Community Arts Support Grant
Community Arts Support Grant
Bemidji Symphony Orchestra was awarded $6,000 per year to help support compensation for the part-time Executive Director position.
Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Jill Johnson: author; Mary Therese: visual artist, fiber artist; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Becky Colebank: author; Corryn Trask: musician.
Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Jill Johnson: author; Mary Therese: visual artist, fiber artist; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Becky Colebank: author; Corryn Trask: musician.
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
As a result of this program, (partial funding of the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra (BSO) Executive Director position), the BSO organization will become more stable and sustainable as we bring orchestral music to our growing audiences. In addition, the executive director will guide the BSO Board in accomplishing/updating our strategic plan. The Bemidji Symphony Orchestra will demonstrate progress by expanding our audience through continued support of the Music Director's goals, assessing audience satisfaction through surveys, and tracking audience attendance numbers. The BSO board and executive director will participate in a retreat for the purpose of updating the strategic plan.
As a result of the first year of CAS grant funding, the BSO Executive Director was able to facilitate and provide an increased operational focus with a recently updated strategic plan that outlines the priorities for each of the committees, providing for increased marketing and promotion, grant-seeking, administrative efficiencies, and created a medium of communication with BSO musicians.
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