Community Arts

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Plymouth Fine Arts Council

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

January 2014

End Date

April 2014

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Hennepin

Project Overview

Community Arts

Project Details

Funding for the 18th annual Primavera event, a public celebration of artists combining visual, performing and literary arts. Activities will take place at the Plymouth Creek Center in April 2014.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Executive Director, Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director, Roseville Parks and Recreation; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor and Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: Consultant and Grant Writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: Vocal Performer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Lorrie Link: Artistic, Audience Development, Fundraising; Connie Martin: Artistic, Fundraising, Administration; Jonna Kosalko: Fundraising, Audience Development, Administration; Masami Kawazato: Fundraising, Artistic, Organizational Development; Betty Mackay: Artistic; Laura Krider: Administration, Artistic; Jeff Erbland: Audience Development, Fundraising, Administration; Jeff Larson: Administration, Artistic, Community Development.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$3,550

Direct expenses

$8,550

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We hope to attract 1000 attendees, over 90 artist applicants, with 200 votes from the public for People Choice Awards in the adult and student categories.Success will be measured by: participant and artist surveys; attendance and artist participation numbers; breakdown of participation by performance, workshop and activity; perceived quality of artists; discussion of informal conversations between board members and attendees/artists.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Primavera had approximately 794 people who attended the five day event with 34 adult artists and 40 student artists participating; Over 200 attendees participated in the People's Choice voting; Over 60 attended the Mu Performing Arts Taiko Drumming presentation, and we received positive verbal feedback from attendees; Over 150 attended Literary Night presented by Plymouth Reads committee.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Jacque Frazzini, Alyssa Krumholz, Darrell Banks, Kris Holtmeyer, Sonali Sathe, Wilma Pryor, Lowell Lubeck, Susan Muelken, Ashlyn Bunning, Tatiana Eletsky, Angela Foudray, Alison Haseman, Madhu Srinivasan, Terri Ziegler

Project Manager

Alyssa

Krumholz

Plymouth Fine Arts Council

3400 Plymouth Blvd á

Plymouth

55407

(763) 509-5225

akrumholz@plymouthmn.gov

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