On May 21, 2019, the Board of Directors of the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council (SEMAC) awarded 42 grants for a total of $269,205 in funding to applicants throughout southeastern Minnesota. This included 24 Arts & Cultural Heritage grants for $217,935, nine Presenter/Production Assistance grants for $25,520, and nine Small Towns/Rural Areas grants for $25,750.
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.
Grants were awarded to each of the following nonprofit organizations and schools, listed by county:
Dodge County
•Kasson-Mantorville Public Schools received a $2,950 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for K-M Presents Farmer Jason.
•Mantorville Art Guild received a $10,000 Arts and Cultural Heritage grant for 2019 Summer Youth Art Camps.
•Mantorville Theatre Company received a $2,800 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for Youth Summer Melodrama Camps 2019.
Fillmore County
•Chatfield Center for the Arts received a $3,000 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for Chosen Bean Concert Series.
•Dreamery Rural Arts Initiative received a $3,000 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for Summer Performance Series 2019.
•History Alive Lanesboro received a $8,800 Arts and Cultural Heritage grant for Pop-up Plays: Founding Laneboro 1869.
•Peterson Committee for the Arts received a $3,000 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for Summer Music Series.
•Rushford Area Society of the Arts received a $3,000 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for Summer Musical 2019 “The Wizard of Oz.”
Goodhue County
•Hispanic Outreach Program of Goodhue County received a $10,000 Arts and Cultural Heritage grant for Hispanic Heritage Festival.
•Pine Area People for the Arts received a $3,000 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for Live Community Theatre Production “A Steampunk Christmas Carol.”
•Sheldon Theatre of the Performing Arts received a $10,000 Arts and Cultural Heritage grant for Community Performance Residencies 1019-20 Season.
•Zumbrota Area Arts Council received a $3,000 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for Zumbrota Summer Music and Youth Arts Festival.
Houston County
•Houston Area Chamber of Commerce received a $2,000 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for Lawn Chair Concert Series 2019.
•Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association received a $10,000 Arts and Cultural Heritage grant for one day workshop, four day festival, 11 bands.
Mower County
•Austin Symphony Orchestra received a $10,000 Arts and Cultural Heritage grant for Season 63 – Symphonic Magic.
•Riverland Community College received a $10,000 Arts and Cultural Heritage grant for Our Austin, Our America: Celebrating Diversity.
Olmsted County
•Choral Arts Ensemble received a $3,000 Arts and Cultural Heritage grant for Choral Arts Ensemble Outreach Quartet.
•Dover Eyota Music Association received a $10,000 Arts and Cultural Heritage grant for 2019 SE MN a Cappella Workshops.
•Eyota Days Committee received a $1,720 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for Prairie Fire Theatre “Jack and the Beanstalk.”
•Rochester Art Ensemble received a $10,000 Arts and Cultural Heritage grant for Day of the Dead Poets Slam 2019.
•Rochester Civic Theatre received a $10,000 Arts and Cultural Heritage grant for Civic Summer Conservatory.
•Rochester Male Chorus received a $3,000 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for The Gifts of Christmas.
•Rochester Repertory Theatre received a $3,000 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for Production of Play “Wandaleria.”
•ROCKchester received a $9,370 Arts and Cultural Heritage grant for ROCKchester Youth Music and Art Festival 2019.
•Sing Out Loud received a $10,000 Arts and Cultural Heritage grant for Youth Chorals Arts and Scholarship Program.
•Southeast Minnesota Federation Music Club received a $3,000 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for Federation Festival 2020.
•Southeastern Minnesota Youth Orchestras received a $6,775 Arts and Cultural Heritage grant for Professional Coaching for Youth Orchestra.
•Ye Olde Opera House received a $3,000 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for The Artistic Use of Modern LED Stage Lighting.
•Zumbro Valley Health Center received a $10,000 Arts and Cultural Heritage grant for Creating Healing Environments within Mental Health.
Rice County
•Bridge Chamber Music Festival received a $2,800 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for Chamber Music Festival 2019.
•Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra received a $8,775 Arts and Cultural Heritage grant for 40th Anniversary Celebration Concert.
•Faribault Parks & Recreation received a $6,710 Arts and Cultural Heritage grant for 132nd Annual Concert in the Park series.
•Friends and Foundation of the Northfield Public Library received a $7,950 Arts and Cultural Heritage grant for Hispanic Heritage Celebration 2019.
•Northfield Community Services received a $3,000 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for Books & Stars 2019.
•South Central Minnesota Studio ArTour received a $3,000 Presenter/Production Assistance grant for South Central Minnesota Studio ArtTour 2019.
•Vintage Band Festival received a $10,000 Arts and Cultural Heritage grant for Band Festival August 2019.
Wabasha County
•Lake City Area Arts received a $3,000 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for New Art and Culture Center.
•Renewing the Countryside received a $8,895 Arts and Cultural Heritage grant for Nature: A Walking Play.
Winona County
•Friends of Whitewater State Park received a $10,000 Arts and Cultural Heritage grant for Theater in the Park.
•Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Performance Center received a $10,000 Arts and Cultural Heritage grant for Driftless Dance Festival.
•Winona County Historical Society received a $7,660 Arts and Cultural Heritage grant for The Art of Fine Furniture 2019.
•Winona Dakota Unity Alliance received a $10,000 Arts and Cultural Heritage grant for 2019 Great Dakota Gathering and Wacipi (Powwow).
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.
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