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2016 Awards

In FY2016, SEMAC awarded $678,555 in grants to 131 organizations and individuals, listed by county.

Dodge County

  • Dodge Center Economic Development Authority received a $2,690 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for 2016 June Bloom Event.
  • Hayfield Community Schools received a $1,000 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for HHS Band Commissioning Project “Skirting the Issue”.
  • Mantorville Art Guild received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for General Operating Support.

Fillmore County

  • Brave Community Theatre received a $3,000 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for the Production of an original tragedy entitled GOATS.
  • Chatfield Brass Band received a $3,000 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for Chatfield “Music in the Park” eight week concert series featuring the Chatfield Brass Band and guest groups.
  • Chatfield Center for the Arts received a $3,000 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for Administrative Support Grant 2016.
  • Dreamery Rural Arts Initiative received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Administrative Expenses for 2016.
  • Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for 2016 Stringwood Chamber Music Festival.
  • Fillmore Central Schools received a $3,000 School Residency Grant for Fillmore Central Adi Yeshaya Quintet Artist In Residence 2016.
  • Catherine Glynn received a $5,000 Established Artist grant for Miss Myrna Davenport’s Poetry in Motion.
  • Lanesboro Arts Center received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Lanesboro Artist Residency Program.
  • Lanesboro Community Theater received a $1,500 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for Silent Movie Makers 5.
  • Lanesboro Historical Preservation Association received a $4,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for History Alive! Tour and Musical Plays of 1930s Lanesboro.
  • Peterson Committee for the Arts received a $7,400 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Gammel Dag Fest (Norwegian for Good Old Days); and a $3,000 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for The Arts Blossom in Peterson – Summer Music Series 2016.
  • Preston Area Arts Council received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Hooked on Preston Community Mural.
  • Wits’ End Theatre received a $200 Opportunity Grant for Painting for Theatre: A workshop on Scenic Painting.

Freeborn County

  • Albert Lea Art Center received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Staff expenses, April – November, 2016.
  • Albert Lea Community Theater received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for General Operating Support.

Goodhue County

  • Cannon Falls Library received a $3,000 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for Nordic Fiddlers Bloc Rural Library Residency.
  • Red Wing Public Schools received a $3,000 School Residency Grant for Jazz Residency at Red Wing High School & Concert at the Sheldon Theatre.
  • Red Wing Singers received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Red Wing Singers 2015 – 2016 Season Operating Support.
  • Sheldon Memorial Auditorium received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Touring Artists in Residence: Arts Outreach Program.
  • Sheldon Theatre Brass Band received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Director and Guest Artists for 2016.
  • John Wells received a $5,000 Established Artist grant for Develop Paintings for 2016 Red Wing Arts Association Exhibition.
  • Zumbrota Area Arts Council received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for General Operating Support; and a $3,000 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for Zumbrota Summer Music and Arts Festival.

Houston County

  • Caledonia Area Public Schools received a $3,000 School Residency Grant for Warrior Way Mural.
  • Chamber Music Live received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for 2016 Apollo Music Festival – Annual chamber music festival in Southeastern MN.
  • Lanesboro Barn Dance received a $2,105 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for Lanesboro Barn Dance 2016 Series.
  • Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association General Operating Support 2016; a $3,000 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for SEMBA May 2016 Bluegrass Music Festival; and a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for August 2016 workshop and Bluegrass Festival.

Mower County

  • Austin Community Band received a $3,000 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for Free Concerts in the Park.
  • Austin Symphony Orchestra received a $3,000 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for Opera Festival; a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Homecoming 60th Season; and a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Manager’s Salary Support.
  • Matchbox Children’s Theatre received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Matchbox Children’s Theatre General Operating Support; and a $3,000 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for Story Stew: A Fairy Tale Revue.
  • Summerset Community Theatre received a $3,000 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for 2016 Season: Shrek – The Musical, The Murder Room, Harvey.

Olmsted County

  • Children’s Dance Theatre received a $3,000 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for “The Mermaid” presented by the Children’s Dance Theatre; and a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Administrative Expenses for 2016-2017.
  • Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester received a $3,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Regional outreach concerts 2016-17.
  • City of Rochester Music Department received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for 2017 World Music Mini-Residencies.
  • Dover Eyota Music Association received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for 2016 SE MN a Cappella Workshop.
  • Eyota Days Committee received a $1,730 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for “Beauty and the Beast” facilitated by Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre.
  • Gage Elementary School received a $300 Opportunity Grant for Slamming Into Summer.
  • Hambone Music Festival received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Hambone Music Festival 2016.
  • C Anthony Huber received a $5,000 Established Artist grant for Inter/Section.
  • Alan Knuth received a $5,000 Established Artist grant for Illustrating Space Exploration.
  • Pinewood Elementary School received a $300 Opportunity Grant for Pinewood Summer Poetry Slam.
  • Rhapsody Performing Arts For All received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for River City Rhapsody 2016 (Drum & Bugle Corps Event).
  • Rochester Art Center received an $8,250 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Rochester Art Center Docent Program.
  • Rochester Art Ensemble received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Day of the Dead Poets Slam 2016.
  • Rochester Chamber Music Society received a $3,000 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for Three Concerts by RCMS; and a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Administrative Expenses for 2016-2017.
  • Rochester Community Education received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Heroes and Heroines: Tales, Music, and Theater.
  • Rochester Dance Company received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Rochester Dance Company’s 2015 Production of The Nutcracker.
  • Rochester International Film Group received a $3,000 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for 21st Annual Rochester International Film Festival.
  • Rochester Irish Fest received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Irish Fest 2016.
  • Rochester Male Chorus received a $3,000 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for Rochester Male Chorus Christmas Concert.
  • Rochester Music Guild received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Rochester Music Guild 52nd Annual Scholarship Competition.
  • Rochester Repertory Theatre Company received a $3,000 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for Production of the play “Other Desert Cities”; and a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Administrative Expenses for 2016-2017 Theater Season.
  • Rochester STEM Academy received a $3,000 School Residency Grant for Spoken Word Poetry.
  • Rochester Symphony Orchestra & Chorale received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Concert for Area 4th Grade Students; and a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Free Family Previews.
  • David Shaffer-Gottschalk received a $5,000 Established Artist grant for John Cage’s Prepared Piano: Sonatas and Interludes.
  • HeeJune Shin received a $5,000 Established Artist grant for 40 paintings of Cascade Meadow.
  • Sing Out Loud received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Sing Out Loud Expense 2017.
  • Southeast Minnesota Federation Music Club received a $2,935 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for Rochester Area Federation Festival 2017.
  • Southeastern Minnesota Suzuki Association received a $1,500 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for Improvisation Workshop with Drew Robertson; and a $4,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Gasshuku at Eagle Bluff Music Workshop 2016.
  • Southeastern Minnesota Youth Orchestras received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Midori Residency 2016.
  • Joan Sween received a $5,000 Established Artist grant for Revision of the play THE FIRST WOMAN.
  • Sweet Adelines Zumbro Valley Chapter received a $2,760 General Operating Support grant for Expenses to support youth outreach.
  • Amarama Vercnocke received a $3,805 Established Artist grant for Seeking art through touch and needle felting.

Rice County

  • Ameriikan Poijat Finnish Brass Band received a $3,000 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for Finland’s Centennial with Music.
  • James Bohnhoff received a $5,000 Established Artist grant for Illustrated Birds Eye View Map of the Straight and Cannon River Watersheds.
  • Bridge Chamber Music Festival received a $3,000 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for Chamber Music Festival 2016.
  • Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra received a $4,410 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Celtic Music Concert.
  • Sue Hammes-Knopf received a $5,000 Established Artist grant for Exploring variations of a bead-woven shape.
  • Daniel Kallman received a $5,000 Established Artist grant for A New Composition with Composer Visits for Two High School Concert Bands.
  • Paul Krause received a $5,000 Established Artist grant for Northfield Young Sculptors Project Documentary Film.
  • Minnesota State Academy for the Blind received a $260 Opportunity Grant for Celebrating West African Culture; and a $7,200 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for A Sesquicentennial Celebration through the Arts.
  • Northfield Arts & Culture Commission received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Northfield Sidewalk Poetry Project 2016.
  • Northfield Arts Guild received a $4,400 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for 2016 Northfield Gypsy Jazz Jam Series.
  • Northfield Community Education received a $3,000 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for Books & Stars 2016.
  • Northfield Healthy Community Initiative received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for YOUTH VOICE.
  • Northfield Union of Youth received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Unlock Your Voice: The Arts at The Key.
  • Northfield Youth Choirs received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Affordable Transportation and Scholarships.
  • Paradise Center for the Arts received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Paradise Summer of Arts.
  • Janice Roberts received a $5,000 Established Artist grant for Approaching Winter: A Dance Work About Aging.
  • Judy Saye-Willis received a $5,000 Established Artist grant for From Garden To Gallery.
  • Frederick Somers received a $5,000 Established Artist grant for Out of the Depths.
  • South Central Minnesota Studio ArTour received a $3,000 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for 2016 Studio ArTour of South Central Minnesota.
  • Vintage Band Festival received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Vintage Band Festival Operating Support 2016; a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Vintage Band Festival July 2016; and a $3,000 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for 1st Brigade Band July 2016.
  • Michon Weeks received a $5,000 Established Artist grant for I Saw a Wheel on the Earth.

Steele County

  • Cultural Diversity Network of Owatonna received an $8,400 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for CulturFest 2016.
  • Medford Public School received a $2,630 School Residency Grant for Music and Culture of South America.

Wabasha County

  • Lake City Public Schools received a $3,000 School Residency Grant for Clay Art Residency 2016.
  • Renewing the Countryside received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Nature.
  • River Junctions Arts Council received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Shoring Up The Arts In The River Valley 2016-2017.

Winona County

  • James Armstrong received a $3,600 Established Artist grant for This Old Guitar.
  • Bluff Country Studio Art Tour received a $3,000 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for Bluff Country Studio Art Tour.
  • City of Winona Community Services received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Family Art Day 2016.
  • Frozen River Film Festival received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Frozen River Film Festival Operating Support 2016; and a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Frozen River Film Festival.
  • Great River Shakespeare Festival received a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Concerts on the Green.
  • Kathleen Hawkes received a $5,000 Established Artist grant for Anthropocene: An Exhibition of Photographs.
  • La Crescent-Hokah Public Schools received a $1,500 School Residency Grant for Shakespeare in the Schools – La Crescent 2016.
  • Mid West Music Fest received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Administrative Expenses for 2016.
  • Minnesota Marine Art Museum received a $9,405 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Two Prominent Minnesota Photographers at MMAM.
  • C Mikal Oness received a $5,000 Established Artist grant for Odes for the New Rebellion.
  • John Paulson received a $300 Opportunity Grant for John Paulson Big Band / JEN.
  • Project FINE received a $9,910 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Cultural Arts & Ancestry – African Percussion and Drum Circle.
  • Ridgeway Community School received a $2,550 School Residency Grant for RCS Book Arts Fun, A World of New Ideas 2016.
  • Jamie Schell received a $5,000 Established Artist grant for Confluence.
  • Saint Mary’s University Performance Center received a $6,500 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Winter 2016 Community Engagement Programs.
  • Theatre du Mississippi received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Theatre du Mississippi Operating Support 2015-16; and a $10,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for 2015-16 Programming Season for Theatre du Mississippi.
  • Winona Area Public Schools received a $3,000 School Residency Grant for WAPS Jefferson Goodview Elementary Art; and a $3,000 School Residency Grant for Winona Senior High School Book Arts Project.
  • Winona County Historical Society received an $8,015 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for The Art of Fine Furniture 2016: The Importance of Quality and Creativity.
  • Winona Oratorio Chorus received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Performance Expenses for 2016.
  • Winona State University Arts Administration received a $4,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage grant for Guest Artist Charles Lazarus for Winona State University Spring Music Gala.
  • Winona State University College of Education received a $3,000 School Residency Grant for Winona Young Writers Conference 2016.
  • Winona Symphony Orchestra received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for WSO Orchestra Manager Position for 2015-2016 Season.