2021 Awards

In FY2021, SEMAC awarded $401,230 in grants to 109 organizations and individuals, listed by county.

Dodge County

Mantorville Art Guild received a $6,000 Arts and Cultural Heritage grant for Summer Art Camp 2021; and a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Facilities & Maintenance.
Mantorville Theatre Company received a $3,000 Programming Grant for Arts Organizations grant for Lizzie: A Musical and Artistic Extravaganza!
Layne Noser received a $1,500 Artistic Support Grant for Pandemic Relief Funding.

Fillmore County

Catherine Glynn received a $3,000 Artistic Support Grant for A.R.T. Year 5: Simple Gifts.
Lanesboro Arts Center received a $6,000 Arts and Cultural Heritage grant for “Disrupting the Binding” – Rural Racial Justice.
Lane Powell received a $1,500 Artistic Support Grant for Pandemic Relief for Individual Artists.

Freeborn County

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 Theatre 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

Michael Arturi received a $1,500 Artistic Support Grant for Pandemic Relief for Individual Artists and Culture Bearers.
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; and a $3,000 Programming Grant for Arts Organizations grant for Mural Arts Project.
Anthony Cuchetti received a $1,500 Artistic Support Grant for Pandemic Relief or Individual Artists and Culture Bearers.
Hispanic Outreach Program of Goodhue County received a $6,000 Arts and Cultural Heritage grant for Hispanic Heritage Festival 2021.
Red Wing Art Association received a $6,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage Grant for Plein Air 2021.
John Wells received a $1,500 Artistic Support Grant for Pandemic Relief for Individual Artists and Culture Bearers.
Zumbrota Area Arts Council received a $3,000 Programming Grant for Arts Organizations grant for Zumbro Summer Music in the Park; and a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Administrative Expenses.
Zumbrota Community Band received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Administrative Expenses.

Houston County

Chamber Music Live received a $3,000 Programming Grant for Arts Organizations for One-to-One Concerts in Houston County.
Mainspring received a $3,000 Programming Grant for Arts Organizations grants for the “Small Town Saturday Night” Concert Series.
Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association received a $3,000 Programming Grant for Arts Organizations for May 2021 Bluegrass Music Festival; a $6,000 Arts and Cultural Heritage grant for the August Bluegrass festival & Workshop; and a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Facilities & Maintenance.

Mower County

Austin Area Commission for the Arts received a $6,000 Arts and Cultural Heritage grant for Live Music at the Austin ArtWorks Festival.
Austin Culture & Arts Commission received a $5,000 Arts and Cultural Heritage grant for Crowd Sourced Metal Sculpture at 4th Ave Fest.
Austin Symphony Orchestra received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.
Susan Hansen received a $3,000 Artistic Support Grant for a documentary film about the history of the Ku Klux Klan in Southern Minnesota.
Matchbox Children’s Theatre received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries; and a $3,000 Programming Grant for Arts Organizations for MCT Plan for Theatre Classes & Plays.

Olmsted County

Absolute Theatre received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Facilities & Maintenance.
Alliance of Chicanos Hispanics & Latin Americans received a $6,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage Grant for Voces y Visiones (Voices and Visions).
Celebration of a City received a $3,000 Programming Grant for Arts Organizations grant for Rochesterfest Youth + Community Arts Projects.
Children’s Dance Theatre received a $3,000 Programming Grant for Arts Organizations for Promenade A Paris: Colette & the Enchanted Museum; and a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.
The City of Rochester Music Department received a $6,000 Arts and Cultural Heritage grant for 2021 Global Music Mini-Residencies.
Katherine Cook received a $3,000 Artistic Support Grant for Stronger Together.
Melissa Eggler received a $1,500 Artistic Support Grant for Pandemic Relief for Individual Artists and Culture Bearers.
Dede Esse received a $3,000 Artistic Support Grant for Fashion and Beauty during The 2020 Pandemic.
Teaki Garcia received a $1,500 Artistic Support Grant for Pandemic Relief for Individual Artists and Culture Bearers.
Lukas Hendrickson received a $1,500 Artistic Support Grant for Pandemic Relief for Individual Artists and Culture Bearers.
David Kassler received a $3,000 Artistic Support Grant for “Out of Eden”, a Community Engagement Concert.
Michael Khuth received a $3,000 Artistic Support Grant for Generation Magazine: Dreams of the Khmer Diaspora.
Annie Mack received a $1,500 Artistic Support Grant for Pandemic Relief for Individual Artists and Culture Bearers.
Med City Arts Festival received a $6,000 Arts and Cultural Heritage grant for Regional Arts Festival for Visual & Performing Art.
Drew Medin received a $1,500 Artistic Support Grant for Pandemic Relief for Individual Artists and Culture Bearers.
Resounding Voices received a $6,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage Grant for Virtual Spring Semester.
Rochester Chamber Music Society received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.
Rochester Civic Theatre Company received a $3,000 Programming Grant for Arts Organizations grants for Sponsorship of Always Patsy Cline.
Rochester Community Band received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.
Rochester Dance Company received a $6,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage Grant for “Carnival of the Animals”.
Rochester Male Chorus received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.
Rochester Repertory Theatre Company received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries, and a $6,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage Grant for 2021 Rep Production and Promotion Expenses.
Rochester Symphony Orchestra & Chorale received a $6,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage Grant for Virtual Concerts.
Sing Out Loud received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries; and a $6,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage Grant for Youth Choral Arts Education & Scholarship program.
Southeast Minnesota Federation Music Club received a $3,000 Programming Grant for Arts Organizations grant for SE MN FMC Festival 2022.
Southeastern Minnesota Poets received a $2,750 Programming Grant for Arts Organizations for Bright Light Stories in the Night.
Southeastern Minnesota Suzuki Association received a $2,500 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.
Southeastern Minnesota Youth Orchestras received a $6,000 Arts and Cultural Heritage grant for Professional Coaching for Youth Musicians.
Dylon Starr received a $3,000 Artistic Support Grant for The 2-Man Show.
Sweet Adelines Zumbro Valley Chapter received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.
Ryan Utterback received a $1,500 Artistic Support Grant for Pandemic Relief for Individual Artists and Culture Bearers.
Amarama Vercnocke received a $3,000 Artistic Support Grant for The he(ART) and Soul: Art created in the pandemic.

Rice County

American Poijat Finnish Brass Band received a $6,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage Grant for Christmas Brass In July; and 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.
Paul Dice received a $1,500 Artistic Support Grant for Pandemic Relief for Individual Artists.
Gao Hong received a $3,000 Artistic Support Grant for Afro-Puerto Rican-Chinese Fusion.
I Cantanti Chamber Choirs received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.
Daniel Kallman received a $3,000 Artistic Support Grant for A New Composition for Chamber Brass Septet.
Andrea Mazzariello received a $3,000 Artistic Support Grant for Music for Bridging.
Leslie Moore received a $3,000 Artistic Support Grant for An Historical Novel about Women, Music & Culture.
Northfield Arts & Culture Commission received a $6,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage Grant for Wanbli Mitakuye Oyasin/We are all Related.
Northfield Arts Guild received a $4,815 Arts & Cultural Heritage Grant for Live from the Guild Theater music program; and a $1,185 Arts and Cultural Heritage grant for Young People’s Theater Workshop (YPTW).
Northfield Community Education received a $3,000 Programming Grant for Arts Organizations grant for Books & Stars 2021.
Northfield Healthy Community Initiative received a $6,000 Arts and Cultural Heritage grant for A New Day.
Northfield Troubadours received a $3,000 Programming Grant for Arts Organizations grant for Continue to Share Men’s Choral Music to Special Audiences.
South Central Minnesota Studio ArTour received a $3,000 Programming Grant for Arts Organizations grant for South Central Minnesota Studio Art Tour 2021.
Geralyn Thelen received a $1,500 Artistic Support Grant for Pandemic Relief for Individual Artists and Culture Bearers.

Steele County

Shanda Brekke received a $3,000 Artistic Support Grant for Under this Roof: what Covid-19 has shown me.
Owatonna Arts Council received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.

Wabasha County

Lake City Area Arts received a $2200 Programming Grant for Arts Organizations for Lake City Music Showcase.

Winona County

William Brzezinski received a $1,500 Artistic Support Grant for Pandemic Relief for Individual Artists and Culture Bearers.
City of Winona Parks & Recreation received a $6,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage Grant for Lake Park Drive-In Movies and Music.
Joy Davis Ripley received a $3,000 Artistic Support Grant for Already Masked: Mental Illness During Covid-19.
Erin Drummond received a $3,000 Artistic Support Grant for Loon.
Frozen River Film Festival received a $6,000 Arts and Cultural Heritage grant for Teen Documentary Intensive.
Anne George received a $3,000 Artistic Support Grant for the Exhibition of New Works at Rochester Arts Center.
Mid West Music Fest received a $6,000 Arts & Cultural Heritage Grant for Mid West Music Fest 2021 Minnesota Programming.
Minnesota Marine Art Museum received a $6,000 Arts and Cultural Heritage grant for David Bowen: The Journey.
Michael Munson received a $1,500 Artistic Support Grant for Pandemic Relief for Individual Artists and Culture Bearers.
Elizabeth Oness received a $3,000 Artistic Support Grant for Runaway Renee and other essays.
C Mikal Oness received a $3,000 Artistic Support Grant for Poems of the Counter-Insurrection.
Maggie Panetta received a $3,000 Artistic Support Grant for the “Shoots and Ladders” Winona Mural Project.
Lois Peterson received a $1,500 Artistic Support Grant for Pandemic Relief for Individual Artists and Culture Bearers.
Marcia Ratliff received a $3,000 Artistic Support Grant for The Writing in Place Project.
River Arts Alliance received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.
Saint Charles Public Schools received a $3,000 Programming Grant for Arts Organizations grant for Summer Theater-Play for the Youth.
Theatre du Mississippi received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Facilities & Maintenance.
Winona Arts Center received a $4,145 Arts and Cultural Heritage grant for Art in the Time of Covid.
Winona Symphony Orchestra received a $4,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries; and a $6,000 Arts and Cultural Heritage grant for Children/s Concert/Music in the Schools.