Arts Project Support
Arts Project Support
StoryFest 2020
Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Craig Dunn: Arts Accessibility Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Professional; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Coordinator of Community Programs; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner
Cigale Ahlquist: Fundraising, Organizational Development, Audience Development / Marketing; Delta Giordano: Artistic, Education, Volunteerism; Mally Watkins: Artistic, Education, Community Education; Margot Olsen: Education, Artistic, General Management / Administration; Mark Salovich: Artistic, Organizational Development, Audience Development / Marketing; Michelle Chang: Community Service / Development, Organizational Development, Education; Momoko Tanno Niemi: Artistic, Education, Equity (DEI).
ACHF Arts Access
1) At least 20% of daytime participants surveyed and 10% of evening concert audience will indicate they are attending StoryFest at Normandale for the first time; 2) At least 75% of those who fill out workshop evaluations indicate that the workshop taught them something they can use immediately or in the near future or think that the workshop leader was knowledgeable and prepared; or believe they would attend or recommend another workshop sponsored by SAM. 1) SAM will survey participants including on site head counts of audience members in different sessions and concerts and session evaluation forms, as well as soliciting feedback of satisfaction via Mail Chimp surveys after the festival is concluded to presenters/performers and all atteendees who register an email address to use in future planning. 2) SAM will compile social media hits for both the SAM website and FB ads for StoryFest 2020 to determine promotional reach for StoryFest 2020. This will be suplimented by questions as to "how you found out about StoryFest 202" in the on-site and Mail Chmp surveys.
For the ongoing workshops, 63% of presenters (10) and 39% of attendees (234) identified as Minnesota based. For the six days of StoryFest, 102 Festival registrants provided a MN address while the remainder listed addresses in 21 other states and 7 other countries. 36 people (21%) donated to SAM $609 and 18 new or renewing members donated $373.
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