On November 15, the Board of Directors of the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council (SEMAC) awarded 50 arts programming grants for a total of $347,410 in funding to applicants throughout southeastern Minnesota. This included 26 Legacy grants for $227,335, 16 Programming Grants for $84,700, seven Small Towns/Rural Areas grants for $34,210, and one School Residency grant for $1,165.
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, grants for arts programming were awarded to the following arts organizations, schools, and other nonprofit organizations.
Dodge County
•Kasson-Mantorville Public Schools – $5,000 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for The Folsom Prison Experience in Kasson.
•Mantorville Theatre Company – $5,000 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for Completion of Enhanced Safety and Portability of Audience Seating.
Fillmore County
•Chatfield Brass Band – $4,690 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for Chatfield Music in the Park Summer Concerts.
•Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center –$5,000 Legacy grant for Stringwood Chamber Music on the Hill in Lanesboro.
•Friends of Peterson – $10,000 Legacy grant for Gammel Dag – A Scandinavian Midsummer Celebration.
Goodhue County
•Red Wing Art Association – $10,000 Legacy grant for Poet Artist Collaboration 2023.
•Red Wing Collectors Society Foundation – $10,000 Legacy grant for Red Wing Pottery Historic Kiln Restoration.
•Zumbrota Area Arts Council – $5,000 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for 2023 Summer Music in East Park.
Houston County
•Lanesboro Barn Dance – $4,520 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for 2023 Barn Dance Series.
•Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association – $5,000 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for May 2023 Bluegrass Music Festival.
•Spring Grove Schools – $5,000 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for Theatre Partnership.
Mower County
•Austin Area Commission for the Arts – $10,000 Legacy grant for Emerging Artists Supports for ArtWorks Festival.
•Austin Community Band – $5,000 Programming grant for Summer Concerts in the Park.
•Austin Symphony Orchestra – $5,000 Programming grant for Drama & Democracy with Soprano Alexandra Louision.
•City of Austin Culture & Arts Commission – $10,000 Legacy grant for Mural Celebrating Diverse Community Members.
•Matchbox Children’s Theatre – $5,000 Programming grant for Production of James and the Giant Peach.
•Summerset Community Theatre – $10,000 Legacy grant for A Hair Raising, Curious, Rotten! Season 55.
Olmsted County
•Absolute Theatre – $10,000 Legacy grant for Launch Season 22-23 after Pandemic Pause.
•Art on the Ave – $5,000 Programming grant for Neighborhood Public Art.
•Byron Community Education – $5,000 Legacy grant for Starting Up a Middle School Art Club.
•Calliope Theatre Company – $5,000 Programming grant for Once: The Musical.
•Children’s Dance Theatre – $5,000 Programming grant for Rapunzel – A Story Ballet.
•Choral Arts Ensemble – $10,000 Legacy grant for High School Choral Festival 2023.
•City of Rochester Music Department – $10,000 Legacy grant for Global Music Series 2023.
•Music Lessons for All – $7,335 Legacy grant for Sponsoring 7 Students for Piano and Guitar Lessons.
•Rochester Art Center – $10,000 Legacy grant for Arts Programming.
•Rochester Chamber Music Society – $5,000 Programming grant for A Concert by Rochester Chamber Music Society.
•Rochester Civic Theatre Company – $5,000 Programming grant for Mask and Puppet Creation for The Little Mermaid.
•Rochester Community Band – $5,000 Programming grant for Band Concerts for the Community.
•Rochester Dance Company – $10,000 Legacy grant for Odyssey: The Epic Journey Home.
•Rochester International Film Group – $5,000 Programming grant for 26th Rochester International Film Festival.
•Rochester Male Chorus – $5,000 Programming grant for Spring Tour.
•Rochester Music Guild – $10,000 Legacy grant for 58th Annual Music Competition.
•Shorewood Senior Campus – $5,000 Legacy grant for Arts for Active Seniors.
•Sing Out Loud – $5,000 Programming grant for Youth Choral Arts Outreach and Engagement Program.
•Southeast Minnesota Federation Music Club – $5,000 Programming grant for SE MN FMC Festival 2023.
Rice County
•Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra – $10,000 Legacy grant for Harp Concerto Commission, young artist/orchestra.
•Carleton College – $5,000 Legacy grant for Copper Street on College Street: Brass at Carleton.
•Northfield Arts Guild – $10,000 Legacy grant for Kids Spin Through the Arts.
•Northfield Healthy Community Initiative – $5,000 Legacy grant for The Art of Engagement.
•Northfield Troubadours – $4,700 Programming grant for Strengthening Choral Singing to Special Audiences.
•Paradise Center for the Arts – $10,000 Legacy grant for Marquee Childrens Theatre 2023.
•Vintage Band Festival – $10,000 Legacy grant for July Festival 2023.
Wabasha County
•Plainview-Elgin-Millville Community Schools – $1,165 grant for Dance Intensive. .
Winona County
•Bluff Country Studio Art Tour – $5,000 Programming grant for Bluff Country Studio Art Tour 2023.
•Great River Shakespeare Festival – $10,000 Legacy grant for Shakespeare for Young People Classes.
•Mid West Music Fest – $10,000 Legacy grant for Music Festival Expenses 2023.
•Saint Mary’s University Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts – $10,000 Legacy grant for Celebrating 50 Years of Artistry & Community.
•Theatre du Mississippi – $5,000 Programming grant for Original Play Competition.
•Winona ORC Industries – $5,000 Legacy grant for Showing Off Our Colors.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund.