Our Contributors
Our 2025 Contributors
Thank you to the community-minded business owners and foundations who are generously supporting the 2025 on-ice program with cash and in-kind contributions! We are grateful for this essential support.
We’re actively seeking 2025 contributors! Contact Sydney Petersen if you are interested in supporting us! Email: sydney@artshantyprojects.org
ARTIST PARTNER $10,000+
WEEKEND DONOR $5000 - 9999
SHANTY DONOR $2500 - $4999
GLACIAL DONORS $1000 - 2499
ICEBERG DONORS $500-$999
ICEBLOCK DONORS $250-$499
In-Kind Lunch Support
These local restaurants fuel the village by providing HOT food for artists, performers, staff, and volunteers on program days!
WEBSITE REDESIGN
Special Thanks
BIM BAM BOO
BREAD & PICKLE
JEREMY BUE
JASON BURANEN
CRANE THEATER
CURIOSITY STUDIO
EASTSIDE FOOD COOP
FRANCIS BURGER JOINT
ROBIN GARWOOD
ALLISON KENNEDY
KATHLEEN LAVELLE
CALI MASTNY
TERRY MCDANIEL’S HONEYBEES
MINNEAPOLIS PARK & RECREATION BOARD
MINNESOTA CENTER FOR BOOK ARTS
NORTHERN LIGHTS.MN
OPEN EYE THEATRE
MATT REGAN
SAULA SCHLEGEL
SEWARD COOP
TRADER JOE’S
TRYLON THEATER
YARBOROUGH PRINT SHOP
For information on how to support our 2025 season, please contact Syd Petersen at sydney@artshantyprojects.org
Our 2025 Individual Contributors
We’re grateful for both our monthly sustaining members and for those who made one-time gift towards this upcoming shanty season! Thank you – your contribution support artists and will bring winter joy and community connection to tens of thousands of visitors!
They make public art happen – and YOU CAN TOO! Join our community of supporters! Donate today!
This list reflects gifts of $25 or more given during our 2025 fiscal year / program season which started July 1, 2024 (and ends June 30, 2025. It’s current as of January 6, 2025. We update it regularly!
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Matt & Rita
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Courtney Remes
Paul Richards
Bjorn Rolvaag
Jasper Rose
James Rustad
Daniel Sanchez
Cole Sarar
Al Savage
Heidi Schallberg
Kaitlin Schalow
Jenny Schmid
Len Schmid
Philip Schwartz
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Monica Sheets
Sara Shives
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Four sweet people dedicated their gift to…
…all the artists and INCREDIBLE STAFF that make this surreal experience on a frozen lake a reality!
…Clara
…Linda Sorensen
…the stellar production dream team!
…Richard Parnell
Two sweet people gave a gift in honor of …
…Eva Adderley, ‘the artist who made the giant bird puppets’ a few years ago!
…Celia and Alice
…The Start from the Preschool of the Arts
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR GENEROSITY, SPIRIT, AND SUPPORT!
MAKE PUBLIC ART HAPPEN!
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This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
