Operating Support
Operating Support
Operating Support Year 2, FY2021
John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker, Worthington City Band; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, fundraiser for Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary; Lynette Swenson: visual arts teacher, folk artist, Swift County Food Shelf advisory board; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee. Carisa Clarke: graphic design/web development, arts volunteer, board member DAC of Murray County
Carisa Clarke, visual art, SMAC Board; Brett Lehman, music, SMAC Board; Steve Linstrom, writing, nonprofits; Jane Otto, arts admin; Janet Olney, visual art, arts admin, SMAC Board; Tammy Makram, arts admin.
ACHF Arts Access
Our goal to is bring new audience attendees to our concerts. Our past surveys have consistently shown that audience members tend to come back once they have come to one of our concerts. Therefore, continuing to bring in new audience should increase our overall audience numbers. In addition, our goal is to continue to provide a high quality artistic experience for our audience. Audience surveys will show that first time audience attendees will be at least fifteen per season. Audience surveys will show a majority of good or excellent concert ratings per season.
According to spring 2022 survey results, about 21% of our audience were new to our concerts. The chorale board is pleased with that percentage of new audience, and if it continues, those numbers should replace retiring audience and grow our overall audience numbers. Survey results also showed that 24% of our audience learned about the concert through Facebook, again showing a stronger response to advertising through social media. Attendance at the Marshall Area Fine Arts concert series concert was very strong, therefore, appearing in an established community concert series helped introduce new audience to the chorale and carried over to good attendance at our next concert in Marshall. The surveys, together with audience comments, show that the chorale continues to provide a high quality arts experience.
Other,local or private