Local groups receive SEMAC grant awards

Three Dodge County organizations have received grants from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council. A total of 59 areas in the southeast Minnesota area were recipients of grants announced on May 21.
The awards included 35 Legacy grants for $276,250; 13 Programming grants for $61,450; ten Small Towns/Rural Areas grants for $48,930, and one $500 Opportunity Grant.
Dodge County organizations receiving grants included:
Mantorville Art Guild received a $10,000 Legacy grant for Youth Summer Art Camp 2024.
Mantorville Economic Authority received a $5,000 Legacy grant for Larger Than Life Art Exhibit 2024.
Mantorville Theatre Company received a $4,325 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for All-student theatre production.
Neighboring counties receiving grants included:
Steele County
Owatonna Symphony Orchestra received a $4,975 Programming grant for Classics for Kids of All Ages.
Olmsted County
Calliope Theatre Company received a $10,000 Legacy grant for Kinky Boots.
Greater Rochester Arts and Cultural Trust received a $5,000 Programming grant for Public Arts — Statues for Equality.
John Marshall Band Boosters received a $5,000 Legacy grant for Instrument Access for all Band Students.
Med City Arts Festival received a $5,000 Programming grant for Educational Project-MCAF.
Music Lessons for All received a $3,735 Programming grant for Sponsoring 3 Students and Showcase.
Resounding Voices received a $10,000 Legacy grant for Dementia-Friendly Community Chorus.
Rochester New Music Ensemble received a $10,000 Legacy grant for RNME Inaugural Concert.
Rochester Pops Orchestra received a $5,000 Programming grant for Ten Year Anniversary Celebration.
Rochester Public Music received a $10,000 Legacy grant for 2024 Passport Sessions.
Rochester Repertory Theatre Company received a $10,000 Legacy grant for Royalties & Stipends for 2024-25 Season.
Sing Out Loud received a $10,000 Legacy grant for Youth Choral Arts Accessibility Program.
Somali American Social Service Association received a $5,000 Legacy grant for Annual Somali Cultural Festival.
Southeastern Minnesota Youth Orchestras received a $10,000 Legacy grant for Youth Orchestra Coaching.
Goodhue County
Anderson Center at Tower View received a $10,000 Legacy grant for Minnesota Children’s Book Festival.
Cannon Arts Board received a $3,270 Programming grant for Cannon Arts Board Programs.
Minnesota State Fiddlers Association received a $5,000 Programming grant for Fiddle Showcase.
Pine Area People for the Arts received a $5,000 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for Gooseberry Jam.
Zumbrota Area Arts Council received a $5,000 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for 2024 Summer Music in Zumbrota East Park.
SEMAC, a non-profit arts agency, is designated by the State of Minnesota Arts Board as the regional arts council for eleven southeastern Minnesota counties: Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, and Winona
Mower County
Austin Culture & Arts Commission received a $10,000 Legacy grant for Exploring Belonging Through Theater.
Austin Public Library received a $2,500 Legacy grant for Skateboard Art 2024.
Austin Symphony Orchestra received a $10,000 Legacy grant for Celebrating our 2024-2025 Season.
MacPhail Center for Music — Austin received a $10,000 Legacy grant for All Ages and Abilities Music Programming.
Fillmore County
Chatfield Brass Band received a $4,755 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for Chatfield “Music in the Park” Concerts.
Chatfield Center for the Arts received a $5,000 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for Chosen Bean Concert Series, Fall24-Spr25.
Dreamery Rural Arts Initiative received a $5,000 Programming grant for Flourish Summer Camp.
History Alive Lanesboro received a $5,000 Programming grant for Time for Women!
Lanesboro Arts received a $10,000 Legacy grant for Rural Arts Production Training Program.
Lanesboro Community Theatre received a $5,000 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for Summer Production of musical Oliver!
Peterson Committee for the Arts received a $5,000 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for The Arts Blossom in Peterson.
Freeborn County
Albert Lea Community Theatre received a $5,000 Programming grant for Children’s Theater Camp.
Friends of the Bohemian Brick Hall received a $5,000 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for String Quartet Luncheon.
Houston County
Mainspring received a $10,000 Legacy grant for Mainspring Arts Education.
Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association received a $10,000 Legacy grant for August 2024 Bluegrass Music Festival.
Rice County
AmeriikanPoijat Finnish Brass Band received a $8,940 Legacy grant for Touring Towns with Finnish Heritage.
Faribault Community Education received a $5,000 Legacy grant for Our Youth, Our Future.
Faribault Parks & Recreation received a $5,000 Legacy grant for Faribault Concerts in the Park Series.
FiftyNorth received a $4,810 Legacy grant for Music Programming for Older Adults.
I Cantanti Chamber Choirs received a $5,000 Programming grant for Underrepresented Composer Commission.
Northfield Public Library received a $5,000 Legacy grant for Summer Concert Series.
Northfield Public Schools received a $5,000 Legacy grant for ArtVentures.
Northfield Union of Youth received a $5,000 Legacy grant for ArTRUST — Building trust through art.
Paradise Center for the Arts received a $500 Opportunity grant for Access Specialist.
South Central Minnesota Studio ArTour received a $5,000 Programming grant for Studio ARTour 2024.
Wabasha County
Lake City Area Arts received a $4,850 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for Lake City Music Showcase.
Winona County
Frozen River Film Festival received a $10,000 Legacy grant for The 20th Frozen River Film Festival.
Hiawatha Valley Mental Health Center received a $5,000 Legacy grant for Dwelling Print Portfolio Exchange.
Minnesota Marine Art Museum received a $10,000 Legacy grant for Mississippi Sippin Summer Concert Series.
Project FINE received a $5,000 Legacy grant for Cultural Arts & Ancestry.
River Arts Alliance received a $4,470 Programming grant for River Arts Alliance Juried Exhibition.
Saint Charles Public Schools received a $5,000 Small Towns/Rural Areas grant for 2024 St. Charles Fall Musical.
Sandbar Storytelling Festival received a $10,000 Legacy grant for 2024 Festival Expenses.
Theatre du Mississippi received a $10,000 Legacy grant for Playwriting Contest & Original One Acts.
Winona Parks & Recreation received a $5,000 Legacy grant for Campfire Concert Series 2024.
Winona Dakota Unity Alliance received a $5,000 Legacy grant for 2024 Winona-Dakota Gathering.
Winona Symphony Orchestra received a $10,000 Legacy grant for Music in the Schools program.
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 and cultural heritage fund.
SEMAC, a non-profit arts agency, is designated by the State of Minnesota Arts Board as the regional arts council for eleven southeastern Minnesota counties: Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, and Winona counties.