Community Arts Access Project

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Lakes Area Music Festival
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
August 2014
End Date
August 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Crow Wing
Crow Wing
Project Overview
Community Arts Access Project
Project Details
Hansel and Gretel Opera 2014
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher, community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer, artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator, dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist, community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, over 20 yearsÆ experience in arts administration.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher, community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer, artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator, dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist, community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, over 20 yearsÆ experience in arts administration.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$18,000
Direct expenses
$23,000
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Increase our audience from 2013 by over 20%; expose over 150 children and youth (17 years old and younger) to live opera performance.1. Audience figures will be collected and evaluated through headcount at both performance, with augmented information collected through internet survey following the festival series. 2. Media coverage will be initiated through invitation and evaluated through follow-up and actual coverage. 3. Financial outcomes for underwriters will be tracked on an ongoing basis through our strategic fundraising/development plan. Free-will donations will be counted directly following the performances.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Successful chamber music festival with an estimated 25% increase in participation over previous year.

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 Music Festival
Street Address
PO Box 96
City
Brainerd
State
MN
Zip Code
56401
Phone
(585) 355-6868
Email
scott@lakesareamusic.org
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