Arts Access

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$79,704
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale AKA Rochester Symphony
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
End Date
November 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Blue Earth
Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Le Sueur
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Waseca
Winona
Blue Earth
Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Le Sueur
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Waseca
Winona
Project Overview
Arts Access
Project Details
Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale will create audiovisual recordings of its concerts, post them online, and collaborate with area hospitals, senior living centers, and local TV, to distribute them to those unable to attend live concerts due to phys
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Kjellgren Alkire: Artist and researcher; faculty member, Saint Mary's University Winona; Adam Courville: Arts educator and manager, puppeteer; studying for master''s in nonprofit management at Hamline; Shelley Johnson: Theater and dance teacher at Franklin Middle School; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Jessica O'Brien: Associate director, Minnesota Council of Churches’ Mankato refugee services; Dameun Strange: Bush Foundation Community Innovation Team member
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact
Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$79,704
Other Funds Leveraged
$19,756
Direct expenses
$99,460
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

RSOC will expand access of regionally performed classical music to Minnesota citizens and visitors with Southeast Minnesota cable television and/or internet access. Both electronic download and television view data will be collected with a target of seven times current concert attendance of 4,800. 2: Increase access to those unable to attend live concerts due to age, health restrictions or disability and tailor access to their circumstances. Number of hospital and senior communities showing RSOC concerts on their internal access channels or via on-demand downloads. Estimated viewership of the broadcasts. Satisfaction survey results.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Access extended to those with SE Minnesota cable television via KSMQ-TV and RCTC public TV broadcasts. Internet access delayed because a key. KSMQ can't provide specific viewership data but their Minnesota broadcast area has approx. 583,000 people. We believe it is reasonable to think 3-5% may be viewing our concerts. We also believe that creating our download capability may add another 3-5%. 2: Departure of a key staff member has delayed our ability to deliver recorded concerts via download. We are getting closer to having download capacity. Five senior living centers and one hospital with two major campuses have confirmed interest in collaboration. Discussions are underway to determine how to measure viewership and satisfaction at each site once downloads are functional.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Abram Albee, H. Jay Beck, Andrew Good, Deneene Graham, James Gross, Rafael Jimenez, Marion Kleinberg, Brad Krehbiel, Jere Lantz, Eric Ofori-Atta, Bruce Rohde, Matt Roisum, Mary Beth Sancomb-Moran, James Sloan
Project Manager
First Name
Mark
Last Name
Neville
Organization Name
Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale
Street Address
1530 Greenview Dr SW Ste 120
City
Rochester
State
MN
Zip Code
55902
Phone
(507) 286-8742
Email
markn@rochestersymphony.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
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