Project Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Paramount Center for the Arts
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2018
End Date
March 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Stearns
Stearns
Project Overview

Project Grant

Project Details

Paramount Center for the Arts would like to offer a free performance of the Minnesota Sinfonia on March 4, 2018.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Janice Courtney: Chair, Stearns County, arts adviser/assistant director of Saint Cloud State University Program Board, arts advocate, arts administrator; Linda Brobeck: Vice chair, Wright County, visual artist and owner of Crow River North, LLC, served on many non-profit boards; Leslie Hanlon: Secretary, Stearns County, Director of Fundraising and Marketing for College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; Doug Lien: Stearns County, watercolorist; member of Central Minnesota Watercolorists, community education art class instructor; Ken Barry: blues musician, Victorian photographer proficient in digital imaging, platinum/palladium printing, a wet plate collodion process, bromoil printing, cyanotype printing, University of Wisconsin, certified nuclear engineer; George Minerich: Benton County, professional film, digital and nature photographer, local arts center and photography club volunteer; Mark Nelson: Wright County, public school music teacher, choral director, community theatre director, voice lessons instructor, American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota board member. Buddy King: Saint Cloud playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, Unit Director for Roosevelt Boys and Girls Club in Saint Cloud, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Janice Courtney: Chair, Stearns County, arts adviser/assistant director of Saint Cloud State University Program Board, arts advocate, arts administrator; Linda Brobeck: Vice chair, Wright County, visual artist and owner of Crow River North, LLC, served on many non-profit boards; Leslie Hanlon: Secretary, Stearns County, Director of Fundraising and Marketing for College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; Doug Lien: Stearns County, watercolorist; member of Central Minnesota Watercolorists, community education art class instructor; Ken Barry: blues musician, Victorian photographer proficient in digital imaging, platinum/palladium printing, a wet plate collodion process, bromoil printing, cyanotype printing, University of Wisconsin, certified nuclear engineer; George Minerich: Benton County, professional film, digital and nature photographer, local arts center and photography club volunteer; Mark Nelson: Wright County, public school music teacher, choral director, community theatre director, voice lessons instructor, American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota board member. Buddy King: Saint Cloud playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, Unit Director for Roosevelt Boys and Girls Club in Saint Cloud, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,459
Direct expenses
$10,459
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We would like to reach a broad audience, both geographically and financially, and engage with people who have minimal Classical music experience. We will evaluate our measurable outcomes by utilizing our ticketing software, to identify the geographic background of our audience, and by providing and analyzing an audience survey to gather household and arts consumption information.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The outcomes we achieved were: 29% of survey participants were new to the venue; 3% had no prior exposure to classical music, while 63% had some exposure; 87% said they learned something new about classical music; 61% said they live in St. Cloud and the surrounding area; and based on a ticket count, we had 345 attendees.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
King Banaian: Treasurer, Executive Committee; Elna Bateman: Governance; Helga Bauerly: Vice Chair, Executive Committee; David DeBlieck: Outreach Advisory; Paul Harris: Goverance; Marla Kanengieter-Wildeson: Secretary, Executive Committee; John Mathews: Goverance; Dan Meyer: Programming Committee; Lynn Metcalf: Visual Arts Advisory; Gary Mrozek: Visual Arts Advisory; Greg Murray: Past President, Executive Committee; June Roos: Governance; Chris Stalboerger: Executive Committee; Melinda Tamm: Programming; Paul Thompson: Chair, Executive Committee; Janet Tilstra: Outreach Advisory, Programming; Dan Torgersen: Governance; Jeff Goerger: City Council Rep, Programming; Antony Goddard: Executive Committee
Project Manager
First Name
Gretchen
Last Name
Boulka
Organization Name
Paramount Center for the Arts AKA Paramount Theatre and Visual Arts Center
Street Address
913 St Germain St W
City
St Cloud
State
MN
Zip Code
56301
Phone
(320) 257-3137
Email
gboulka@paramountarts.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

P.O. Box 458
220 4th Ave North 
Foley, MN 56329

Phone
Project Manager: Leslie LeCuyer
320-968-4290x 3