Community Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2017
End Date
August 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dakota
Dakota
Project Overview

Community Arts

Project Details

2017 Summer Performance Series Funding for Caponi Art Park's 2017 Summer Performance Series of three performances that will take place in the Park?s Theater in the Woods amphitheater during July and August 2017.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Mary Jo Lewis: Artistic, administration; Nancy Anderson: Administration; Mary Beth King: Artistic, organizational development, administration; Sarah Wiechmann: Education, community education, youth programming; Tim Cooper: Artistic, computer systems, finance; Mandy Meisner: Audience development, artistic, fundraising; Sue Morgan: Artistic, volunteerism; Jeff Ambroz: Artistic, fundraising, administration; Florence Brammer: Administration.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$9,545
Direct expenses
$14,545
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We hope to increase the size of our audience by 20% and to increase participation by Latino members of our community by 50%. To evaluate this project we will use attendance figures, audience surveys, artist evaluations, and casual comments from participants.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Over 750 people attended the 2017 Summer Performance Series season. The threat of bad weather at two of the performances caused us to miss our goal of increasing audience by 20%. We also fell short of our goal of increasing Latino participation. Recently we held a community dialogue and we hope the connections and the communication suggestions we received will help us be successful in the future.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Tom Barnard, Rhea Benz, Cheryl Caponi, Renee Ervasti, Kirk Muhlenbruck, Andrew Pimental, Wayne Potratz, Rachel Powers, Lawrence Werner
Project Manager
First Name
Cheryl
Last Name
Caponi
Organization Name
Caponi Art Park
Street Address
1205 Diffley Rd
City
Eagan
State
MN
Zip Code
55123-1415
Phone
(651) 454-9412
Email
ccaponi@caponiartpark.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency