A highlight of what Southwest Minnesota Arts Council has been involved with during 2016!

1. July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016

2. July 2015 thru June 2016

3. 126 grants totaling
$509,972
Awarded in SMAC region

5. 44 grants awarded
$168,283
for Art Projects

6. Lac qui Parle Players
“Production of ‘White Christmas’”
Art Project Grant

7. Hutchinson Center for the Arts
2016 SMAC Region Juried Art Exhibition
Art Project Grant

8. PrairieWinds Concert Band
2015-2016 Concert Season

9. Dassel-Cokato Community Education
Produce the musical, “Plain Hearts”, at Dassel History Center

10. The BarnTheatre,Willmar
Summer Performance Season 2016
Art Project Grant

11. Willmar Area Symphonic Orchestra
“An Afternoon at the Opera” Performance
Art Project Grant

12. Rhythm of the River
Rhythm of the River Music Festival
Art Project Grant

13. City of Cottonwood
Music at Central Park Market
Art Project Grant

14. Winsted Arts Council
Spring, Summer 2016 Programming & Performance
Art Project Grant

15. Dawson-Boyd Community Education
Dawson-BoydChildren’s Summer Musical
Art Project Grant

16. New London Music Festival
Art Project Grant

17. Dassel Area Historical Society
“Discover Dassel”ArtTour 2016
Art Project Grant

18. 4 grants awarded
$75,936
for Art Legacy Projects

19. Pioneer PublicTelevision
“Creative Placemaking in Appleton”
Art Legacy Project Grant

20. Worthington Public Arts Commission
Crailsheim Bridge Project – Connecting Our Sister Cities
Art Legacy Project Grant

21. Lac qui Parle County Historical Society
“Encountering Robert Bly: Art, Stories and Poems”
Art Legacy Project Grant

22. City of Montevideo
Painted RailroadCar Project
Art Legacy Project Grant
Project
In-Progress

23. 8 grants awarded
$45,994
for Equipment & Facilities Improvement
and Legacy-Level Projects

24. Legacy Equipment & FacilitiesGrant
Lake Benton Opera House
Building Repairs & Lighting Upgrade

25. Legacy Equipment & FacilitiesGrant
Crow River Drumline Association
Frontline Drum Equipment purchase

26. Legacy Equipment & FacilitiesGrant
The BarnTheatre -Willmar
Stage Lighting

27. 16 grants awarded
$46,913
for Arts in the Schools Projects

28. 1895 students at
15 different schools
participated in artist
residencies &
art field trips

29. Arts in the Schools Grant
Hills-Beaver Creek School District
Ceramic & Glass Mural

30. Bert Raney Elementary School
Ross Sutter Residency
Arts in the Schools Grant

31. Lakeview School District #2167
Graffiti Artist, Peyton Russell, Residency
Arts in the Schools Grant

32. Lac qui ParleValley School
Clay SpiritAnimal Sculptures & CollaborativeArt
Arts in the Schools Grant

33. 3 grants awarded
$10,529
Dawson-BoydArts Assoc: Technical Skills collaboration
Willmar CommunityTheatre: CRM Software; Director & BoardTraining

34. 35 grants awarded
$66,988
for Individual Artist Projects including
developing, career, art study opportunity
for youth and legacy-level grants

35. 12 youth participated
in independent
arts studies or
attended
arts camps
23 artists
Painting
Photography
Pottery
Fused glass
Screen printing
Supplies
Equipment
Classes
Editing
Recording
Time
Sculpture
Music
Theatre
Poetry
Fiction
received grants for
across many disciplines

36. Pam Blake
“Creating with Fused Glass”
Individual Artist – DevelopingArtist Grant

37. Marjorie Nilssen
PaintingClass: The Art Students League of NewYork
Individual Artist – Established Career Artist Grant

38. Anabelle Lecy
Attend Southwest String Festival
Art Study Opportunity forYouth Grant

39. Olivia White
PartialTuition for Southwest Minnesota String Festival
Art Study Opportunity forYouth Grant

40. 2 grants awarded
$4,000
awarded
City of Montevideo: Planning for RailroadCar Mural
MarshallCommunity Services: “Spirit of the Community Sculpture” Plan

41. 10 grants awarded
$81,329
awardedCrow River Players
Dawson Boyd Arts Association
Granite Area Arts Council
Hutchinson Center for the Arts
Lake Benton Opera House
Marshall Area Fine Arts Council
MilanVillageArts School
Prairie Arts Chorale
Willmar Area Arts Council
Winsted Arts Council

42. 1 grants awarded
$2,500
awarded
SW /WC Service Cooperative: Conference forYoung Artists

43. 841 students attended
SW/WC Service
Cooperative’s
Conference for
Young Artists
(sponsored in part by SMAC)

44. 1 grant awarded
$2,000
awarded
JacksonCenter for the Arts to obtain their 501c(3) non-profit status

46. Artist Retreat

47. Held at Danebod Folk School,Tyler

49. JEDD PETERS (July – Aug 2015)

50. MARY MULENBURG (Sept – Oct 2015)

51. KARI CL WEBER (Nov – Dec 2015)

52. MARJORIE NILSSEN (Jan – Feb 2016)

53. MARKTHODE (March – April 2016)

54. BILL GOSSMAN (May – June 2016)

56. 1993 – Fredrick Manfred
1994 – Robert Remick
1996 – Edward Evans
1997 – Leo Dangle
1997 – Henry Kyllingstad
1998 – Agnes Alsgaard-Lien
1999 – Bernie Aaker
2000 – Bill Holm
2001 – Fred Cogelow
2002 – Gene & LucyTokheim
2003 – Joseph Amato
2004 – Franz Albert Richter
2005 – Patricia Kadlecek
2006 – Karen Jensen
2007 – Daniel Rieppel
2008 – Robert Whitcomb
2009 – Robert Mattson
2010 – Karl “Bill” Gossman
2012 – Malena Handeen
2014 – Emily Lodine
PAST Prairie Star RECIPIENTS

57. SMAC – Past Prairie Stars
Frederick Manfred, 1993 Robert Remick, 1994

58. SMAC – Past Prairie Stars
Leo Dangel, 1997
Ed Evans, 1996

59. SMAC – Past Prairie Stars
Bernie Aaker, 1999
Henry Killingstad, 1997

60. Fred Cogelow, 2001Bill Holm, 2000
SMAC – Past Prairie Stars

61. Joseph Amato, 2003
SMAC – Past Prairie Stars
Gene & LucyTokheim, 2002

62. Patricia Kadlecek, 2005
SMAC – Past Prairie Stars
Franz Albert Richter, 2004

63. Dr. Daniel Rieppel, 2007Karen Jensen, 2006
SMAC – Past Prairie Stars

64. RobertWhitcomb, 2008
SMAC – Past Prairie Stars
Robert Mattson, 2009

65. SMAC – Past Prairie Stars
Bill Gossman, 2010 Malena Handeen, 2012

66. SMAC – Past Prairie Stars
Emily Lodine, 2014

67. CRAIG
EDWARDS
New London, MN

69. 1995 –Vernon E. Stevens
1996 – Patricia Enger
1997 –Tina Anderson Richards
1998 – BenVander Kooi, Jr.
2000 – Mercein Holzemer
2001 – Rallah Madison
2002 – Karen Reede
2004 – Patrick J. Moore
2005 – Louise Mack
2006 – CarolWestberg
2007 – Bob Whitney
2008 –Violet Risch
2009 – Joe Paddock
2010 – Ruth McKinney
2011 – Nancy Geiger
2012 –Tricia Mikle
2013 – Jerry Deuschle
2014 – JohnVoit
2015 – Raeanna Gislason
PAST Prairie Disciple RECIPIENTS

70. SMAC – Past Prairie Disciples
Patricia Enger, 1996 Tina Richards, 1997

71. SMAC – Past Prairie Disciples
BenVander Kooi, Jr., 1998 Mercein Holzemer, 2000

72. SMAC – Past Prairie Disciples
Rallah Madison, 2001 Karen Reede, 2002

73. SMAC – Past Prairie Disciples
Robert Whitney, 2007
CarolWestberg, 2006

74. SMAC – Past Prairie Disciples
Violet Risch, 2008 Joe Paddock, 2009

75. SMAC – Past Prairie Disciples
Ruth McKinney, 2010 Nancy Geiger, 2011

76. Tricia Mikle, 2012 Jerry Deuschle, 2013

77. JohnVoit, 2014 Raeanna Gislason, 2015

78. BRIAN
PEARSON
New London, MN