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2020 Awards

In FY 2020, SEMAC awarded $723,123 to 143 organizations and individuals, listed by county.

Dodge County

  • Kasson-Mantorville Public Schools received a $300 Opportunity Grant for ZED Choral Festival Gospel Mass Guest Director.
  • Mantorville Art Guild received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Facilities & Maintenance.
  • Mantorville Economic Development Authority received a $1,380 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for Stagecoach Days 2020.

Fillmore County

  • Chatfield Brass Band received a $3,000 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for Chatfield’s “Music in the Park” Summer Concerts.
  • Chatfield Center for the Arts received a $3,000 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for Production Administrative Expenses; and a $3,000 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for Regional Collaboration Play.
  • Drue Fergison received a $2,500 Emerging Artist grant for Hardanger Fiddle Tunes from Sogn Norway.
  • Fillmore Central Schools received a $3,000 School Residency grant for Big Band Bash at Fillmore Central High School.
  • Friends of Peterson received a $7,975 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Gammel Dag – A Scandinavian Midsummer Celebration.
  • History Alive Lanesboro received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Pop-up Plays: Lanesboro World War 2 and Beyond.
  • Lanesboro Arts Center received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Performing Artist Engagement Program.
  • Paul LeDuc received a $2,500 Emerging Artist grant for Wildlife in SE MN.
  • Peterson Committee for the Arts received a $3,000 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for Summer Music Series -The Arts Blossom in Peterson.
  • Lane Powell received a $5,000 Advancing Artist grant for Hillside Echoes – For Concert Band.

Freeborn County

  • Albert Lea Area Schools received a $2,410 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for Young Author Young Artist Conference.
  • Albert Lea Art Center received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.
  • Albert Lea Community Band received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.
  • Albert Lea Community Theater received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.
  • Freeborn County Arts Initiative received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Facilities & Maintenance.

Goodhue County

  • Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies received a $600 Arts Management Training grant for the Alliance of Artist Communities National Conference; and a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Sculpture Garden Engagement Program.
  • ArtReach received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Art for All 2020.
  • Bells of the Bluffs Handbell Ensemble received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.
  • Cannon Arts Board received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Administrative Expenses.
  • Cannon Falls Community Band received a $1,600 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for CFCB 2020 Free Concerts.
  • Cannon Valley Senior Center received a $1,765 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for Winter Ensemble for the Cannon Falls Region.
  • Deb Carson received a $5,000 Advancing Artist grant for Wild and Untethered Exhibition.
  • Goodhue County 4-H Federation received a $3,450 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for 4-H Missoula Children’s Theatre Presentation.
  • Hispanic Outreach Program of Goodhue County received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for the 2020 Hispanic Heritage Festival.
  • Jennifer Jesseph received a $2,500 Emerging Artist grant for Who Is She?
  • Becky Jokela received a $5,000 Advancing Artist grant for Sogn Valley – Painting the Little Cannon Watershed.
  • Lake City Minnesota 150th Celebration received a $2,960 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for Lake City 150th Community Quilt.
  • Minnesota State Fiddlers Association received a $1,550 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for Upper Midwest Folk Fiddle Fest.
  • Red Cottage Montessori School received a $2,085 School Residency grant for Red Cottage Drumming and Rhythm Residency.
  • Red Wing Art Association received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for 2020 Red Wing Arts Plein Air.
  • Sheldon Memorial Auditorium received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Community Performance Residencies 2020-2021 Season.
  • Zumbrota Area Arts Council received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Administrative Expenses; and a $3,000 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for Art On Main.
  • Zumbrota Community Band received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Administrative Expenses.

Houston County

  • Eunice Biel received a $2,500 Emerging Artist grant for Returning to Art.
  • Lanesboro Barn Dance received a $2,605 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for the 2020 Barn Dance Series.
  • Mainspring received a $3,000 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for Mainspring Performing Arts Equipment.
  • Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Facilities & Maintenance; and a $3,000 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for SEMBA May 2020 Bluegrass Festival.

Mower County

  • Austin Area Commission for the Arts received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Austin ArtWorks Festival 2020.
  • Austin Community Band received a $3,000 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for Summer Concerts in the Park.
  • Austin Symphony Orchestra received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries; a $3,000 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for Chang & Brahms! Concert with Sarah Chang, Violin; and a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Season 64: Phoenix, Arise!
  • Matchbox Children’s Theatre received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.
  • Miranda Moen received a $2,500 Emerging Artist grant for Watercolors Re-imagining Main Street Businesses Exhibition.
  • Summerset Community Theatre received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Mary Rocks Season 53.

Olmsted County

  • Absolute Theatre received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Facilities & Maintenance; and a $3,000 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for The Laramie Project Production Project.
  • Michael Anderson received a $2,405 Emerging Artist grant for the “Between Our Worlds” Exhibition.
  • Art on the Ave received a $2,016 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for Art on the Ave 2020.
  • Hanna Bartels received a $2,310 Emerging Artist grant for Now, Everything: A Novel.
  • Joy Blewett received a $2,500 Emerging Artist grant for VAST.
  • Cassandra Buck received a $4,750 Advancing Artist grant for Finding Her (A Series of Reclamation).
  • Calliope Theatre Company received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Summer Musical 2020 “Jekyll & Hyde”.
  • Children’s Dance Theatre received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries; a $3,000 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland; and a $7,735 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Children’s Dance Theatre – Resources & Activities.
  • Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for CANTUS choir residency 2021.
  • City of Rochester Music Department received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for World Music Series 2020.
  • Kevin Dobbe received a $5,000 Advancing Artist grant for New Media Technology Design for Dance Ensemble.
  • David Friddle received a $5,000 Advancing Artist grant for Sing Romantic Music Romantically.
  • Benjamin Gateno received a $5,000 Advancing Artist grant for 1920’s Guitar Music at 1920s Architecture.
  • Greater Rochester Arts and Cultural Trust received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Park the Arts.
  • Ayub HajiOmar received a $2,500 Emerging Artist grant for Practicing Unity.
  • Katie Hawley received a $2,500 Emerging Artist grant for Tick Tick Boom.
  • Sarah Hill received a $2,500 Emerging Artist grant for Exploration of Sculptural Painting.
  • Immersion Youth Repertory received an $8,150 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Youth Repertory Theater Summer 2020 Season.
  • David Kassler received a $5,000 Advancing Artist grant for the Research/Composition of a Cantata about MN Refugees.
  • Kieran McDonnell received a $2,125 Emerging Artist grant for Scrupulosity.
  • Ruth Mikos received a $2,445 Emerging Artist grant for Finding Connection in Collecting.
  • Resounding Voices received a $4,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Collaborative Performance with High School.
  • Rochester Chamber Music Society received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries; and a $3,000 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for Two Concerts by Rochester Chamber Music Society.
  • Rochester Community Band received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.
  • Rochester International Film Group received a $3,000 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for the 25th Annual Rochester International Film Festival.
  • Rochester Male Chorus received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries; a $3,000 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for the 2020 RMC Spring Concert with Cantus; and a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Christmas Jubilee: 90th Anniversary Concert.
  • Rochester Music Guild received a $3,635 General Operating Support grant for Administrative Expenses; and a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for RMG’s 56th Annual Scholarship Competition.
  • Rochester Repertory Theatre Company received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries; and a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Rep Artist Honoraria & Royalties 2020-21 Season.
  • Rochester Symphony Orchestra & Chorale received a $4,750 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Concerts for Fourth Grade Students.
  • ROCKchester Music and Arts Festival received a $9,900 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for ROCKchester Youth Music and Arts Festival.
  • Shorewood Senior Campus received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Bringing World Arts to Senior Populations.
  • Sing Out Loud received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.
  • Southeast Minnesota Federation Music Club received a $3,000 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for SE MN Federation Festival 2021.
  • Southeast Service Cooperative received a $3,000 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for YAYA Elementary Conference.
  • Southeastern Minnesota Suzuki Association received a $2,500 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries; and a $3,000 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for Gasshuku Music Workshop 2020.
  • Southeastern Minnesota Youth Orchestras received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Professional coaching for youth orchestras.
  • Sweet Adelines Zumbro Valley Chapter received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.
  • Suzanne Szucs received a $5,000 Advancing Artist grant for the Breathing in Place exhibition.
  • Tianyao Xie received a $5,000 Advancing Artist grant for Scenes from Childhood.

Rice County

  • Ameriikan Poijat Finnish Brass Band received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Administrative Expenses.
  • Bridge Chamber Music Festival received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries; and a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Chamber Music Festival 2020.
  • Friends and Foundation of Northfield Public Library received a $6,740 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for the Hispanic Heritage Celebration 2020.
  • I Cantanti Chamber Choirs received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.
  • Kate McGrogan received a $2,500 Emerging Artist grant for I Am Minnesota.
  • Northfield Arts & Culture Commission received a $9,735 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Sidewalk Poetry 2020: New Voices/Nuevas Voces.
  • Northfield Community Education received a $3,000 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for Books & Stars 2020.
  • Northfield Downtown Development Corporation received a $6,750 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Threshold Sculpture at Riverwalk Entrance.
  • Northfield Healthy Community Initiative received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for PRIMEtime: Visions to the Future.
  • Northfield Public Schools received a $9,990 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Young Sculptors’ Project 2020.
  • Northfield Troubadours received a $2,070 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for Strengthening Choral Singing to Special Audiences.
  • Paradise Center for the Arts received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for the 2020 Marquee Children’s Theatre Season.
  • Wendy Placko received a $5,000 Advancing Artist grant for The Dinner Party.
  • Vintage Band Festival received a $3,000 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for Copper Street Brass in August 2020.

Steele County

  • Andrea Arnold received a $5,000 Advancing Artist grant for Exploring Hometown Sensibilities.
  • Owatonna Arts Council received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.

Wabasha County

  • Janice Jurgenson received a $5,000 Advancing Artist grant for Janice Jurgenson Composition Recital.

Winona County

  • Bluff Country Studio Art Tour received a $3,000 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for the 2020 BCSAT.
  • Dante DeGrazia received a $2,500 Emerging Artist grant for Fantomina: Music Production.
  • Emilio DeGrazia received a $5,000 Advancing Artist grant for “What Trees Know” (Poetry Book & Words/Music tour).
  • Frozen River Film Festival received a $7,692 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Frozen River’s Year-Round Documentary Film Program.
  • Great River Shakespeare Festival received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for the 2020 Apprentice Actor Training Program.
  • Lee Gundersheimer received a $5,000 Advancing Artist grant for Can’t Dance.
  • David Herwaldt received a $5,000 Advancing Artist grant for Photographs of Blues Musicians.
  • Kenneth McCullough received a $5,000 Advancing Artist grant for If Blue Herons Could Speak.
  • Mid West Music Fest received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for MN Music Talent for Mid West Music Fest.
  • Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts received a $7,095 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Creative Aging; and a $600 Arts Management Training grant for Arts Administration Symposium by the American Alliance for Theatre Education.
  • Minnesota Marine Art Museum received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Gregory Euclide: Observation Infiltration.
  • River Arts Alliance received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries; and a $9,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Family Art Day 2020.
  • Saint Mary’s University Performance Center received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Page Series Educational and Community Programs.
  • Teresa Schumaker received a $5,000 Advancing Artist grant for Spray Glazing Effects on Porcelain Altered Forms.
  • Jonathan Swanson received a $5,000 Advancing Artist grant for Winona Characters: Portrait Photography Exhibition.
  • Theatre du Mississippi received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Facilities & Maintenance.
  • Jeff Truax received a $2,500 Emerging Artist grant for The Carbon Neutrality Balance.
  • Winona Area Public Schools received a $300 Opportunity Grant for Pollinators in Latin America.
  • Winona Dakota Unity Alliance received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for 2020 Great Dakota Gathering and Wacipi (Powwow).
  • Winona International Friendship Association received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Kashubian Capital Centennial Celebration 2020.
  • Winona State University Art Collection received a $4,800 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Contextualizing the John Socha Mural.
  • Winona State University College of Education received a $2,950 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for Winona Young Writers’ Conference 2020.
  • Winona Symphony Orchestra received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.