General Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Sing Out Loud AKA The Bella Choirs
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2015
End Date
June 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dakota
Dodge
Fillmore
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Wabasha
Winona
Dakota
Dodge
Fillmore
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Wabasha
Winona
Project Overview
General Operating Support
Project Details
Staffing and Salaries
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Kjel Alkire: performance artist; John Becker: Business Owner;Julie Fakler: education coordinator, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Scott Anderson: musician; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Mary Ruth: dancer; Jon Swanson: curator; Joan Sween: author; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter
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
$3,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$108,314
Direct expenses
$111,314
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Gather at least 100 singers from southeast Minnesota for weekly rehearsals from September 2015 to May 2016 in a safe and sharing environment. Present at least 4 formal public performances gathering audiences totaling at least 2,000 and providing an artistically meaningful event. Data collection of choir rosters, singer demographics, and rehearsal schedules. Stories and interviews of participants. Data collection of attendance numbers/ticketing. Stories from attendees and participants.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We noted that audience members felt very engaged by the performances. They enjoyed the variety of music, and seeing the bounding energy of so many girls singing their hearts out. Through the music, many felt a strong emotional connection not only to the singers, but to each other and the community gathered by Sing Out Loud.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Laurie Archbold, Tracy Austin, Ann Elliott, Heidi Finck, Ellington Miller, Betsy Singer, Mark Winemiller, Shelly Winemiller
Project Manager
First Name
Shelly
Last Name
Winemiller
Organization Name
Sing Out Loud AKA The Bella Choirs
Street Address
PO Box 6205
City
Rochester
State
MN
Zip Code
55903
Phone
(507) 269-7114
Email
shelly@singoutloud.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

2510 Superior Dr NW Ste B
Rochester, MN 55901-2262 

Phone
Project Manager: Anastasia Shartin
(507) 281-4848
Email the Agency