby Avenue Jazz Festival featuring local and national Jazz artists with a wide array of musical styles. The festival will take place at the intersection of Selby and Milton Avenues in St Paul in September 2015. Singers in Accord 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for three presentations of A Grateful Gathering, a choral concert featuring six area conductors, to be presented at metro area venues in November 2014. Skylark Opera 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for their seventh annual Summer Opera Festival featuring four performances each of Candide and Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill. The festival will take place at EM Pearson Theatre at Concordia University in June 2014. Somali Artifact and Cultural Museum 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for a series of exhibitions of traditional Somali artworks in six locations, targeting segments of the Somali community that lack access to studying traditional Somali arts and culture. The exhibitions will be held between November 2013 and March 2014.

Somali Artifact and Cultural Museum 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to present an exhibit of traditional Somali artworks in 10 locations, targeting segments of the Somali community that lack access to studying traditional Somali arts and culture.

Soo Visual Arts Center 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for the 12th annual Untitled exhibition series, featuring guest curators and a selection of local artists. The exhibition will be held at the Soo Visual Art Center between April and May 2016. Sounds of Hope, Ltd. 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for Songs of Hope 2014, an international concert project featuring forty-five children and young adults aged 9-16 from the Twin Cities and countries worldwide. Concerts will be held throughout the metro area between June and August 2014. Sounds of Hope, Ltd. 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for Songs of Hope 2015, an international concert project comprised of fifty youth aged 9-16 and fifteen older performers aged 17- 25, who will join the project from the Twin Cities and countries worldwide. Concerts will be held throughout the metro area between June and August 2015. South Metro Chorale 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Prior Lake Funding for a two concert music series titled Haydn: The Creation to be performed at Glendale United Methodist Church in Savage and Saint Richard's Catholic Church in Richfield in May 2014. Regional Arts Council grants page 163 FY 2014 - 2015

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Southside Family Nurturing Center 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $6,996 Minneapolis Funding for Arts in Action, a free community-based arts program offered to center families in partnership with In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre and Open Eye Figure Theatre. The project will include classroom activities, workshops and performances beginning in September 2014. Southside Family Nurturing Center 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for Arts in Action, a free community-based arts program offered to center families in partnership with Open Eye Figure Theatre. The ten- month program includes monthly arts activities, five performances at family events, workshops, and a private performance at Open Eye's historic jewel box theater. Square Lake Film and Music Festival 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Stillwater Funding for the 12th annual Square Lake Film and Music Festival, a daylong, outdoor celebration of Minnesota-made music and film held on a scenic 25-acre hobby farm near Stillwater. The festival will take place in August 2014. Square Lake Film and Music Festival 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $9,000 Stillwater Funding for the 2015 Square Lake Film and Music Festival, a daylong, outdoor celebration of Minnesota-made music and film held on a scenic 25- acre hobby farm near Stillwater. The festival will take place in August 2015.

Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $4,900 Minneapolis Funding for the creation and presentation of a new stage work, Matinee, based on an adaptation of a short story by Robert Coover. The project will feature two free community workshops at Open Book and for Veterans in the Arts, as well as a work-in-progress.

SunsetGun Productions 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for the final development phase and public performance of BLUEPRINT, an interdisciplinary one-woman play that follows a modern- day American woman as she explores what it means to be a woman today. The work will premiere at Red Eye Theater in November 2015.

Take-Up Productions 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for the fall season of classic, cutting edge, foreign and art house films, including 1980s Woody Allen films, French Horror, and a Czech film series that focuses on Václav Havel. Films will be shown at the Trylon Theater in fall 2014. Take-Up Productions 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for Trylon’s Cinema's fall and winter film series of classic, cutting edge, foreign and art house films. The series will feature 50-75 films shown between September 2015 and February 2016. Regional Arts Council grants page 164 FY 2014 - 2015

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Teatro del Pueblo, Inc. 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for the 14th annual Political Theater Series, four Latino inspired one-act productions that interweave traditional Latin American social/political theatrical expression with the acculturation of language, culture and reconciliation. Performances will be produced in Spanish as well as in Spanglish at Intermedia Arts in February 2015.

The Bakken Trio 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for John's Book of Alleged Dances, a collaboration between the Bakken Trio and Black Label Movement based on John Adam's composition of the same title. Premier performances will take place at the Cowles Center for Dance and the Southern Theatre in February and March 2015. The Baroque Room 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for The Saint Paul Classical Music Crawl featuring groups in the Saint Paul classical music scene with live performances throughout the 2015 Saint Paul Art Crawl weekend in art studios and other Art Crawl venues. Activities will take place in October 2015.

The Center for Irish Music 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for the 2014 Minnesota Irish Music Weekend, an Irish music festival that pairs internationally renowned traditional Irish musicians with students of all ages for a weekend of Irish music instruction and live performances. The event will take place at the Celtic Junction in St Paul in June 2014. The Center for Irish Music 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for the 2015 Minnesota Irish Music Weekend, an Irish music festival that pairs internationally renowned traditional Irish musicians with students of all ages for a weekend of Irish music instruction and live performances. The event will take place at the Celtic Junction in St Paul in June 2015. The Copper Street Brass Quintet 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to support four unique concert programs for The Copper Street Brass Quintet's Twin Cities Concert Series. Performances will take place at metro area venues between September 2014 and June 2015.

The Ethnic Dance Theatre 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to produce Mountain Memories, a series of concerts representing dances and music from mountain cultures worldwide, including new works from Uzbekistan, Algeria, Ecuador and Serbia. Performances will take place at the EM Pearson Theater at Concordia University in April 2015.

The Musical Offering 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for a "Schubertiade" style concert of Scandinavian music that looks at the internal influences of Scandinavian folk music and the external influence of European masters. The concert will take place at the American Swedish Institute in October 2015. Regional Arts Council grants page 165 FY 2014 - 2015

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The Peoples Cook 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for Keeb Kwm /Stories of our Life, a live performance with Hmong elders using story circles, video, and food to create a talk story dinner circle that will invite audience members to play and eat and listen. Workshops will take place at the Hmong Elder Center in St Paul and culminate in performances around the community.

Theater Or 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Louis Park Funding for the fifth annual Minneapolis Jewish Humor Festival at the Sabes Jewish Community Center in St Louis Park in January 2014.

Theatre Forever 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to develop and present the Nature Crown, a celebratory theatrical event exploring origin, innocence, community and personal, global and universal change. Performances will take place in the Guthrie Theater's Dowling Studio in March and April 2015.

Theatre Novi Most 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to produce The Seagull by Anton Chekhov, and directed by Vladimir Rovinsky. Performances will take place at the Southern Theater in March 2016. Theatre Pro Rata 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to produce A Lie of the Mind, by Sam Shepard at Nimbus Theatre in Minneapolis, and The Knight of the Burning Pestle, by Francis Beaumont at Dreamland Arts in St. Paul during its 2015-16 season. Each production will include offerings from Pro Rata’s Playreading Series.

Theatre Unbound, Inc. 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to produce SILKWORMS, a world premiere play devised by 2012 Ivey Award Emerging Artist Isabel Nelson, inspired by stories of rebellions in the convents of 17th century Italy. Performances will take place at the Woman's Club of Minneapolis in April and May 2014.

Theatre Unbound, Inc. 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $9,320 Minneapolis Funding to produce Shakespeare’s Hamlet, with a cast of seven women playing all of the roles. Performances will take place at the James Sewell Ballet Tekbox at the Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts in May 2015. Threads Dance Project 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Golden Valley Funding for Warriors of Light, an evening-length dance work inspired by Paulo Coelho's novella "Warrior of Light: A Manual" and featuring original music from composer Sanford Moore. Performances will take place at The Cowles Center for Dance in November 2015.

TigerLion Arts 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for six performances of Nature, an outdoor walking play about the lives of Emerson and Thoreau. Performances will take place in Minneapolis's Washburn Fair Oaks Park in July 2015. Regional Arts Council grants page 166 FY 2014 - 2015

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Twin Cities Carifest 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for Carifest, a family-friendly festival featuring Caribbean music, storytelling, dance, cuisine, and a Carnival-style parade that will take place in Minneapolis in July 2014. Twin Cities Carifest 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for Carifest, a family-friendly festival featuring Caribbean music, storytelling, dance, cuisine, and a Carnival-style parade that will take place in Minneapolis in July 2015. Twin Cities Chinese Dance Center, 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Roseville Funding for The Joyful Dance V, an annual dance concert celebrating the Inc. Chinese New Year at O'Shaughnessy Auditorium in February 2015.

Twin Cities Chinese Dance Center, 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Roseville Funding for The Joyful Dance VI, an annual dance concert celebrating the Inc. Chinese New Year at O'Shaughnessy Auditorium in January 2016.

Twin Cities Jazz Workshops 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for the Twin Cities Jazz Workshop, a summer experience offering professional Jazz music instruction to local students with a culminating local performance opportunity at the Dakota Jazz Club. The project will begin in summer 2014. Twin Cities Jewish Chorale 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Louis Park Funding for their 2013-2014 season, featuring three outreach events and two major concerts, including the Minnesota premiere of Die Naye Hagode, performed with the Saint Paul Jewish Community Center Symphony. Concerts will take place between February and June 2014.

Twin Cities Jewish Chorale 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Louis Park Funding for their 2014-15 Season including two full-length concerts and three outreach events. Concerts will take place at Mt Zion Temple in St Paul in February 2015 and Sabes Jewish Community Center in St Louis Park in June 2015. Twin Cities Polish Festival 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Blaine Funding for the Twin Cities Polish Festival, a celebration of Minnesota’s Polish heritage, traditions, and culture. The festival will take place along Riverplace and St Anthony Main in Northeast Minneapolis in August 2015.

Twin Cities String Academy 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $3,800 Plymouth Funding for Summer Strings, a week long Suzuki learning experience for young, under-served musicians ages 4 to 14. The program will conclude with a public concert in August 2014. Twin Cities Women's Choir 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for Love is..., a choral concert in collaboration with Monroe Crossing at First Lutheran Church in Columbia Heights in February 2014. Regional Arts Council grants page 167 FY 2014 - 2015

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Twin Cities Women's Choir 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for a collaborative choral concert with Saakumu, a professional dance troupe from Ghana, West Africa. The concert will take place at Central Presbyterian Church in St Paul in February 2015.

Upstream Arts, Inc. 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for The Art of Working, an interactive arts program for adults with disabilities that uses theater, dance, music, and poetry to nurture communication skills essential for obtaining employment. The program will take place over 12 weeks at each of six different Midwest Special Services locations. Walker West Music Academy 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $49 St Paul Funding for the 2014 Jazz Workshop Series consisting of two 2-week long workshops for students of jazz in grades 6th through 12th, a free open jazz jam session, and a 2 day guest residency from international jazz artist and Beyonce saxophonist Tia Fuller. Walker West Music Academy 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for 8 O’Clock Jump, a new 10-show jazz series featuring national and Twin Cities based jazz groups. The series will take place at Walker West's new performance hall from September 2015 to September 2016.

Walking Shadow Theatre Company 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to present Samuel D. Hunter's play The Whale. Performances will take place at Mixed Blood Theatre in November and December 2014.

Wayzata Symphony Orchestra 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Wayzata Funding for the 2013 - 2014 season of four free concerts of orchestral works that will include collaborations with other local arts organizations and performers and are designed to involve and engage all ages. The concerts will take place at Wayzata Community Church between October 2014 and May 2015. Wayzata Symphony Orchestra 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Wayzata Funding for the 2015 - 2016 season of four free concerts of orchestral works that will include a multimedia work with the composer in residence, a program of New Orleans jazz arrangements for orchestra and soloists and a family concert that combines film music with an orchestral masterpiece. The concerts will take place at Wayzata Community Church between October 2015 and May 2016.

We Win Institute, Inc. 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for a series of workshops for youth that will include instruction in African dance, hip hop, storytelling and drumming. The workshops will culminate in a Kwanzaa Celebration event at the Capri Theater in December 2015. Weavers Guild of Minnesota 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to support 18 weeks of educational programming, providing a full curriculum of fiber arts instruction for all age groups and skill levels from January to May 2015. Regional Arts Council grants page 168 FY 2014 - 2015

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White Bear Center for the Arts 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 White Bear Lake Funding for Imagine Arts, an eight week multidisciplinary arts program for youth ages 6-8 and 9-12. Classes will take place at the White Bear Center for the Arts between June and August 2014. Whitman Electric 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to present a puppetry-poetry performance, Ode to Walt Whitman, accompanied by an interactive visual art exhibit and post-show discussions at Intermedia Arts in the fall of 2015. Wildwood Artist Series 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $8,000 Stillwater Funding for the 2015 – 2016 Wildwood Artist series featuring Cirque Zuma Zuma, Pat Donohue and the Prairie All Stars, and The New Standards at the Chautauqua Fine Arts Center in Mahtomedi. Women's Initiative for Self 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for the Girls Getting Ahead in Leadership Summer Arts Program, a Empowerment seven-week arts program that introduces four different disciplines of visual and performing arts to 25 high-school aged immigrant and refugee girls. Activities will take place at Canvas Teen Art Center in St Paul between June and August 2014.

Wonderlust Productions 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for the first phase of a community-professional collaboration, using workshops and discussions with members of the adoption community to build a script about the experience of adoption that can be performed by professional actors and community members together.

Wonderlust Productions 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to produce a new play about the Adoption community with a mixture of professional performers and adoption community members sharing the stage. Performances will take place in February 2016.

Workhaus Playwrights Collective 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to produce and present award-winning and member playwright Jeannine Coulombe's new play, Homegrown. Performances will take place at the Waring Jones Theatre at the Playwrights' Center in April and May 2014. Yellow Tree Theatre 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Osseo Funding for 22 performances of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play Clybourne Park. Performances will take place at Yellow Tree Theatre in Osseo in February and March 2016. Young Artists Initiative 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for the 2013 Winter Theater Experience, a six-week auditioned based theater program for youth that culminates in eight public performances of Oliver! Performances will take place at the Wellstone Center on St Paul’s West Side in March 2014. Young Dance, Inc. 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for Stories, a series of residencies for Young Dance youth investigating narrative in dance with professional artists. The season will culminate in performances at the Illusion Theater in April and May 2015. Regional Arts Council grants page 169 FY 2014 - 2015

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Young Dance, Inc. 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for Uncharted, a season investigating fundamental questions to push the boundaries of the art and practice of dance. The season includes residencies with guest artists Emily Johnson, BodyCartography Project, Pramila Vasudevan and Heidi Eckwall, and will culminate in performances at the Lab Theater in May 2016.

Youth Dance Ensemble and School 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $8,960 Burnsville Funding for an eight week, after school, MODERN DANCE PROJECT for underserved 7th-9th grade youth from Burnsville. The project will culminate in a community dance concert at Burnsville High School's Mraz Center in March 2015. Youth in Jazz, Inc. 2014 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Shoreview Funding for Minnesota Youth Jazz Bands serving over 140 students in grades 6 through 12 with seven different jazz groups which rehearse weekly between September 2014 and May 2015. Each group will perform one or more concerts, and four of the groups will record a CD in a professional studio. Youth in Jazz, Inc. 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 Shoreview Funding for Minnesota Youth Jazz Bands serving over 160 students in grades 6 through 12 with eight different jazz groups which rehearse weekly between September 2015 and May 2016. Each group will perform one or more concerts, and four of the groups will record a CD in a professional studio. Zeitgeist 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $10,000 St Paul Funding for the 2015 - 2016 Eric Stokes Song Contest and the Playing it Close to Home concert. The program will be presented at Studio Z in St Paul and Inver Hills Community College in February 2016.

Zorongo Flamenco, Inc. 2015 RAC 11 Arts Activities Support $8,440 Minneapolis Funding to stage a concert of traditional and contemporary flamenco, featuring four international guest artists and the Zorongo Company. The project, which also features 12 guest artist-led flamenco workshops, will conclude with performances at the Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts in June 2015. 20 Theatre Company Twin Cities 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to develop the Company's Apprentice Program, which provides professional theatre opportunities for high school and college students, who will work on two productions during 2014. 20 Theatre Company Twin Cities 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for an Apprentice Program that will provide hands-on professional opportunities for high school and college students to learn about the various aspects of theater production. Regional Arts Council grants page 170 FY 2014 - 2015

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Advisory Task Force on Woman and 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Elk River Funding for a series of six-week creative writing sessions for women Juvenile Female Offender in incarcerated at the Ramsey County Correctional Facility. The project, Corrections which will begin in July 2014, includes the publication of a chapbook.

Advisory Task Force on Woman and 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Elk River Funding to engage women, in short-term incarceration at the Ramsey Juvenile Female Offender in County Correctional Facility during 2015-16, to learn creative writing skills Corrections for self-expression and building self-confidence, and to publish works in professionally produced poetry chapbook.

ArtiCulture 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for after-school visual arts programming at seven Minneapolis public schools during the 2014-15 school year. Arts Us 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 St Paul Funding for Summer Camp Teranga for youth in kindergarten through 8th grade to explore and create through the arts. The camp will be held during the summer of 2015 at Dunning Recreation Center in St Paul.

ArtStart 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 St Paul Funding for “River EcoJourneys,” a series of residencies to illuminate environmental issues through the lens of art and culture at four schools with high Latino populations in April and May of 2015.

Autism Society of Minnesota 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 St Paul Funding for “Art on the Spectrum,” a series of art-focused programs for youth ages 9-18 with autism spectrum disorders. The programs will take place at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts in two sessions during the summer of 2015. Bedlam Theatre 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for Technical Tools of the Trade, a series of theatrical technical learning opportunities including workshops, intensives, and apprenticeships. The project will run from June through December 2014.

Blossoms of the Orient 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Brooklyn Center Funding for a year-long program of teaching authentic Hmong dances from China to children. The training will culminate in a dance recital in June and several performances in November and December 2014. Regional Arts Council grants page 171 FY 2014 - 2015

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Blossoms of the Orient 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Brooklyn Center Funding for a year-long dance program for children during 2015 and 2016 focusing on Hmong dances from Southern China, Laos, and Thailand at the Brady Education Center at the University of Saint Thomas. The program includes performances at various locations.

Caponi Art Park 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Eagan Funding for the 2014 Family Fun Tuesdays program of 13 weekly performances for children to be held June through August 2014 at Caponi Art Park and Learning Center. Caponi Art Park 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Eagan Funding for Family Fun Tuesdays, a program of 13 weekly performances for children to be held June through August 2015 in the Art Park's sculpture garden in Eagan. Center for Hmong Arts and Talent 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 St Paul Funding for courses in Music and Poetry, Film and Video, and Print and Media Fashion Design through Center for Hmong Arts and Talent's "Art Saves Us" after-school arts program. The activities for Hmong youth ages 8 to 19 will begin in March 2015 and culminate with a celebration event in July. Chinese American Association of 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 St Paul Funding for specialized training, including solo and small group Minnesota choreography and educational programming that will allow CAAM Chinese Dance Theater to expand its offerings. The training program will occur between June 2015 and February 2016. ComMUSICation 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $9,679 St Paul Funding for a two-week choral music camp for 3rd through 5th grade students in the Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood. The camp will be held at Saint Paul City School in the Frogtown neighborhood beginning in late July 2014. Contempo Physical Dance 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Shoreview Funding for a three-week residency for students at Southwest High School in Minneapolis, who will also attendance a Contempo Physical Dance performance. The project will run from January through March 2015.

Creating Language Through Arts 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for an 11-week arts residency for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students at Four Seasons A+ Elementary School in St Paul. Between March and May of 2015, students will engage in visual and performing arts, culminating in a final performance for their families and peers.

Creatives for Causes 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for the Art Buddies project at Whittier Recreation Center in Minneapolis, which provides one-on-one mentorships with creative artists for children ages 8 to 11. The project will run from February through May of 2015. Regional Arts Council grants page 172 FY 2014 - 2015

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Dakota Foundation for Jazz 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $9,928 St Paul Funding for local and visiting national jazz artists to work with students in Education 15 metro area schools to inspire them to learn about, appreciate and understand jazz, and to encourage student musicians to develop and improve their skills as they become performing jazz artists themselves. The project will run from February through December of 2014.

Dakota Foundation for Jazz 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 St Paul Funding for Jazz Artists in the Schools residencies to educate and inspire Education students in grades 4 through 12 at various metro area public schools about jazz history and performance. Activities will occur between March and June of 2015. Deborah Elias Danza Espanola 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 St Paul Funding for residencies in flamenco dance, music and culture at seven Twin Cities area elementary and junior high schools from February through May of 2014. Each residency will culminate in a community celebration to share students' accomplishments with other students, parents, and community members. Deborah Elias Danza Espanola 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 St Paul Funding for residencies in flamenco dance, music, and culture at six schools from September 2015 to March 2016. Each residency will culminate in a community celebration. Drama Interaction 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $8,348 Edina Funding for a series of three performance arts classes for adults with special needs. The project will begin in June 2015, and is a partnership with Chrestomathy, Inc., which provides specialized adult day programs.

East Side Arts Council 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 St Paul Funding for artist residencies at three elementary schools on the east side of St Paul during the 2015-2016 school year. FamilyMeans 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $4,311 Stillwater Funding for the Teen Center Zine Project during summer 2015. Youth ages 13 through 18 will create a graphic zine responding to a theme of their choice. Flying Forms 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 St Paul Funding for a residency with Minnesota Youth Symphonies including a performance with the Minnesota Youth Symphonies String Orchestra, a Baroque Chamber Music Camp, an Ensemble Workshop, and a Bach- focused Camp. The residency activities will occur between June 2014 and May 2015. Frank Theatre 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for a residency at MERC, an alternative high school in south Minneapolis during the 2014-15 school year that will involve the students in participation as both an audience member and as a creator of a live performance piece. Friends of Artaria String Quartet 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $9,560 West St Paul Funding for master classes for advanced string players, ages 12-18 during 2014. The classes will be geared toward preparing students for local and national chamber music competitions. Regional Arts Council grants page 173 FY 2014 - 2015

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Hamilton Ink Spot 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 St Paul Funding for The Hamilton Ink Spot Internship Program for artists ages 18 to 26 to learn design, printmaking, and exhibition skills from master printers. The program will run for one year, with two six-month cycles, starting in January and July of 2016. Harmony Theatre Company and 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 St Louis Park Funding for a series of acting and filmmaking workshops for youth and School their adult mentors, in partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters. The series will run from March through December of 2014.

Hennepin Health Foundation 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for the second initiative of Hennepin County Medical Center’s ArtCare program. An artist will conduct mini-residencies in various visual art forms for adult and pediatric patients, for 36 weeks beginning in February 2014. Hmong American Mutual Assistance 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for a 12-week series of classes in Hmong dance, qeej (a traditional Association, Inc. Hmong flute instrument), media making, and visual arts. The classes will be held in North Minneapolis and will begin in January 2015.

Hopewell Music Cooperative North 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Minneapolis Funding to enrich Hopewell's Lesson Program through monthly studio classes and two master classes over the twelve months beginning June 2014.

In Progress 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 St Paul Funding for Digital Journeys, a comprehensive digital arts learning program for newly developing artists. The program focuses on small group mentorship, individualized coaching and goal planning with youth ages 13- 20, and will take place at the In Progress.

Indonesian Performing Arts 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $4,080 St Paul Funding for a residency in March 2014 at the DaVinci Academy of Arts and Association of Minnesota Science in Blaine. Students in grades 4-8 will learn to play Indonesian gamelan music and perform traditional dance.

International Friendship Through the 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $9,218 Eagan Funding for residencies during the 2015-2016 school year by Chinese Performing Arts musician and educator Gao Hong at Yinghua Academy in Minneapolis, Randolph Elementary School in St Paul, and Farmington Elementary School. Regional Arts Council grants page 174 FY 2014 - 2015

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Inverted Arts 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for an Art Exploration Program in partnership with Hope Academy in South Minneapolis June 9 - July 3, 2014. Sixty-five middle school students and ten high school students will choose one of five artistic disciplines taught by professional artist mentors.

Inverted Arts 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for the Art Exploration Program for middle and high school students, in partnership with Hope Academy in south Minneapolis, from June 8 to July 2, 2015. Students will choose one of five artistic disciplines taught by professional artist mentors, and participate in a Community Showcase Celebration. Jawaahir Dance Company 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for Middle Eastern Dance Residencies to deepen Jawaahir’s knowledge of and skill in performing traditional folkloric dance of the Middle East. Guest master teachers will be in residence during September and October of 2014. Jewish Community Center of Greater 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $6,000 St Louis Park Funding for the Youth Performance Program for youth grades 3 and up at Minneapolis The Sabes Jewish Community Center in St Louis Park. The program includes the production of "The Mystery Mash-up" performance in May 2015.

KAIROS ALIVE! 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for New Community Dance and Story Residency at Wilder Community Center for Aging in St Paul. The 11-week residency for underserved elders, their surrounding caregivers, family and community members, and youth will begin in mid-February 2015. Keane Sense of Rhythm, Inc. 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 St Paul Funding for Tap with Class tap dance classes for students in 1st through 4th grades at two 2015 summer school venues in St Paul. Students will perform at an assembly to culminate the experience.

Kulture Klub Collaborative 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for a three-month long series of printmaking workshops taught by professional artists for youth experiencing homelessness. The project is a collaboration with Leg Up Studios, and will begin in April 2014.

Lakeshore Players, Inc. 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 White Bear Lake Funding for Lakeshore Players 2014 Summer Youth Programs consisting of two age-appropriate theater camps. Children ages 8-12 will produce four performances of the musical Sleeping Beauty, Kids, and teens will produce six performances of an adaptation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Lakeshore Players, Inc. 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 White Bear Lake Funding for Summer Youth Players, two theater camps for youth ages 8-12 and 13-18 at Lakeshore Players' theater in White Bear Lake during the summer of 2015. Regional Arts Council grants page 175 FY 2014 - 2015

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Leonardo's Basement 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for Studio Design Arts, a creative collaboration between Leonardo's Basement and Ramsey Middle School in Minneapolis from March through December 2014. All 400 students will explore architecture by designing and building sculptures that place artistic design within engineering, science and technology classes.

Link Vostok 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $7,355 Minneapolis Funding for a Residency Exchange with dancer and instructor Sandrine Harris who will teach her specific brand of movement exploration to dancers and performers. The 10-day residency will begin in mid-February of 2015. Lyra, Inc. 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 St Paul Funding for interactive baroque history and instrument presentations at two middle schools and one high school in St Paul, and one high school in Coon Rapids, and two Young People's Concerts at the Landmark Center in St Paul. The project will run from December 2014 to June 2015.

Magic Lantern Puppet Theater 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $7,044 Minneapolis Funding for a two-week color shadow puppet residency in October 2014 at Metro Deaf School in which students will create their own stories and puppets. Maple Grove Arts Center 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Maple Grove Funding for The Extremely Serious Comedy Workshop for youth and older adults led by comedian Scott Hansen, from mid-July through mid- September of 2015. Marcy Open School Parent Council 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $8,000 Minneapolis Funding for The Show Biz Music Residency, a fourteen-week curriculum on American musical theater at Marcy Open School in Minneapolis. The residency will run from February through May of 2015.

Marcy Puppet Dragons Residency 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $7,760 Minneapolis Funding for a puppetry storytelling residency for 3rd and 4th grade students at Marcy Open School in Minneapolis. The seven-week residency will explore the ancient and modern Chinese culture's connections to Dragons. Minneapolis American Indian Center 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for weekly participatory art sessions as part of The Minneapolis American Indian Center's Senior Health and Wellness Program. The sessions will be led by members of KAIROS ALIVE! and will run for three months beginning in June 2014.

Minneapolis Pops Orchestra 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $9,595 Minneapolis Funding for Kids Play, a year-round music mentoring program during Association calendar year 2015 for public school band and orchestra musicians, including a week-long summer intensive program for high-school musicians, and school-year sectional coaching for public school instrumental music programs. Regional Arts Council grants page 176 FY 2014 - 2015

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Minneapolis Television Network 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for two Teen Media Workshops, each of which will connect youth with artists to create cultural stories utilizing modern media-art technologies. The project will run from February through August of 2015.

Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 St Paul Funding for Chinese dance instruction for adults and students in kindergarten through 12th grades from June through October of 2015. Classes will be held at the University of Saint Thomas, and will include various community performances. Minnesota Creative Arts and Aging 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Wayzata Funding for a series of workshops and mentorships to prepare teaching Network artists to work with the region’s growing 50+ population. The workshops are a 6-month process, and the project will begin in October 2014.

Minnesota Youth Media 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 St Paul Funding for a Screenwriting and Media Production Workshop for the 8th grade students at Linwood Monroe Arts Plus School in Saint Paul. The workshop will begin in the spring of 2016, and will allow the students to present their work in the first annual Linwood Monroe Arts Plus Film Festival. Misplaced Music, Inc. 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for a percussion and brass residency at Nellie Stone Johnson School in North Minneapolis from October 2014 to April 2015.

Mizna 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 St Paul Funding for Mizna Pages, a set of teaching tools including study guides, creative writing activities, and access to published authors that will be the basis for a school program and workshops.

Open Eye Figure Theatre 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $4,779 Minneapolis Funding for three advanced workshops on Marionette Building and Engineering, Czech Puppet Building and Mechanics, and Discovering the Mask. Classes will run from April through August of 2015.

Oratorio Society of Minnesota 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 St Paul Funding for eight workshop sessions during the Oratorio Society's Summer Chorus. The workshops will be held during July 2015 and are open to all community singers, and will culminate in a performance of Great Opera Choruses. Pan Asian Arts Alliance 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 St Paul Funding for A Place to Call Home, a project for Hmong youth ages 14-17 to use traditional and digital animation to tell personal stories and to voice their concerns in the Hmong community. The project will begin in June 2014 and run through the 2014-2015 Regional Arts Council grants page 177 FY 2014 - 2015

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Partnership Resources, Inc. 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 St Louis Park Funding for "The art of me," which will provide 30 adults with disabilities opportunities to explore positive self-expression, social skills, and ways to communicate through a variety of artistic disciplines from February 2 to August 7, 2015 at Partnership Resources' three facilities in St Louis Park and Minneapolis. Phyllis Wheatley Community Center 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for Our Stories, a 10-week arts project beginning in February 2014 using shadow puppets and music to tell culturally based stories and folk tales in performances for the community. This project will be engaging 30 youth, ages 5-13 who are enrolled in the Dream, Explore, Connect After- School program at Phyllis Wheatley Community Center.

Phyllis Wheatley Community Center 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for “World Explorers,” an eight-week summer program where youth ages 5 through 13 will learn about world cultures through indigenous visual and performing arts. The project will be held at Heritage Park in Minneapolis during the summer of 2015.

Plymouth Christian Youth Center 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for The Youth Enrichment Through Arts Learning project, a series of arts residencies for students at Plymouth Christian Youth Center Arts and Technical High School in Minneapolis during the 2014-15 school year.

Plymouth Christian Youth Center 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for residencies conducted by the Capri Theater at the Plymouth Christian Youth Center Arts and Technology High School in north Minneapolis during the 2015-2016 school year. Presbyterian Homes and Services The 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $7,524 Andover Funding for a series of three art camps for senior residents of the Farmstead Farmstead in Andover led by COMPAS Artful Aging artists. The camps will be held in the summer and fall of 2014 and spring of 2015.

Red Eye Collaboration 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $4,960 Minneapolis Funding for a five-week residency in the theatrical form of tableau for 2nd and 3rd grade students at FAIR School Downtown in Minneapolis beginning in October 2014. Redeemer Center for Life 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $5,300 Minneapolis Funding for a two-week summer arts camp in August 2014 as part of the Redeemer Music Arts Academy to enrich students' cultural understanding and expand their musical horizons. Redeemer Residence 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $7,212 Minneapolis Funding for a series of classes in song writing; clay and mosaics; and videography for residents of Redeemer Health and Rehab Center in the Lyndale neighborhood of south Minneapolis. Regional Arts Council grants page 178 FY 2014 - 2015

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Rosemount Area Arts Council 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Rosemount Funding for a theater school for seniors, offering 100 hours of classes between September 2015 and May 2016. The school will culminate in the production of a play at The Steeple Center in Rosemount, and in the formation of an ongoing senior theater company.

Rosetown Playhouse 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Roseville Funding for DanceTogether, a four-week project bringing together high school students of Karen, African American, and other ethnicities to build community and leadership by dancing together. The project will occur in July 2015, and will culminate with a free pubic performance.

Saint Paul Ballet 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 St Paul Funding for the Everybody Dance Summer Program of 12 weeks of introductory summer dance classes for children ages 4 through 12 and teens ages 13 through 18. The program will run from June through August of 2015. Seward Child Care Center 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $5,450 Minneapolis Funding for an Artist in Residence Program and Social Justice Storytime project designed to address issues of diversity in early childhood during 2014. The two projects work in tandem by coordinating weekly arts activities for children enrolled in Seward Child Care Center, held on-site, with larger public events held in a local community center.

She Rock She Rock 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 St Louis Park Funding for Girls Rock N Roll Retreat, a 5 day musical experience for girls ages 8 to 16 who learn how to play rock instruments, read music and other related skills. The project includes two week-long sessions at Main Street School of Performing Arts in Hopkins. She Rock She Rock 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 St Louis Park Funding for the Girls Rock n Roll Retreat, a five-day music program for girls ages 8 to 16. The camp in the summer of 2015 will include instruction and performance on instruments, and workshops on songwriting, self-defense, media literacy, body image, and gender bias.

Somali Artifact and Cultural Museum 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $9,818 Minneapolis Funding for classes for Somali-American youth who have grown up without connection to Somali nomadic culture. Activities will include traditional nomadic finger-weaving, and events focusing on cultural history and context, and will occur between March and July of 2015.

Sounds of Hope, Ltd. 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $9,500 St Paul Funding for music workshops that will provide seniors residing at Sholom Homes in St Paul with participatory opportunities to sing and play instruments. The workshops will begin in February 2014 and extend through January 2015. Regional Arts Council grants page 179 FY 2014 - 2015

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Sounds of Hope, Ltd. 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 St Paul Funding for singing and percussion learning sessions with elderly residents at Sholom Homes and Little Sisters of the Poor, both in St Paul. The program will run for one year beginning at the end of January 2015.

Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for Family Albums – Roosevelt and Wellstone that will engage high school students in a 2-week residency in October 2014 of daily after-school classes exploring family history through movement, music, and spoken word culminating in performances featuring all students.

Studio 206 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for Train at 206/Physical Theatre Summer Intensive, a series of workshops in physical approaches to performance creation. The Summer Intensive will run from June 9-27, 2014 at Studio 206 in the Ivy Building in the Seward neighborhood of Minneapolis.

Teatro del Pueblo, Inc. 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 St Paul Funding for New Encounters providing emerging Latino artists and community members the opportunity to engage in the performing arts through a series of workshops on scene work, voice, movement, and basic technical tools of the theater trade. The project will run from August 2015 to May 2016. The Copper Street Brass Quintet 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for The Brass T.A.C.S. program which connects The Copper Street Brass Quintet and other local professional musicians with middle school band students in the seven Minneapolis Public School District middle schools, providing classroom concerts, masterclasses, and community performances during the 2014-15 school year.

The Copper Street Brass Quintet 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for residencies focusing on musicianship essentials with the Burnsville Junior High and High School bands to enhance the schools' music instruction during the 2015-16 school year. The DIAL Group 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 St Louis Park Funding for the Media Arts Apprenticeship Program, a 10-week summer program for youth ages 15 to 21 in north Minneapolis to explore media arts and new media as a career. The program will run from June through August of 2015. The Vecchione/Erdahl Duo 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $9,100 Apple Valley Funding for a series of five one-hour programs exploring music and music literature at seven senior residences at various metro area locations. The project will extend from mid-February through August of 2014.

The Vecchione/Erdahl Duo 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $9,000 Apple Valley Funding for a series of seven monthly one-hour “Pages of Music” education programs at five senior residences from June 2015 through February 2016. Regional Arts Council grants page 180 FY 2014 - 2015

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Theatre Forever 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for Beautifully Terrible, which will provide training in Theatrical Clown during a three-week evening intensive for adults, a two-week daytime workshop for teenagers, and a final public intergenerational showcase. The project will be conducted between July 2014 and June 2015. Twin Cities Housing Development 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $5,000 St Paul Funding for a ten-day arts camp for children in kindergarten through 5th Corporation grade at Calibre Ridge housing community in Roseville in June 2015.

Twin Cities Jazz Workshops 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for jazz music instruction for high school students in July 2015, culminating in a performance at the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis.

Upstream Arts, Inc. 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for arts residencies in 20 Minneapolis Public Schools Special Education classrooms during 2014-15. The project will serve 300 students with cognitive, developmental, emotional, behavioral and physical disabilities. Valley Friendship Club 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Stillwater Funding for The Art of Me, a theatrical experience that will challenge participants with disabilities to showcase what they created in a six week program through short vignettes, performances of poetry, songs and dances, and visual arts backdrops. The project will take place in Stillwater from April through August of 2014.

Veterans in the Arts 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $9,988 St Paul Funding for a series of four nine-week long classes during 2014. The classes include printmaking at Highpoint Center for Printmaking, a painting class at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and two clay classes at Northern Clay Center. Walker West Music Academy 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 St Paul Funding for the 2014 Summer Music Enrichment Program, a three-week music day camp that will be held July 7-July 24, 2014. The camp provides 35 students ages 5 to 12 the opportunity to experience instrumental and vocal music for the first time, and culminates in a free public performance.

Walker West Music Academy 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 St Paul Funding for the 2015 Summer Music Enrichment Program, a three-week music day camp during July of 2015 at Walker West's music center in St Paul. The camp provides students ages 5 to 12 the opportunity to experience instrumental and vocal music for the first time. Regional Arts Council grants page 181 FY 2014 - 2015

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WAMSO-Minnesota Orchestra 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for Kinder Konzerts on the Road at three Minneapolis Public Volunteer Association Schools for students in grades pre-K through first grade during the 2015- 2016 school year. The program includes classroom workshops and a concert at each site.

Weavers Guild of Minnesota 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for 16 weeks of participatory fiber arts learning activities for beginners through advanced learners during the fall of 2015 at the Textile Center in Minneapolis. West Bank School of Music 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for a series of after school music classes for elementary school students at Seward Montessori and Dowling Urban Environmental schools in Minneapolis during the 2013-14 and 2014-15 school years. Students will learn and write songs, build instruments, rehearse as a group, and perform concerts for classmates, families, and friends.

Young Artists Initiative 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 St Paul Funding for the 2014 Summer Theater Experience, a six-week educational theater program directed toward east metro youth, culminating in five public performances of Cinderella at the Wellstone Center on St Paul's West Side. Young Dance, Inc. 2014 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for All Abilities Dancing, programming to engage dancers with and without disabilities in quality dance experiences that emphasize ability and redefine dance. Activities will occur at various locations during 2014.

Young Dance, Inc. 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for All Abilities Dancing, a series of programming during 2015 that will engage dancers with and without disabilities in quality dance experiences. Zorongo Flamenco, Inc. 2015 RAC 11 Arts Learning $10,000 Minneapolis Funding for flamenco instruction for Zorongo apprentice and company dancers with two guest master teachers, one in the spring and one in the fall of 2015. 4 Community Theatre 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Long Lake Funding for six performances of the musical Wizard of Oz at Orono High School Auditorium in July 2014. 4 Community Theatre 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Long Lake Funding for six performances of the musical Shrek at Orono High School Auditorium in July 2015. Adieu Summer Concert 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 St Paul Funding for the annual Adieu Summer Concert, a multicultural family event featuring the Jazz ensemble Ticket to Brasil. The event will take place at Como Pavilion in September 2014. After Five Women's Vocal Ensemble 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $1,905 Eden Prairie Funding for Jazz and Jive After 5, six performances with a variety of musical styles presented to communities with limited arts access in the seven-county metro area between April and December 2014. Regional Arts Council grants page 182 FY 2014 - 2015

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Ally People Solutions 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 St Paul Funding for the Artful Employment Studio Arts Project, a 24 week creative arts program for up to 20 individuals with developmental disabilities who are participants in ALLY People Solutions programs. Activities will take place at the Business Solutions branch site in St Paul between March and December 2014. Altered Esthetics 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $1,300 Minneapolis Funding for the 2015 Group Exhibitions project, featuring the second annual Ae Art House Film Festival as well as three diverse media-based exhibitions. The exhibitions will be held at The Southern Theater and other venues in the West Bank neighborhood of Minneapolis between May and September 2015. Alternative Motion Project 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding for the 4th Annual Performance, including the creation of five new dance works, a rehearsal process and audience engagement activities. Performances will take place at The LAB Theater in Minneapolis, in March 2015. Autism Society of Minnesota 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 St Paul Funding to provide theater arts activities to children ages 3-5 with autism spectrum disorders and their families. Activities will take place at Children's Theatre Company between January and December 2015.

Balkanicus Ensemble 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $4,750 St Paul Funding for Balkanicus, a free public concert featuring contemporary Balkan chamber music. The concert will take place at the University of Minnesota Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall in April 2014.

Balkanicus Institute for Balkan Art, 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $4,090 Roseville Funding for Balkanicus, a free public concert featuring contemporary Culture and History Balkan chamber music. The concert will take place at the University of Minnesota Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall in April 2015.

Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Fridley Funding for Art at Rice Creek, a free arts festival on the banks of Rice Creek and the Mississippi River in Anoka County. The daylong festival will feature visual, literary, and performance art experiences and will take place in September 2014. Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Fridley Funding for Art at Rice Creek, a free arts festival on the banks of Rice Creek and the Mississippi River in Anoka County. The daylong festival will feature visual, literary, and performance art experiences and will take place in September 2015. Bells of the Lakes, Inc. 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding for a series of four concerts designed to introduce communities to the new musical art of handbells. Concerts will take place at four different metro area venues between April 2014 and January 2015. Regional Arts Council grants page 183 FY 2014 - 2015

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Black Dirt Theater 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $4,975 Hastings Funding to produce and present Hamlet. Performances will take place at a community arts facility housed in a former church building in November 2015. Bloomington Chorale 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Bloomington Funding for A Salute to our Veterans, a big band/choral concert featuring choral arrangements of Patriotic Music from the Civil War to the present. Performances will take place in the Schneider Theater at the Bloomington Center for the Arts in April 2014. Bloomington Chorale 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Bloomington Funding for The Nature of Things, an evening length choral concert featuring music from Haydn's The Season with a 13 piece pit orchestra. Performances will take place at the Schneider Theater in the Bloomington Center for the Arts in April 2015. Bully Creative Shop 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding for the Impact:North Film Festival, featuring two days of films, panels, workshops, selected shorts and special events concentrated on local, social change inspired by story. The festival will take place at the Capri Theater in Minneapolis in September 2015.

Byzantine Choral Festival 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $3,938 Minneapolis Funding for the Fifth Annual Byzantine Choral Festival, featuring a free workshop and public concert. The concert of diverse ethnic choral traditions will take place at Saint Constantine Ukrainian Catholic Church in October 2014. Byzantine Choral Festival 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding for the Sixth Annual Byzantine Choral Festival, featuring a free workshop and public concert. The concert of diverse ethnic choral traditions will take place at Saint Constantine Ukrainian Catholic Church in October 2015. Camp Masala 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding for Camp Masala 2015, a three-day South Asian heritage camp focusing on the unique cultural elements of South India and the holiday of Onam. Activities will take place at the University of Saint Thomas in St Paul in June 2015. Canvas Health 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $3,400 Oakdale Funding for Jammin' Art, 23 to 26 art classes and experiences featuring six different visual and oral art mediums for individuals who live with mental illness. Activities will take place at East Suburban Resources in Stillwater between January and November 2015.

Carnival Brasileiro 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding for a weekend celebration of Brazilian music, dance, cuisine, and culture, featuring over 100 musicians, dancers, and artists from the Twin Cities as well as special guest Brazilian performers.Activities will include evening shows, a family matinee, and samba dance workshop. Performances will take place at the Fine Line Music Cafe in March 2014. Regional Arts Council grants page 184 FY 2014 - 2015

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Carnival Brasileiro 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding for a celebration of Brazilian music, dance, cuisine, and culture, featuring over 100 musicians, dancers, and artists from the Twin Cities as well as special guest Brazilian performers. Activities will include a family matinee Carnaval performance. Central Public Schools 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Norwood Young Funding for a Music in the Park series of eight performances on Thursday America evenings in Norwood Young America during summer 2014.

Central School District Community 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Norwood Young Funding for the Music in the Park Series of eight free concerts held in Education America Norwood Young America parks during the months of June, July and August.

Centre Stage Theatre and Arts 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Norwood Young Funding to produce the musical Oliver by Lionel Bart. Performances will America take place at Central High School in Norwood Young America in August 2014. Centre Stage Theatre and Arts 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Norwood Young Funding to produce the musical Annie based on Harold Gray comic strip America “Little Orphan Annie.” Performances will take place at Central High School in Norwood Young America in August 2015. Chain Reaction Theatre Project 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Eden Prairie Funding for Choices, an original theatrical production written by Artistic Director Shelly Smith. Performances will take place at Transfiguration Lutheran Church in Bloomington in May and at Old Arizona Theatre in Minneapolis in June 2014. Chamber Music Lakeville 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Apple Valley Funding for three Coffee Concert Recitals featuring The Chestnut Brass Company, The Bakken Trio and Maria Jette with OboeBass! The Vecchione/Erdahl Duo. The concerts will take place at the Lakeville Area Arts Center from February through May 2014. Chameleon Theatre Circle 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Apple Valley Funding for the second half of its 2014-2015 Artistic Season including Veronica's Room, Jesus Christ Superstar, Mom! a new musical, and Betty's Summer Vacation. Performances will take place at the Ames Center in Burnsville. Chanson Voice and Music Academy 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 St Paul Funding for Lyrebird Young Women's Choir, a 16-week choir program for female high school students singing music composed by female Minnesota composers. Activities will take place between February and May 2015 and culminate in three community concerts.

Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding for four Open (Hot)House events. Providing an opportunity for students to showcase their work and for community members to participate in the Center's activities, to take place quarterly throughout 2015. Regional Arts Council grants page 185 FY 2014 - 2015

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Chorus Polaris 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Crystal Funding for a joint concert with four high school choirs, each presenting a short program, and culminating in a final short selection performed together. The concert will be held in November 2015.

Christopher Watson Dance Company 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $4,260 Minneapolis Funding for the 13th annual Dances at the Lakes, a free dance concert featuring original works by 12 local companies and choreographers. Performances will take place at the Lake Harriet Rose Garden in summer 2014. Christopher Watson Dance Company 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding for the 14th annual Dances at the Lakes, a free dance concert featuring original works by 12 local companies and choreographers. Performances will take place at the Lake Harriet Rose Garden in July 2015.

Chronicled Concert Collective 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 St Paul Funding for a dramatic, musical and literary chronicle, in concert form, of the life and 30-year career of Belgian chansonnier, actor, director and performance artist, Jacques Brel. Performances will take place at Open Eye Theatre in Minneapolis in June 2015. City of Blaine 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $3,900 Blaine Funding for the seventh annual Blaine World Fest Celebration, a public event exploring the cultural arts and ethnicities that currently exist in the city. The event will take place in September 2014.

City of Blaine 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $4,000 Blaine Funding for the eighth annual Blaine World Fest Celebration, a public event exploring the cultural arts and ethnicities that currently exist in the city. The event will take place in May 2015. City of Eagan Parks and Recreation 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Eagan Funding for Art... Be A Part! featuring guest artist workshops, Artist Connect Activities, and the annual Harvest of Art exhibit and open house. The activities will take place from April through December 2014.

City of Eagan Parks and Recreation 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Eagan Funding for Discover-Create-Connect, a series of creative opportunities for the community including Artist Connect activities, Guest Artists and the 10th Annual Harvest of Art Event. Activities will take place between January and December 2015. City of Lakes Chorus 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Coon Rapids Funding to produce a barbershop concert featuring the City of Lakes Chorus and a guest young-artist group, the Love Notes quartet. The concert will be presented at the Benson Great Hall of Bethel University in April 2014. Civic Orchestra of Minneapolis 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding for three, free orchestral concerts focused on reaching new audiences. Performances will take place at the Wayzata Community Church, Lake Nokomis Community School, and the Lake Harriet Band Shell from May through July 2014. Regional Arts Council grants page 186 FY 2014 - 2015

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Civic Orchestra of Minneapolis 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding to present three concerts targeting three different audiences. Performances will take place at Wayzata Community Church, Aurora Charter School, and the Lake Harriet Band Shell between May and July 2015. courageous heARTS 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding to engage a cohort of high school students from Minneapolis Public Schools in an arts-based curriculum called Project RestART, a prevention tool combining expressive arts and restorative practices intended to reconnect youth to their personal learning goals and school community. The program will culminate in a collect art project to be presented to the broader community in September 2014.

Cracked Walnut 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Richfield Funding for the Cracked Walnut Literary Festival 2015, consisting of 30 separate public readings featuring a mix of poetry, fiction, spoken word, and essays by a diverse collection local artists. The readings will take place at 30 community settings between May and June 2015.

Cross Community Players 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Maple Grove Funding for seven performances of Oklahoma! Performances will take place at Osseo Senior High School in July 2014.

CrossRoads Panorama 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 St Louis Park Funding for Youth Writers Storytellers Workshop, a four-week workshop for at-risk teens providing the opportunity to explore their writing skills and create a short story book of their own. The program will take place at the Sabathani Community Center in March 2014.

Crow With No Mouth Productions 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding for a six-concert series presenting composers and performers working in contemporary electro-acoustic improvisation. Concerts will be held at Studio Z in St Paul between April and November 2014.

Crow With No Mouth Productions 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding for a six-concert series presenting local, national, and international composers and performers working in electro-acoustic improvisation. Concerts will be held at Studio Z in St Paul between May and December 2015. Czech Heritage Club 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $3,005 Webster Funding for the fifth annual European Christmas Event featuring traditional folk dancers and singers, artisans and craft vendors and family friendly activities. The event will take place at the American Legion Park Ballroom in New Prague in December 2014. Czech Heritage Club 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $4,000 Webster Funding for the sixth annual European Christmas Event featuring traditional folk dancers and singers, artisans and craft vendors and family friendly activities. The event will take place at the American Legion Park Ballroom in New Prague in December 2015. Regional Arts Council grants page 187 FY 2014 - 2015

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Dakota Valley Symphony 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Burnsville Funding for the Three Choirs Festival, a family-friendly concert featuring The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace with the choirs from Lakeville South High School and Lakeville North High School. The concert will take place at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center. Dakota Valley Symphony 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Burnsville Funding for Pure Classics, a family-friendly concert featuring three selections and focused on Gabriel Faure's Requiem. The concert will take place at the Ames Center in Burnsville in February 2015.

Deborah Elias Danza Espanola 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 St Paul Funding for Damnation and Blue Song: Experimental Works between a Dancer and a Painting, a collaboration with painter Barbara Roche consisting of two performance pieces. Eight showings will be presented at Roche Studios in the Northrop King building in Minneapolis.

Discovery Arts Council 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $3,550 Maple Plain Funding for the annual Orono International Festival celebrating the diversity and culture that exists within the six communities of the Orono School District. The festival will take place in October 2014.

Discovery Arts Council 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $3,400 Maple Plain Funding for the Orono International Festival, an annual fall arts festival allowing community members to share the arts and culture of their heritage through country booths, folk arts, costumes, displays and five to seven performing arts groups sharing music and dance from around the world. The festival will take place in October 2015.

Documentary Empowerment Project 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $4,285 Minneapolis Funding for The Digital Divide Documentary Empowerment Project, a community film project involving youth of color that addresses issues of inequality in North Minneapolis. A public screening of the documentary will premiere at the Capri Theater in August

Drama Interaction 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Edina Funding for the Educational Performance Project, an eight-week drama class for 10 pre-selected children between the ages of eight and 12 with physical or developmental challenges. Activities will take place between April and July 2014 and culminate in a presentation to a small group of invited guests at In the Company of Kids in Burnsville.

Drama Interaction 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Edina Funding for a theater exploration program offering theater, music and dance instruction to 20-24 students with disabilities, ages 8-12 years old. Activities will be held at Capoeria Academy in Richfield between April and June 2015 and culminate in a presentation. Regional Arts Council grants page 188 FY 2014 - 2015

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Eagan Men's Chorus 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $4,370 Eagan Funding for 20 concerts at assisted living and senior housing facilities in Dakota County from January through December 2014. Eagan Men's Chorus 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $4,224 Eagan Funding for 20 concerts at assisted living and senior housing facilities in Dakota County from January through December 2015. East Metro Symphony Orchestra 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Scandia Funding to support three concerts in February, March and May, 2014.

East Side Neighborhood Services 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding for a series of workshops for children in the Summer on Second program. The project will teach the basics of ceramics, develop imagination and creative skills, integrate the arts with literacy and learning, and tell the story of the community of Northeast Minneapolis. Workshops will culminate in an exhibition of student work in August 2015.

Eastern Carver County Schools 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Chaska Funding for Hooked on Books... and the Arts, too!, a one-day literary and Community Education performing arts event featuring author Jerry Pallotta at Chanhassen High School in February 2014.

Eastern Carver County Schools 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Chaska Funding for Hooked on Books... and the Arts, too!, a one-day literary and Community Education performing arts event featuring author Derek Anderson at Chanhassen High School in February 2015.

Edge of the Big Woods Art Wander 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Waconia Funding for the Edge of the Big Woods Art Wander, a self-guided arts tour featuring 32 artists and 20 working studios. The Art Wander will take place throughout western Carver County in September 2015.

Edina Singing Seniors 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Edina Funding for 25 performances at senior residences, nursing homes, subsidized housing and other venues. Performances will take place between January and December 2014. Edina Singing Seniors 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Edina Funding for 25 performances at senior residences, nursing homes, subsidized housing and other venues. Performances will take place between January and December 2015. Regional Arts Council grants page 189 FY 2014 - 2015

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EDIT 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding for the 2014 PhotoVoice program, a partnership with Emerge providing 25 youth who have experienced homelessness the opportunity to learn about a community issue of their choosing, develop photography skills, and curate a photography gallery to raise community awareness about the chosen social issue. The program will culminate in a public showing of completed works in May 2014.

Edvard Grieg Society 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding to present a concert featuring internationally renowned Norwegian Trumpeter, Tine Thing Helseth. Performances will take place at the Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church in Minneapolis in spring 2014.

Encore Wind Ensemble 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Woodbury Funding for four free concerts, including one concert featuring local high school-aged musicians from Stillwater High School. The concerts will take place at metro area locations between February and April 2014.

Encore Wind Ensemble 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $4,095 Woodbury Funding for three free concerts, including one concert featuring local high school-aged musicians from East Ridge High School. The concerts will take place at metro area locations between February and April 2015.

FamilyMeans 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Stillwater Funding for the Arts Exploration Workshop, free weekly art experiences for youth ages 5 to 18 in the mobile home community of Landfall. Art experiences will include residencies with COMPAS artists and a workshop with Juxtaposition Arts and take place at the Teen Center from June 2014 through January 2015.

FamilyMeans 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $3,128 Stillwater Funding for the Arts Exploration Workshop, free weekly art experiences for youth ages 5 to 18 in the mobile home community of Landfall. Art experiences will include residencies with COMPAS artists and a workshop with Juxtaposition Arts and take place at the Teen Center from June 2014 through January 2015.

Farmington Community Education 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Farmington Funding for Vermilion Voices a four concert music series offered free for residents of the Farmington School District. Concerts will take place at Boeckman Middle School in Farmington between October 2014 and February 2015. Fortune's Fool Theatre 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding to produce STOP KISS, an award-winning play by Diana Son that explores themes of violence against both women and the LGBT community. Performances will take place at Nimbus Theater in January and February 2014. Regional Arts Council grants page 190 FY 2014 - 2015

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Freshwater Theatre 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding to present a world premiere historical drama titled Mrs. Charles, alongside a brand new short form festival Archival Revival. Both projects will run in repertory and illustrate the years 1875-1925 in Minnesota History. Performances will take place at Nimbus Theater in May 2014.

Freshwater Theatre 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding to present two shows in repertory, including the world premiere of If You Don't Weaken, by Jenna Zark, and a festival of short works about memory entitled The Recollection Collection. Performances will take place at Nimbus Theater in March and April 2015.

Fridley City Band 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $2,890 Minneapolis Funding for seven free concerts for senior citizens in the Anoka County area. The concert series will take place at senior housing facilities throughout 2014. Fridley Community Theatre 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Fridley Funding to produce and stage the organization's fifth summer musical, Kiss Me Kate. Performances will take place in July 2014 at the Fridley District Auditorium. Friends of Swede Hollow 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 St Paul Funding for the annual Art in the Hollow, a one-day multidisciplinary outdoor arts festival. The festival will take place in June 2014.

Grassroots Culture 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 St Paul Funding to create and produce 16 show segments for a weekly bluegrass music radio program featuring Phil Nusbaum, Lyle Lofgren, and Adam Granger. Segments will be aired on eight Bluegrass Review shows in July and August 2014. Gremlin Theatre 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 St Paul Funding to produce Rocket to the Moon by American Playwright Clifford Odets. Performances will take place at the New Century Theatre in Downtown Minneapolis in May 2014. Harmonic Relief 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Oakdale Funding for Seize the Day, a two-hour show choir performance featuring an eclectic mix of songs that examine the human experience. Performances will take place at the Maplewood Performing Arts Theater in May 2014. Harmonic Relief 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Oakdale Funding for I've Had The Time Of My Life - Celebrating 15 Years of Harmonic Relief, a two-hour show choir performance featuring an eclectic mix of songs which span Harmonic Relief’s history. Performances will take place at the Maplewood Performing Arts Theater.

Hennepin Artists of Robbin Gallery 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $2,880 Robbinsdale Funding for the 3rd annual Art on the Lawn festival offering a variety of activities for all ages, with live music, artist demos and food. The festival will take place on the lawn behind the Robbin Gallery in July 2015. Regional Arts Council grants page 191 FY 2014 - 2015

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Hmong Cultural Center 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 St Paul Funding for the Qeej Instructional Program, offering 3 afternoon classes a week teaching children and youth how to play the Qeej, a bamboo wind pipe instrument played at traditional Hmong funeral ceremonies.

Hmong Cultural Center 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 St Paul Funding for the Qeej Instructional Program, offering 3 afternoon classes a week teaching children and youth how to play the Qeej, a bamboo wind pipe instrument played at traditional Hmong funeral ceremonies.

Honeywell Concert Band 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $3,000 New Brighton Funding for 12 concerts presented at care centers, assisted living centers, senior housing complexes, and public parks. The performances will take place between February and November 2014.

Honeywell Concert Band 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $3,000 Golden Valley Funding for 12 concerts presented at care centers, assisted living centers, senior housing complexes, and public parks. The performances will take place between February and November 2015.

Hope Community, Inc. 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding for The Power of Vision, a neighborhood mural program that will engage approximately 30 youth in developing arts and leadership skills. The project will take place between April and September 2014 and culminate in a public mural and community unveiling.

Hope Community, Inc. 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding for The Power of Vision, a neighborhood mural program that will engage approximately 30 youth in developing arts and leadership skills. The project will take place between April and September 2015 and culminate in a public mural and community unveiling.

Hopkins Westwind Concert Band 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Hopkins Funding for its 2014 Summer Concert Season, including the Raspberry Festival of Bands event. Five concerts will be held in June-July throughout the metro area. Hot Summer Jazz Festival 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 St Paul Funding for the Hot Summer Jazz Festival, a three-day Jazz festival featuring local and world-renowned Jazz artists. The festival will take place at 25 venues in downtown St Paul including the newly opened St Paul Saints Stadium and Union Depot in June 2014.

International Festival of Burnsville 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Burnsville Funding for the International Festival of Burnsville featuring an indoor art exhibit, international cultural display booths, and an outdoor festival with a parade of flags, traditional attire, ethnic foods, and family art activities. The festival will be held at Nicollet Commons Park and the Burnsville Performing Arts Center in July 2014. Regional Arts Council grants page 192 FY 2014 - 2015

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International Festival of Burnsville 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Burnsville Funding for the International Festival of Burnsville featuring an indoor art exhibit, international cultural display booths, and an outdoor festival with a parade of flags, traditional attire, ethnic foods, and family art activities. The festival will be held at Nicollet Commons Park and the Burnsville Performing Arts Center in July 2014.

International Friendship Through the 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $2,210 Eagan Funding to present Spirit of Nature, a music ensemble comprised of three Performing Arts Chinese traditional musicians, for a concert and outreach activities for residents of The Commons on Marice in Eagan and Families with Children from Asia.

Japan American Society of Minnesota 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding for the world premiere of Yukionna, a new opera presented concert style, by Asako Hirabayashi. Performance will take place at Sundin Music Hall in St Paul in May 2015.

JazzMN, Inc. 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding to present two concerts completing the 2013-2014 season, featuring the jazz vocal group New York Voices and saxophonist Miguel Zenon. The concerts, which feature JazzMN's professional jazz orchestra performing with the guest artists, will be held at the Hopkins High School Performing Arts Center in March and April 2014.

Judd Street Film Coalition 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $4,200 Marine on St Croix Funding for Calling All Filmmakers, a six-month curated film series featuring Minnesota based film makers. Screenings will take place at the City of Marine Village Hall between October 2014 and March 2015.

Ka Joog 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding for Fanka, a participatory art program focused on Somali youth consisting of five, weekly workshops in the Somali oral art form, poetry, led by recognized Somali teaching artists. The workshops will culminate in two public presentations at the Southern Theater and Walker Art Center in summer 2014. Kaleena Miller Dance 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding for the first Twin Cities Tap Festival, a celebration of music, rhythm and the art of tap dance. The three-day event will bring together national tap artists and local tap professionals and students to participate in classes, workshops and performances. Karen Culture Organization of 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 St Paul Funding to teach up to 100 Karen youth traditional Karen dances and Minnesota songs. Activities will culminate in performances at the Festival of Nations in April 2015. Kinship of Rivers 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 St Paul Funding for We Are Water, a one-month long multimedia exhibition and performance at the Soap Factory in Minneapolis. Activities will take place in May and June 2014. Regional Arts Council grants page 193 FY 2014 - 2015

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Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding for a year-long training and mentoring program with Lao theater artists to dramatize refugee family stories. The program will culminate in two weekends of public performances to take place in August and October 2014. Lao Diaspora 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $4,989 Minneapolis Funding for a two-month visual arts exhibit recognizing the 40th anniversary of the Lao diaspora. The exhibit will coincide with workshops conducted by nationally-acclaimed Lao American artists and writers, and will be held at the Brooklyn Center Library.

Lazy Hmong Woman Productions 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 St Paul Funding for nine performances of The Divorcee Diaries, an original play by May Lee-Yang that explores how divorce has transformed the traditional nuclear Hmong family systems. Performances will take place at Stargate Night Club in St Paul in September 201

Leonardo's Basement 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding for Digital Art for Everyone, a series of ten classes that will teach 80 participants of all ages technical and creative skills to produce visual art, design art and photography through the use of Computer-aided Design software and a laser engraver. Linden Hills Chamber Orchestra 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding for three distinct symphony orchestra programs resulting in five live performances open to the public free of charge. Performances will take place at several venues including churches, Walker Place Assisted Living Facility, and outdoor sites between February and May 2014.

Marine Film Society 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Stillwater Funding for the Marine Documentary Series, a six-month curated film series featuring local and regional film makers. Screenings will take place at the City of Marine Village Hall between October 2015 and March 2016.

Masquers Theatre Company 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Forest Lake Funding for 12 performances and a free preview performance of Shrek the Musical at Forest Lake High School Auditorium in July 2015.

Merrill Community Arts Center 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Woodbury Funding for a Youth Performance Series that will produce two live theater opportunities for up to 80 youth ages preschool through high school in the southeast metro community. Activities will take place between February and August 2015 in Woodbury. Metro Work Center, Inc. 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $4,000 Minneapolis Funding for a group sculpture project created under the direction of artist Sara Hanson, providing adults with developmental disabilities the opportunity to experience the metal sculpture process, while gaining skills from tactile and social interactions. Regional Arts Council grants page 194 FY 2014 - 2015

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Midwest Special Services, Inc. 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 St Paul Funding for approximately 30 participants at Midwest Special Services to work with Troy Strand to create seven to nine melodies and musical themes for a film score. Minneapolis Art Lending Library 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding for the Minneapolis Art Lending Library, a program that allows patrons to browse a collection of artworks and select one to borrow for two months, to display and enjoy in their homes. The Library will gather three times between May and December 2015 at the American Swedish Institute. Minneapolis Southside Singers 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding to present 20 free concerts to under-served audiences across the seven-county metropolitan area between April 2014 and March 2015.

Minneapolis Southside Singers 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding to present 20 free concerts to under-served audiences across the seven-county metropolitan area between April 2015 and March 2016.

Minnesota 9-11 Tribute 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $4,497 St Paul Funding for the 2015 Minnesota 9-11 Tribute Concert, a free annual symphony orchestra and choral concert at Lake Harriet Band Shell in September 2015 to remember the victims of September 11, 2001, and to recognize and honor the first responders, fire and law enforcement personnel serving our communities today.

Minnesota Association of 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 St Paul Funding for the Songwriting Workshop Series featuring four nationally Songwriters known professional songwriters who will each present a five-hour workshop on one of the many elements of songwriting. Workshops will take place at the recital hall at Schmitt Music in Edina between April and December 2014. Minnesota Brass, Inc. 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 St Paul Funding for Sounds of Minnesota, a drum and bugle competition featuring seven drum corps from throughout the Midwest. The event will take place at South St Paul High School in August 2014. Minnesota Brass, Inc. 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $4,798 St Paul Funding for Sounds of Minnesota, an annual drum and bugle competition featuring drum corps from throughout the Midwest. The event will take place at Saint Thomas High School in August 2015.

Minnesota Scottish Fair and Highland 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Eagan Funding for the Minnesota Scottish Fair and Highland Games featuring live Games Celtic music including the addition of Scottish fiddling. Featured performers include 1997 US National Scottish Fiddle Champion Hanneke Cassel, and Silk Road Ensemble cellist, Mike Block. Workshops will take place at Celtic Junction in St Paul and performances will take place at the Scottish Fair in Eagan in July 2015. Regional Arts Council grants page 195 FY 2014 - 2015

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Minnesota State Band 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 St Paul Funding for one ceremonial and six formal concerts to be presented at a variety of metro area locations from March through August 2014.

Minnesota State Band 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 St Paul Funding for eight free concerts in the 2015 season featuring music by American composers including premiers by local composers. Concerts will take place throughout the metro area between March and August 2015.

Mississippi Valley Orchestra 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Shoreview Funding for Music on the Breeze, a free orchestral concert featuring past and present students of Henry Sibley High School. The concert will take place at Augustana Lutheran Church in West St Paul in June 2014.

Mississippi Valley Orchestra 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $4,987 Shoreview Funding for Exceptional Americana, a free concert showcasing the Saint Paul Piano Teachers Concerto Competition winner and special guest soloist Doug Wright. The concert will take place at First Lutheran Church in Columbia Heights in February 2015. MNKINO 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding for the second annual MNKINO Film Score Fest, an event that brings filmmakers, composers, and musicians together to create new short films with original scores that are performed live at the screening. The event will take place at the Landmark Center in St Paul in August 2015.

Mounds View Community Theatre 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Mounds View Funding for 12 performances of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella. Performances will take place at Irondale High School in New Brighton in July 2014. Mounds View Community Theatre 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Mounds View Funding for the production of George and Ira Gershwin's "Crazy For You" at the Irondale Theater in July 2015.

Music Association of Minnetonka 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minnetonka Funding for four young people's concerts focused on building children's familiarity with instruments in the orchestra. The concerts will be presented at Wayzata Community Church and Minnetonka United Methodist Church in February and at Minnetonka City Hall and the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in October 2014.

Music Association of Minnetonka 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minnetonka Funding for four young people's concerts focused on building children's familiarity with instruments in the orchestra. The concerts will be presented at Wayzata Community Church and Minnetonka United Methodist Church in February and at Minnetonka City Hall and the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in October 2015. Regional Arts Council grants page 196 FY 2014 - 2015

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Music Saint Croix 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Stillwater Funding for two concerts in their 2014 - 2015 concert series featuring a free performance with Valley Chamber Chorale and the Saint Croix Jazz Orchestra at Trinity Lutheran Church and Leonard Bernstein's Candide at the Washington County Historic Courthouse in Stillwater. Concerts will take place in fall 2014. Musikgarten of Anoka 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Anoka Funding for the 2015 Winter/Spring semester and a summer session of early childhood music classes in the northwestern suburbs for children birth to six-years-old and their families. Nordic Heritage Club 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $4,322 Chaska Funding for the sixth annual Nordic Music Festival modeled after a traditional Nordic fiddler's festival. The event will take place at Lake Minnewashta Regional Park in September 2014. North Artists' Studio Crawl 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $2,238 East Bethel Funding for the 14th annual North Artists’ Studio Crawl, an annual spring tour of artist studios in the north suburban communities of East Bethel, Ham Lake, Blaine, Coon Rapids, Ramsey, Andover, and Anoka. The crawl will take place in April 2014. North Suburban Chorus 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 St Paul Funding for 40 choral performances presented at nursing, healthcare, and retirement centers in the north suburban area from April through December 2014. Northeast Orchestra 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Fridley Funding to present three free concerts featuring a performance by a professional instrumental soloist. As a part of the project, each soloist will provide an educational event for members of the orchestra. Concerts will be held at the Church of Saint William in Fridley in February, May and November 2014. Northeast Youth and Family Services 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Shoreview Funding for a three-week theater arts program for up to 12 participants of the STEP program. Activities will take place at the Discovery Center in Shorewood and culminate in a public performance in July 2015.

Northern Starz Theatre 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Andover Funding for three performances of Peter Pan at Northgate Performing Arts Center in June 2015. Northern Symphony Orchestra 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $4,225 Anoka Funding for the 2014-15 season, featuring two traditional orchestral music concerts as well as a new music reading session and a semi-staged production of Les Miserables. Performances will take place at Anoka High School between November 2014 and June 2015.

Oromo Culture Institute 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding for six months of traditional Oromo dance and music classes tailored to members of the Oromo community lacking access to traditional Oromo arts and culture. The program will culminate in a performance for the larger Oromo and Twin Cities community in December 2014. Regional Arts Council grants page 197 FY 2014 - 2015

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Orono Community Education Early 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Maple Plain Funding for DC Barnyard Rocks, an arts project engaging 150 young Learning Program children and families in learning about musical instruments, making rhythm instruments, and writing rhymes. Activities will culminate in the creation of an original children's book illustrated by a local artist and creation of a music video to be debuted at a family arts event to be held at the Discovery Center in Maple Plain in May 2014.

Orono Community Education Early 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Maple Plain Funding for My Art – My World, a four-month study of visual arts involving Learning Program 150 young children and their families. Activities will take place at the Discovery Center in Maple Plain and culminate with an art show and evening family event in May 15 2015.

Out Twin Cities Film Festival 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding for the 2014 Out Twin Cities Film Festival, a safe and supportive event for artists and audiences to view and discuss GLBTQ inspired films and the ideas presented in them. Screenings will take place at the Saint Anthony Main Theatre in Minneapolis in June 2014.

Pan Asian Arts Alliance 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 St Paul Funding for the Pan-Asian Arts Festival at the Landmark Center in St Paul in May 2015. Partners in Praise Girls Choir 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Brooklyn Center Funding for the seventh annual PIPFEST, a choral festival hosting 11 youth choirs featuring guest artist and conductor Stephen Hatfield. The festival will take place at Bethel University's Benson Great Hall in May 2014.

Partners in Praise Girls Choir 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Brooklyn Center Funding for a four-month teaching intensive with guest artist Linda Tutas Haugen. Activities will take place between April and July 2015 and culminate in a public performance at Peace Lutheran Church in Robbinsdale in June 2015. Patrick's Cabaret 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $3,300 Minneapolis Funding for Scrawlex, a series of six open-stage nights open to artists working in any genre, to take place between January and June 2014 at Patrick's Cabaret. Patrick's Cabaret 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding for Community Space Partnerships, a new performance series organized to serve the needs of seven under-resourced verbal arts groups. The series provides a free performance platform in addition to assistance with marketing, audience outreach, event oversight and programmatic consultation. Events will take place at Patrick's Cabaret throughout 2015. Regional Arts Council grants page 198 FY 2014 - 2015

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Perspectives, Inc. 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 St Louis Park Funding for The Family Dish, a pottery project offered to at-risk families in the Kids Connection program featuring a series of workshops culminating in a celebration dinner. Activities will take place at Perspectives Family Center in St Louis Park in April and November 2014.

Plymouth Concert Band 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Plymouth Funding for the 2015 Winter and Spring band concerts including a special guest artist and the winner from the high school music competition. Concerts will take place at Wayzata High School Auditorium in Plymouth.

Plymouth Fine Arts Council 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Plymouth Funding for the 18th annual Primavera event, a public celebration of artists combining visual, performing and literary arts. Activities will take place at the Plymouth Creek Center in April 2014. Prairie Fire Lady Choir 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding for the Prairie Fire Lady Choir Songwriting Project, a series of workshops with Aby Wolf at which choir members will learn the songwriting process of arranging an original piece of music for acapella performance. The workshops will culminate in 60 minutes of new material to be performed for the public in April 2014.

Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 St Louis Park Funding for an Artist Salon Series, a two-event series engaging artists from Council different disciplines in dialogue with local audiences. The series will take place at Minneapolis venues in March and April 2014.

River City Theatre Company 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Watertown Funding for six performances of Cinderella at the Watertown-Mayer Performing Arts Center in September 2014.

River City Theatre Company 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Watertown Funding for six performances of Shrek the Musical at the Watertown- Mayer Performing Arts Center in September 2015.

Rosemount Area Arts Council 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Rosemount Funding for the fifth annual Rosemount Bluegrass/Americana Festival, a free 4-evening celebration of traditional American string-band, square dance, blues and rock 'n' roll music. Activities will take place at Rosemount's Central Park in July 2014. Roseville Parks and Recreation 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Roseville Funding for the Live at the Rog performance series of family-friendly events held on summer evenings and featuring signature events based on a monthly theme. The series will be held at the Roseville Central Park Frank Rog Amphitheater in summer 2014. Regional Arts Council grants page 199 FY 2014 - 2015

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Roseville Parks and Recreation 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Roseville Funding for the Live at the Rog performance series of family-friendly events including the addition of Global Adventures, a new initiative to make cultural connections through multiple art forms. The series will be held at the Roseville Central Park Frank Rog Amphitheater in summer 2015. Saint Anthony Civic Orchestra 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 St Anthony Funding for three orchestral programs in the spring and summer of 2015, including its Spring Children's Concert, Light Classics Concert, and Summer Concerts. Activities will take place between March and July 2015.

Saint Anthony Community Theater 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $4,799 St Anthony Funding for Seussical the Musical. Performances will take place at St Anthony Village High School during the two weekends in July and August that coincide with the annual Village Fest celebration.

Saint Paul Vocal Forum 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 St Paul Funding for Sure on this Shining Night, a chamber choral concert with the Lake String Quartet to be presented at Saint Michael Lutheran Church in Roseville in May 2015. Savage Arts Council 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Savage Funding for the eighth annual Juried Art Competition and Show, a visual arts exhibition for both professional and amateur visual artists. The artwork will be displayed throughout the community of Savage in April and May 2014. Savage Arts Council 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Savage Funding for the eighth annual Juried Art Competition and Show, a visual arts exhibition for both professional and amateur visual artists. The artwork will be displayed throughout the community of Savage in April and May 2015. Savage Umbrella 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding for RAPTURE, a new work developed by the company about the sudden disappearance of the world's artists. Performances will take place at Nimbus Theater in March 2014. Screenwriters' Workshop 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $3,500 Minneapolis Funding for WEBISODE IN A DAY, an event bringing the Minnesota writing community together to write internet webisodes. Thirteen of the best webisodes will be selected for a public reading by professional actors in fall 2014. She Rock She Rock 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 St Louis Park Funding for Ladies Rock Camp, a three-day music camp for women ages 19 and older. Activities will take place at Lake Harriet House of Music and culminate in a public performance at Bunkers Music Bar and Grill in April 2014. Simply ArtAble 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding for Simply ArtAble outreach classes, providing free art classes to children of all ages and abilities at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Classes will take place between May and September 2014. Regional Arts Council grants page 200 FY 2014 - 2015

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Singers Minnesota Choral Artists 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding to present New Horizons: Music of Today, a concert of world premiere performances, including St Paul composer Abbie Betinis’ First Ladies Suite. Performances will take place at Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church in St Paul in May 2014. Singers Minnesota Choral Artists 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding for the René Clausen Festival and Residency, celebrating the world- renowned composer, conductor and educator, and his meaningful impact on Minnesota’s choral culture for nearly three decades. The three-day festival in February 2015 includes a free Community Sing event, educational masterclasses and a concert with 500 high school singers, and a Festival Finale presentation by The Singers.

Six Families 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding for a season of events including four performances and eight workshops, featuring non-traditional music programming in alternative venues. Events will take place at several metro area locations between January and June 2015. Solid Ground 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $3,660 White Bear Lake Funding for Young Stars of Solid Ground, a six-week theater camp experience for children in third through eighth grade at Solid Ground's supportive housing for homeless families in White Bear Lake. Activities will take place in November and December 2014. South Metro Chorale 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Prior Lake Funding for a two concert series titled Music for the Soul featuring an eighteen piece orchestra along with professional soprano and bass soloists. Performances will take place at Glendale United Methodist Church in Savage and Saint Richard’s Catholic Church in Richfield in May 2015. South Sixteenth Hijinks 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding for the annual Powderhorn Artsled Rally, a free winter celebration with sled-making workshops and sled art to be held at Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis in January 2014. Spitting Image Collective 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 New Brighton Funding to commission and present five new works that are specially geared toward local audiences. The concert, titled Offbeat, will be presented at Studio Z in St Paul and Intermedia Arts in Minneapolis in May 2015. Story Arts of Minnesota 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $4,000 Minneapolis Funding for StoryFest, a storytelling festival featuring workshops and storyteller showcases, a facilitated Open Mic, and an evening Story Slam. The festival will be held at City of Lakes Waldorf School in April 2014.

Story Arts of Minnesota 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $4,000 Minneapolis Funding for StoryFest, a storytelling festival featuring storytelling workshops and performances for adults and children, plus an evening storytelling concert. The festival will be held at City of Lakes Waldorf School in April 2015. Regional Arts Council grants page 201 FY 2014 - 2015

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Summer Singers, Inc. 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding for the 20th Concert Season, including four free concerts of a cappella music. Performances include a Family Concert and a journey through a cappella music history, concluding with world premieres of the organization's first selection in a Young Composers Initiative and a commission by an established Minnesota composer. Concerts will take place at metro area venues in summer 2015.

SunsetGun Productions 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding to conduct a two-week workshop to develop RETROSPECTIVE, a new play by Chris Van Strander. The workshop will culminate in two public performances in June 2014. All activities take place at the Ivy Building in Minneapolis. Teatro del Pueblo, Inc. 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 St Paul Funding for three performances of Teatro Malayerba’s La Razón Blindada featuring actors from Ecuador and performed in Spanish. Performances will take place at the University of Minnesota's Stroll Thrust Stage in March 2014. The Ancia Saxophone Quartet 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding to perform two concerts featuring new and traditional works for saxophone quartet. Performances will take place at Studio Z and the Weisman Art Museum in May 2014. The DIAL Group 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 St Louis Park Funding for the In Focus: Youth Leadership Program to provide at-risk, under-served youths of color in North Minneapolis a high quality, out-of- school media arts program with a service-learning component focused on community engagement, information sharing, and data collection.

The Dream Songs Project 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding to commission and perform a new work for classical voice and guitar by Minnesota composer Randy Bauer. The piece will be included in three concerts and two outreach premiere performances for seniors and high school youth in January and February 2015.

The Eclectic Ensemble 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $4,884 Minneapolis Funding for Music of the Sun performances of improvisational ambient music in metro area public spaces during summer 2014. The Ethnic Dance Theatre 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding to produce Reminiscing: A Look Back Over 40 Years, a concert representing choreographies from each of the four decades of the Ethnic Dance Theatre as a performing arts organization. Performances will take place at the Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts in June 2014. Regional Arts Council grants page 202 FY 2014 - 2015

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The Gregorian Singers 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding to present the first extant opera in collaboration with the Twin Cities Lute Co-op, the Early Music Department of Saint Olaf College, and Dance Revels Moving History. The fully-staged performance will feature vocalists, dancers, and period instruments at the newly constructed Macalester College Concert Hall in March 2014.

The Gregorian Singers 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding to collaborate with The Twin Cities Lute Cooperative and Dance Revels Moving History to present the early Baroque opera La Dafne, employing period instruments and dances, and starring soprano Maria Jette. The project, which includes educational workshops for students and senior citizens, will culminate in two fully-staged performances in May 2015. The Illicit Sextet 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 St Paul Funding for the All Originals Jazz Series, a sequence of 10 weekly Jazz performances at Studio Z featuring existing local jazz ensembles that have a specialization of performing original Jazz compositions. Performances will take place between May and July 2014.

The Illicit Sextet 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 St Paul Funding for the All Originals Jazz Series, a sequence of 8 weekly Jazz performances at Studio Z featuring existing local jazz ensembles that have a specialization of performing original Jazz compositions. Performances will take place in July and August 2015.

The Ledge Gallery 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $4,490 Minneapolis Funding for the Minneapolis Art Lending Library, a program that allows patrons to browse a collection of artworks and select one to borrow for two months, to display and enjoy in their homes. The Library will gather every two months between January 2014 and January 2015.

The New Ruckus 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding for the 2014 Composer Nights program, a monthly performance series that affords composers of all aesthetics and disciplines the opportunity to present new work, gain feedback and insight, and increase their visibility. Programming will take place at Studio Z in St Paul.

The New Ruckus 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding for the 2015 Composer Nights program, a monthly performance series that affords composers of all aesthetics and disciplines the opportunity to present new work, gain feedback and insight, and increase their visibility. Programming will take place at Studio Z in St Paul between January and December 2015. Regional Arts Council grants page 203 FY 2014 - 2015

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The Park Theater Company 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 St Louis Park Funding for the premier of The Forger’s Apprentice, an original work by Minnesota playwrights Mark Forgy and Kevin Bowen including an Elmyr de Hory art exhibit to be held concurrently. Activities will take place at the Sabes Jewish Community Center’s Theatre Or in St Louis Park in June 2015.

The Urban Spectrum Theatre 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding for So Blue, an original production set in the blues era of the Company 1920's to 1940's, featuring community residents, musicians, actors and dancers. Performances will take place in August 2014 at The Driftwood Char Bar in Minneapolis. Three Rivers Park District 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 St Anthony Funding for The Silverwood Park Summer Performance Series of twelve free concerts at the Silverwood Park outdoor amphitheater between May and September 2014. Three Rivers Park District 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 St Anthony Funding for The Silverwood Park Summer Performance Series of twelve free concerts at the Silverwood Park outdoor amphitheater between May and September 2015. Time Track Productions 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Northfield Funding for The AUTOMATIC MESSAGE, a new evening-length dance work exploring surrealist concepts through movement, set design and projected imagery. The work will premiere at the TEK Box Theater in the Cowles Center for Dance in September 2014. TuckUnder Projects 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding for the TuckUnder Project, a series of site-specific visual art exhibitions and community arts programming. Exhibitions will take place at the TuckUnder site in Minneapolis throughout 2014. Twin Cities Bass Camp 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 St Paul Funding for a concert with Francois and Sylvain Rabbath at Bethel University in June 2015. Twin Cities Bronze 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $2,950 Roseville Funding for ten individual classes with individual participating ensembles designed to teach proper handbell ringing techniques and enhance skill levels. Classes will be taught at various sites in the Twin Cities between April and November 2015. Twin Cities Housing Development 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 St Paul Funding for Days of Old - Land of Castles, Kings and Queens, Knights, Corporation Archers and Others, a two-week summer arts program for youth living at the Liberty Plaza affordable housing development in St Paul. The program will feature artists from Barebones Productions and culminate in a community event in August 2014.

Twin Cities Housing Development 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 St Paul Funding for Shadows of Micronesia a ten-day summer arts program for Corporation youth living at the Liberty Plaza affordable housing development in St Paul. The program will feature artists from Barebones Productions and culminate in a community event in August 2015. Regional Arts Council grants page 204 FY 2014 - 2015

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Twin Cities Labor Chorus 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 St Paul Funding for 9 to 12 choral performances in the metro area between April and December 2014. Twin Cities Polish Festival 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Blaine Funding for the Twin Cities Polish Festival, a celebration of Minnesota’s Polish heritage, traditions, and culture. The festival will take place along Riverplace and Saint Anthony Main in Northeast Minneapolis in August 2014. Twin Cities String Academy 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Plymouth Funding for Summer Strings, a week long program utilizing the Suzuki learning experience for young musicians ages 4 to 14. The program will take place at Central Lutheran Church in Minneapolis in August 2015.

Twin Cities Youth Chorale 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Maple Grove Funding for Dreams that Children Dream, the fifth annual Children's Choral Festival featuring metro area choirs. The festival will take place at Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Maple Grove in March 2014.

Twin Cities Youth Chorale 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Maple Grove Funding for Music Speaks for Me, the sixth annual Children's Choral Festival featuring metro area choirs. The festival will take place at Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Maple Grove in March 2015.

Universal Dance Destiny 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Crystal Funding for Dances of the Universe, the eleventh annual showcase featuring diverse performance acts especially in dance. The showcase will take place at the Ritz Theater in Minneapolis in January 2016.

University of Minnesota Urban 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $2,632 Maple Plain Funding for UROC Arts!, an integrated arts experiences for middle school Research and Outreach-Engagement and high school aged youth with developmental differences. Activities will Center culminate in a variety show at the Orono High School Auditorium in April 2015.

Upper Midwest Flute Association, 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Brooklyn Park Funding for Flute Fest, a one-day flute festival at Hamline University in Inc. April 2014.

Upper Midwest Flute Association, 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Brooklyn Park Funding for Flute Fest, a one-day flute festival at Hamline University in Inc. April 2015. Regional Arts Council grants page 205 FY 2014 - 2015

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Vail Place 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Hopkins Funding to work with History Theatre teaching artists to develop a performance piece based on participants lived experiences with mental illnesses. The project will include two separate and independent 15-week workshops, each with a final performance at the History Theatre in St Paul.

Valley Friendship Club 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $2,515 Stillwater Funding to work with Serena Asta in a four-week Zentangle artistic teaching residency for people with disabilities. Activities will take place at the Lake Elmo Library and culminate in an exhibition/reception for the community in November 2014. Velvet Tones 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Apple Valley Funding for nine vocal performances for groups with limited arts access. The performances will take place in the greater metropolitan area between January and June 2014. Velvet Tones 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Apple Valley Funding for nine vocal performances for groups with limited arts access. The performances will take place in the greater metropolitan area between January and June 2015. Voice of Culture Drum and Dance 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding for four new works of African drum and dance performance, each to be created, costumed and premiered individually at four established performance venues. The works will then be combined and presented at a free community concert in North Minneapolis.

Vox Nova Chorale 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Maplewood Funding for On the Horizon, two free concerts of classical choral music and original new compositions, in collaboration with three nationally known clinicians who will work with the young emerging singers and composers. Concerts will take place in August 2014 in Roseville and St Paul.

Vox Nova Chorale 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Maplewood Funding for A Choral Pilgrimage, a choral concert touching on music from the medieval age up to and including new compositions from emerging composers. Performances will take place at Saint Michael’s Lutheran Church in Roseville and Saint Mary’s Chapel in St Paul in August 2015.

Waconia Community Education 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $3,000 Waconia Funding for two week-long theater workshops for children in grades 2 to 8 in conjunction with Prairie Fire Children's Theatre Company. The workshops will culminate in two performances each of Pinocchio and Tom Sawyer. The performances will take place at the Waconia High School auditorium in June and July 2014.

Walking Shadow Theatre Company 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding to produce and present the regional premiere of Mary Stuart, Peter Oswald's new adaptation of Friedrich Schiller's script. Performances will take place at the Red Eye Theater in February 2014. Regional Arts Council grants page 206 FY 2014 - 2015

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Washington County 4-H Federation 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Stillwater Funding for County Arts-In, a four-day intensive performing arts camp for youth ages 13 to 19. The camp will take place at the Washington County Fairgrounds in July and culminate with performances at the Washington County Fair and the Minnesota State Fair.

Washington County 4-H Federation 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Stillwater Funding for the Washington County Arts-In, a four-day intensive performing arts camp for youth from grades 7 through their freshmen year of post-secondary education. The camp will take place at the Washington County Fairgrounds in July and culminate with performances at the Washington County Fair and the Minnesota State Fair in July and August 2015. Watertown-Mayer Community 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Watertown Funding for a seven-week Youth Summer Theater program featuring an Education original script and musical score. The program will take place at the Watertown-Mayer Performing Arts Center and will culminate with three public performances in July 2014. West Saint Paul-Mendota Heights- 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 West St Paul Funding for West African Drumming, Dance, and Storytelling, a two week Eagan School District School Age long performing arts experience for youth ages Kindergarten through 8th Care grade. Activities will take place at Moreland Elementary School in West St Paul and culminate in a public performance in July 2015.

West Side Community Organization 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $1,590 St Paul Funding for Art on the Avenue, a walking art festival along Smith Avenue on St Paul’s West Side that will take place in August 2014.

Westonka Community Education 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minnetrista Funding for a Music in the Park series of six free concerts on Thursday evenings in Mound during summer 2014.

Wisdom Dances 2014 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding for the Culture of Water Leadership Summit, a day-long event for culturally-based music and dance groups to develop their role as cultural leaders and to interpret their cultural traditions in relation to local storm water issues. The summit will be held at Tapestry Folkdance Center in June 2014. Women of the West Quilters 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Plymouth Funding for Pieces of Our Lives - Minnesota Memories, the eighth biannual quilt show, featuring quilts by the Women of the West Quilters. The show will be held at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Plymouth, Minnesota in October 2015. Regional Arts Council grants page 207 FY 2014 - 2015

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Workhaus Playwrights Collective 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 Minneapolis Funding to present collective member Dominic Orlando’s new work, The Reagan Years, a play examining American culture's ambivalent attitude towards its youth. Performances will take place at the Playwrights’ Center’s Waring Jones Theatre in spring 2015.

Young Artists Initiative 2015 RAC 11 Community Arts $5,000 St Paul Funding for the 2013 Winter Theater Experience, a six-week auditioned based theater program for youth that culminates in public performances of The Snow Queen. Performances will take place at the Wellstone Center on St Paul’s West Side in March 2015.