Subpart 1.
Definitions.
For the purposes of the festival support program:
A. "Arts component" means a distinct arts
portion of a broader, community festival that features the work of at least
three Minnesota artists and lasts for at least four hours on a single
day.
B. "Arts festival" means a
celebration of art and culture that features the work of at least five
Minnesota artists or arts groups and lasts for at least six hours on a single
day.
Subp. 2.
Purpose of program.
The Minnesota festival support program is designed to build
community and expose citizens in every region of the state to festivals that
celebrate the arts, including diverse art forms such as folk and traditional
art as defined under part 1900.2240.
Subp. 3.
Uses of grants.
Festival support funds may only be used for:
A. costs related to planning, preparing, and
presenting a festival; or
B.
professional development of staff that increases an organization's capacity to
plan, prepare, and present the proposed festival.
Subp. 4.
Criteria used by advisory
panel and board to make grants.
Each application shall be reviewed by an advisory panel which
shall make recommendations to the board based on the degree to which the
advisory panel finds that the applicant meets the criteria in items A to
D.
A. The quality of the arts
experience that must, at a minimum, be demonstrated by the following:
(1) the artistic, creative, and cultural
value of the proposed project; and
(2) the relationship between the artistic
programming, the applicant's mission, and the audience's needs.
B. Commitment to and from the
community that must, at a minimum, be demonstrated by the following:
(1) the community is involved in the planning
or execution of the project;
(2)
the project brings value, artistic or otherwise, to the community;
and
(3) efforts to make the
programming accessible for persons with disabilities.
C. Capacity for effective project
administration that must, at a minimum, be demonstrated by the following:
(1) the qualifications of the staff, artists,
and other collaborators to design and execute the proposed
programming;
(2) a promotion plan
that will attract broad public participation or successfully target some other
group;
(3) a realistic budget that
aligns with project and applicant goals; and
(4) evidence of an ability to achieve
consistent and measurable results.
D. Effective evaluation and assessment that
must, at a minimum, be demonstrated by the following:
(1) an evaluation plan for the project that
will measure the Arts Board's program and applicant's project
outcomes;
(2) an evaluation plan
with processes, tools, and methods that are realistic and appropriate for the
project; and
(3) evidence of how
evaluation results will be used to guide future planning and
programming.
Subp.
5.
Additional eligibility requirements.
To be eligible for a grant under this part, the applicant
must:
A. not have received funds in
the same fiscal year from the Arts Board's operating support or community arts
schools and conservatories grant programs; and
B. have presented the proposed festival at
least once prior to the date the application is submitted.
Subp. 6.
Dollar amount of
grants.
The minimum and maximum amounts for grant awards and any
matching funds requirements for the Minnesota festival support program shall be
determined by the board based upon available resources and shall be published
in current program information.
