On March 8, 2022, the Board of Directors of the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council (SEMAC) awarded 35 arts programming grants for a total of $155,335 in funding to applicants throughout southeastern Minnesota. This included 25 Individual Artist Grants for $100,335, five General Operating Support Grants to arts organizations for $50,000, three School Residency Grants for $9,000, and two Opportunity Grants for $1,000.
SEMAC is the State Arts Board-designated granting authority for local/regional arts producing and sponsoring organizations and disburses funds allocated for this purpose by the Minnesota State Legislature. The SEMAC region includes the counties of Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, and Winona.
For information about the grant application process, eligibility, or grant writing assistance, contact the SEMAC office at 2778 D Commerce Dr NW, Rochester, Minn. 55901 or call (507) 281-4848. Information may also be found on our Web site at www.semac.org.
Listed by county, arts programming grants were awarded to the following individuals and organizations.
Dodge County
• Kasson-Mantorville Community Education received a $500 Opportunity Grant for The Fabulous Armadillos Live in Concert.
Fillmore County
• Robbie Brokken received a $5,000 Individual Artist Grant for Salvaged Heirlooms; upcycled adornment.
• Catherine Glynn received a $5,000 Individual Artist Grant for Presence: Distilled & Unleashed.
• Lane Powell received a $5,000 Individual Artist Grant for UPWARD & ONWARD: 5th-8th grade Minnesota Bands.
• Fillmore Central Schools received as $3,000 School Residency Grant for Big Band Bash at Fillmore Central High School.
• History Alive Lanesboro received a $5,000 General Operating Support Grant for Administrative Expenses.
Freeborn County
• Albert Lea Community Band received a $5,000 General Operating Support Grant for Administrative Expenses.
Goodhue County
• Eleanor Jensen received a $3,000 Individual Artist Grant for Prairie and Place.
• Kenyon-Wanamingo Schools received a $3,000 School Residency Grant for WOW Hot Metal Casting.
Houston County
• Al Snyder received a $3,000 Individual Artist Grant for Watercolor Creations for Kids.
Mower County
• Quake Jones received a $3,000 Individual Artist Grant for Uniting the 507 Music Scene.
Olmsted County
• Jennie Brass received a $3,000 Individual Artist Grant for Resin-ating Through Art.
• Chris Delisle received a $5,000 Individual Artist Grant for Proto Language.
• Carlota Gay received a $3,000 Individual Artist Grant for Women through their Eyes: Stories of Diversity and Hope.
• Wiley Harang received a $5,000 Individual Artist Grant for Beautiful Ways.
• Keith Lawrence received a $3,000 Individual Artist Grant for Faces of Recovery.
• Marie Maher received a $5,000 Individual Artist Grant for The Well-Versed Senior.
• Tierney Parker received a $3,000 Individual Artist Grant for Pieces of Me.
• Susan Waughtal received a $5,000 Individual Artist Grant for A Squash Blossom Farm Compendium.
• David Wilson received a $5,000 Individual Artist Grant for A Volume of Original Music: My Artworks.
• Rochester STEM Academy received a $3,000 School Residency Grant for Spoken Word Residency.
• Gallery 24 received a $5,000 General Operating Support Grant for Administrative Expenses.
• Rochester Repertory Theatre Company received a $5,000 General Operating Support Grant for Staffing & Salaries.
Rice County
• Madelyn Hartke received a $3,000 Individual Artist Grant for Tracking Original Music to Tape.
• Kate Langlais received a $3,000 Individual Artist Grant for I am Minnesota, Part 2.
• Amerikkan Poijat Finnish Brass Band received a $5,000 General Operating Support Grant for Administrative Expenses.
Steele County
• Minnesota Association of Community Theatres received a $500 Opportunity Grant for Fast Fest 2022.
Winona County
• Doctor Bob Armstrong received a $5,000 Individual Artist Grant for Introduction to Puppetry; building rod puppets.
• Mary Farrell received a $5,000 Individual Artist Grant for Lake Winona: Getting Back to Health.
• Parker Forsell received a $3,000 Individual Artist Grant for Discovering the Ocooch Mountain Echo.
• Sarah Johnson received a $5,000 Individual Artist Grant for You Are Not Alone Mural.
• Jon Swanson received a $4,335 Individual Artist Grant for Images of Mid West Music Festival 2022.
• Elizabeth Tevis received a $3,000 Individual Artist Grant for Suminagashi Scape: The Driftless.
• LaVonte Thompson received a $3,000 Individual Artist Grant for Give Me My Flowers: Exalting Black Women.
• Mai’a Williams received a $5,000 Individual Artist Grant for Blooming.