Community Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
The Dream Songs Project
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2017
End Date
February 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview

Community Arts

Project Details

The Dream Songs Project Funding to commission Minnesota composer Craig Carnahan for a new 15-minute work for the classical voice and guitar duo. The work will be premiered at three metro venues in January 2018.

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

Mica Anders: General administration; Maya Beck: Artistic, general administration, community service, development; Andi Cheney: Organizational development, general administration, finance; Tia-Simone Gardner: Artistic, youth programming, community service, development; Alneida Madrigal: General administration, organizational development, youth programming; Laura Nahri: Fundraising, general management, administration, organizational development; Ricardo Vazquez: Artistic, audience development, marketing, community education; Magnolia Yang Sao Yia: Artistic, community education, youth programming.

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
$1,250
Direct expenses
$6,250
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We will increase our audience reach and have a 30% increase in new audience members attending the concert performances. We will commission a substantial new work for voice and guitar that is of significant quality and can be added to the ensemble's permanent repertoire. We will increase our audience reach and have a 30% increase in new audience members attending the concert performances. We will commission a substantial new work for voice and guitar that is of significant quality and can be added to the ensemble's permanent repertoire. We will provide surveys to audience members at all performances. These surveys will ask if this is the first concert by The Dream Songs Project that the audience member has attended and how likely they are to attend a future performance by the ensemble. This will allow us to measure the percentage of new audience members and if they can be counted on to attend future events. The surveys will also ask the audience to evaluate the commissioned work in relation to the other pieces on the concert and provide a free-text section for additional comments on the new work. In addition to these audience surveys, the composer and performers will also be asked to evaluate the success of the commission and the quality level of the commissioned piece.

Measurable Outcome(s)

110 people attended our outreach or ticket concert performances for this project that included the work of 4 metro-area artists. Audience surveys showed 32% of the audience had never seen a performance by The Dream Songs Project. Of those who had never before attended one of our concerts, 85% responded that they were "highly likely" to attend a future performance by The Dream Songs Project.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Alyssa Anderson, Joseph Spoelstra, Julian Ward, Matthew McCright, Emily Macey
Project Manager
First Name
Alyssa
Last Name
Anderson
Organization Name
The Dream Songs Project
Street Address
30 22nd St W Ste 105
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55404
Phone
(612) 384-8412
Email
thedreamsongsproject@gmail.com
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