Community Arts

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Upper Midwest Flute Association, Inc.

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

January 2015

End Date

May 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Ramsey

Project Overview

Community Arts

Project Details

Funding for Flute Fest, a one-day flute festival at Hamline University in April 2015.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Minnesota Public Radio Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Karen Kasel: Organizational planning, artistic, volunteerism; Zhen Zou: Education, administration, artistic; Ashley Hanson: Artistic, youth programming, education; Andrew Leitch: Fundraising, administration, organizational development; Mary Beth King: Artistic, organizational development, administration; Christine Shyne: Administration, audience development, youth programming; Nina Graham: Fundraising; Amy Danielson: Audience development, organizational development, computer systems; Jennifer Wood: Fundraising, administration, organizational development.

Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year

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

$7,225

Direct expenses

$12,225

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The area’s professional flutists will lead workshops, judge competitions, perform in concerts, and conduct flute choir rehearsals for 200 flutists and an audience of 400. Upper Midwest Flute Association's special focus for this year’s Flute Fest is Keeping Musicians Healthy and health professionals will offer workshops on this topic. An Audience Survey will included with the Flute Fest programs and a survey of Upper Midwest Flute Association members and our artists will take place via our website after Flute Fest. The registration team will keep track of the number of participants and audience for planning for next year's Flute Fest and evaluating this year's Flute Fest.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Keeping Musicians Healthy" - Surveys indicated that 50% of attending musicians aged 35 and older had already experienced back, hand or shoulder pain when practicing. 150 people attended performances and master classes presented by the principal piccoloist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and a newly composed chamber work performed by a stellar ensemble of Midwest Flutists.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Catherine Ramirez, Trudi Andersen, Marcia Metzger, Carny Berg, Andrea Myers, Bethany Gonella

Project Manager

Nancy

Maloney

Upper Midwest Flute Association, Inc.

6324 Decatur Ave N

Brooklyn Park

55428