Community Arts
Community Arts
Funding for yearlong programming in Jazz for middle and high school-aged youth that includes instruction, rehearsals, recording and performance. Activities will take place between April 2013 and June 2014.
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.
Betsy Mowry: administration, education, volunteerism; Nancy Anderson: administration; Kay Augustine: education, youth programming, disabilities specialist; Scott Swanson: artistic, administration, finance; Emily Foxen: events, marketing, administration; Justine Pearson: artistic, administration, fundraising.
ACHF Arts Access
To create opportunities for young people to learn about and participate in jazz music.Feedback from knowledgeable observers; participation numbers.
Over 150 students participated in seven ensembles; the ensembles had 14 public performances; audiences grew from an expected 900 to 1200; students returned to their school programs with increased skill and understanding; each public performance brought joy and appreciation to hundreds of people at a time.
Other, local or private