2024 Awards

During the first half of FY2024, SEMAC awarded a total of $544,410, including seventeen individual artist grants and 76 organizational grants, listed by county.

Dodge County

Kasson-Mantorville Public Schools received a $5,000 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for Bridge Over Troubled Water in Kasson.
Mantorville Art Guild received a $5,000 General Operating Support grant for Facilities & Maintenance.
Mantorville Theatre Company received a $5,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.

Fillmore County

City of Whalan received a $5,000 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for Music in the Bluffs.
Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center received a $5,000 Legacy grant for Stringwood Chamber Music on the Hill.
Friends of Peterson received a $10,000 Legacy grant for Gammel Dag Fest – A Midsummer Festival.
Hesper-Mabel Steam Calliope received a $5,000 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for Music from Steam 2024.
Root River Current received a $5,000 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for Art and Artists: Storytelling in SE MN.
Wits’ End Theatre received a $5,000 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for The SpongeBob Musical.

Freeborn County

Susanne Crane, Albert Lea, received a $5,000 Advancing Artist Grant for Low Hanging Fruit Poetry Book.
Albert Lea Community Band received a $5,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.
Freeborn County Arts Initiative received a $10,000 Legacy grant for Arts Initiative Programming Support and a $5,000 General Operating Support grant for Facilities & Maintenance.

Goodhue County

Brian Johnson, Cannon Falls, received a $3,000 Emerging Artist Grant for 4 Part Concert Series (so it goes).
The Artist Sanctuary received a $5,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.
Bells of the Bluffs Handbell Ensemble received a $5,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.
I Cantanti Chamber Choirs received a $5,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.
Red Wing Arts received a $2,500 Arts Management Training grant for Cultural Competency Training and a $10,000 Legacy grant for 18th Annual Red Wing Arts Plein Air.
Sheldon Theatre Brass Band received a $10,000 Legacy grant for Spring and Fall Concert Series.
Sheldon Theatre of Performing Arts received a $10,000 Legacy grant for Community Performance Residencies 2024.
Universal Music Center received a $9,990 Legacy grant for Community Outreach Expansion.
Zumbrota Community Band received a $5,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.

Houston County

Melissa Wray, Caledonia, received a $3,000 Emerging Artist Grant for Homecoming: A Poetry & Quilt Project.
International Owl Center received a $4,520 Legacy grant for 2024 Children’s Int’l Owl Art Contest.
Lanesboro Barn Dance received a $4,800 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for 2024 Lanesboro Barn Dance Series.
Mainspring received a $5,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.
Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association received a $5,000 General Operating Support grant for Administrative Expenses and a $5,000 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for May 2024 Bluegrass Music Festival.
Ye Olde Opera House received a $5,000 General Operating Support grant for Facilities & Maintenance and a $5,000 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for Theatrical Sound Amplification in a Barn

Mower County

Austin Area Commission for the Arts received a $10,000 Legacy grant for Emerging Artists at ArtWorks Festival.
Austin Symphony Orchestra received a $5,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.
Summerset Community Theatre received a $10,000 Legacy grant for A Bright Tomorrow – Season 56.
Welcome Center received a $2,300 Legacy grant for Taste of Nations Austin MN.

Olmsted County

Kevin Dobbe, Rochester, received a $5,000 Advancing Artist Grant for New media opera Phase 2 development.
Richard Swanson, Rochester, received a $5,000 Advancing Artist Grant for Photo Essay: Anti-Intellectualism in MN.
Tianyao Xie, Rochester, received a $5,000 Advancing Artist Grant for Classical Piano & Chinese Art Music.
Alexis Zaccariello, Rochester, received a $3,000 Emerging Artist Grant for Experimenting with Raku Fired Pottery.
Calliope Theatre Company received a $5,000 Programming grant for Once: The Musical.
Children’s Dance Theatre received a $5,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries and a $5,000 Programming grant for Promenade a Paris: Colette and the Enchanted Museum.
Gallery 24 Artists Collaborative received a $5,000 General Operating Support grant for Administrative Expenses and a $10,000 Legacy grant for Spring and Summer Classes.
Greater Rochester Arts and Cultural Trust received a $5,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.
John Marshall High School received a $5,000 Legacy grant for JM: Piecing Together OUR Legacy.
Med City Arts Festival received a $10,000 Legacy grant for Multicultural Stage Programming, and a $5,000 General Operating Support grant for Administrative Expenses.
Rochester Area Handbells received a $5,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.
Rochester Art Center received a $10,000 Legacy grant for Native American Exhibition & Programs.
Rochester Chamber Music Society received a $5,000 Programming grant for Rochester Chamber Music Society Concerts, and a $5,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.
Rochester Civic Theatre Company received a $5,000 Programming grant for Production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
Rochester Community Band received a $5,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.
Rochester International Film Group received a $5,000 Programming grant for 27th Rochester International Film Fest.
Rochester Male Chorus received a $5,000 Programming grant for Spring Tour 2024, and a $5,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.
Rochester Pops Orchestra received a $5,000 General Operating Support grant for Equipment & Technology.
Rochester Repertory Theatre Company received a $5,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries, and a $3,650 Programming grant for Reaching New Audiences: Accessibility.
Rochester Symphony received a $10,000 Legacy grant for Concerts for 4th Grade Students.
Shorewood Senior Campus received a $5,000 Legacy grant for Seniors Engage in World Art.
Sing Out Loud received a $5,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.
Sweet Adelines Zumbro Valley Chorus received a $5,000 General Operating Support grant for Administrative Expenses.

Rice County

J C Sanford, Northfield, received a $5,000 Advancing Artist Grant for First Annual Northfield Jazz Festival.
Sandra Sargent, Faribault, received a $3,000 Emerging Artist Grant for Recentering, Revisioning, Returning.
Ameriikan Poijat Finnish Brass Band received a $5,000 General Operating Support grant for Administrative Expenses.
Bridge Chamber Music Festival received a $9,650 Legacy grant for Chamber Music Festival 2024, and a $5,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.
Healthy Community Initiative received a $5,000 Legacy grant for Art Access for All.
International Cello Institute received a $10,000 Legacy grant for CelloCentric Community Connections 2024.
Northfield Public Library received a $5,000 Legacy grant for Library Oasis Mural.
Paradise Center for the Arts received a $10,000 Legacy grant for Marquee Childrens Theatre Season 2024.
Vintage Band Festival received a $10,000 Legacy grant for July Festival 2024.

Steele County

Andi Lynn Arnold, Owatonna, received a $5,000 Advancing Artist Grant for In the Garden of Life, Light & Growth.
Owatonna Arts Center received a $5,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.

Wabasha County

Widespot Performing Ars Center received a $10,000 Legacy grant for 2024 Wabasha Community Cultural Project.

Winona County

Timothy Ahrens, Altura, received a $3,000 Emerging Artist Grant for Farming for Food.
Lisa Becker, Saint Charles, received a $3,000 Emerging Artist Grant for Merging Video Arts with Photography.
Ken McCullough, Winona, received a $5,000 Advancing Artist Grant for Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
Michael Munson, Winona, received a $5,000 Advancing Artist Grant for Perihelion Day.
Sunny Nahrgang, Winona, received a $3,000 Emerging Artist Grant for Continuing Art After Schooling.
Rachael Nunemacher, Saint Charles, received a $3,000 Emerging Artist Grant for Flash Flood.
Taliesin Nyala, Winona, received a $3,000 Emerging Artist Grant for Handmade Wooden Dedication Gifts.
Bluff Country Studio Art Tour received a $5,000 Programming grant for Bluff Country Studio Art Tour 2024.
Engage Winona received a $5,000 Legacy grant for Creative Community Leadership.
Frozen River Film Festival received a $5,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.
Great River Shakespeare Festival received a $10,000 Legacy grant for Summer Shakespeare Classes for Kids.
Mid West Music Fest received a $10,000 Legacy grant for 2024 Winona Festival Expenses, and a $5,000 General Operating Support grant for Administrative Expenses.
River Arts Alliance received a $5,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.
Theatre du Mississippi received a $5,000 General Operating Support grant for Facilities & Maintenance
Upper Mississippi Jazz Society received a $5,000 Programming grant for Dixieland Jazz Festival.
Winona Arts Center received a $5,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.
Winona Symphony Orchestra received a $5,000 General Operating Support grant for Staffing & Salaries.