Community Arts
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Freedom Jazz Festival, Inc.
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2013
End Date
January 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Community Arts
Project Details
Funding for the annual Freedom Jazz Festival featuring a variety of musicians and jazz styles, history, performances, visual arts and exhibits. The daylong festival will take place in August 2013 at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park in Minneapolis.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Charles Campbell: artistic, administration, marketing; Daniel Pinkerton: artistic; Louis Porter II: artistic, organizational planning, education; Heather Everhart: artistic, administration, marketing; Hayley Johnson: general management; Jamil Dwan Jude: artistic; Lindsy Halleckson: artistic, general management; Elizabeth Simonson: artistic, administration; Hilary Smith: fundraising.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2013 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,050
Direct expenses
$8,050
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Expose new audiences, including children and families, to high quality jazz performances at the Martin Luther King, Jr. recreation center in Minneapolis.Surveys to attendees, performers, volunteers and vendors at the event.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Increased audience over previous years noted in surveys a high degree of satisfaction with performances; more performers with greater diversity; new partnership with Martin Luther King, Jr. Park established.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Lamarr Scott, Reona Berry, Jeff Keys, Roy Woodstrom, Janis Lane-Ewart
Project Manager
First Name
Reona
Last Name
Berry
Organization Name
Freedom Jazz Festival, Inc.
Street Address
3233 Park Ave S Ste 2
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55407
Phone
(612) 827-2422
Email
info@freedomjazzfestival.org
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