Operating Support
ACHF Arts Access
Our number one goal during the period funded by this application is to provide residents in Pipestone and the surrounding area opportunities to experience a variety of arts programming that is offered nowhere else in this area. That would include dance, drama, music, storytelling, illusions and other performing arts. We believe the arts are vital to who we are as Minnesotans and we want to foster that belief in our community. Ideally we would be able to book at least six presenter series shows a year during this time, up from just four planned for this year due to show costs and financial limitations. Another of our goals during this period is to offer our programs at a cost that people in our area can afford. This added funding will help us to provide opportunities for people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities and incomes to experience the arts by allowing us to pay for quality programs while keeping our ticket prices low. We would like to keep ticket prices at around $15 and see around 100 people each year enter the Center during the two years of this grant. Thirdly, it will provide us with financial stability and security we need to be able to spend more on each of our presenter series shows to bring in high quality entertainment without risking taking a huge loss if it's not attended by a full house crowd. Success will be evidenced by a balance budget and a show budget of around $20,000. We will track the number and cost of programs that take place at the Center, the number of first time guests, what we spend on programming and whether we've maintained a balanced budget during this time.
One goal was to book at least six shows, which is more than last year when we did not have an operating grant. We booked eight. Another goal was to keep our ticket prices around $15. We did keep prices at $15 to $20 for all shows. Another goal was to see around 100 people at each show. We achieved that at five out of eight shows, including one sell out. The shows that cost more and were out of the norm for us attracted more people. -Another goal was to maintain a balanced budget while trying out larger, more expensive and new types of shows. We actually brought in $188 more in revenue than we spent, so we achieved this goal as well.
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