Community Arts Access Project

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Lakes Area Chamber Music Festival
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2012
End Date
August 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Crow Wing
Crow Wing
Project Overview
Lakes Area Music Festival
Project Details
Support the 2012 Lakes Area Music Festival, raising cultural literacy and fostering the talents of community musicians.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Bill Hansen: arts advocate, college campus arts committee organizer; Kathryn Lohr: art historian, retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Lynn Houle-Bushinger: Initiative Foundation financial executive and arts advocate; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Bernie Nelsen: retired High School Counselor, active men's chorus member; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, arts administrator.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Bill Hansen: arts advocate, college campus arts committee organizer; Kathryn Lohr: art historian, retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Lynn Houle-Bushinger: Initiative Foundation financial executive and arts advocate; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Bernie Nelsen: retired High School Counselor, active men's chorus member; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, arts administrator.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$45,000
Direct expenses
$50,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Provide the people in our region with accessible repertoire performed at nationally acclaimed artistic levels, begin education programs for children an adults, Cultivate stronger community ties.Quantitative measurements (audience counts and development figures) are collected at each event. Subjective feedback is collected from audiences, professional, local, and conservatory student musicians, volunteers and the board through surveys. All information is shared and used in creating future plans.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Successfully hosted chamber orchestra festival with favorable outcomes including larger audiences than projected, increased community support and overwhelmingly positive feedback form the public.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Tim Yeh, Mary Farmer, Joey Halvorson, Sheri Dryden, Alice Ritter, Mary Anne Bennett, Cheryl Karlgaard, Millie Engisch-Morris, Scott Lykins
Project Manager
First Name
Scott
Last Name
Lykins
Organization Name
Lakes Area Chamber Music Festival
Street Address
1001 Kingwood St Ste 114
City
Brainerd
State
MN
Zip Code
56401
Phone
(218) 838-9460
Email
lakesareamusic@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 118 - 121 4th St. NE
Staples, MN 56479

Phone
Project Manager: Miranda Lape
Phone: 218-895-5660
Email the Agency