Art Project Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,350
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc. AKA Lake Superior Youth Chorus
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2016
End Date
August 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
St. Louis
St. Louis
Project Overview
Art Project Grant
Project Details
Duluth Summer Choral Festival
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,350
Other Funds Leveraged
$5,000
Direct expenses
$8,350
Administration costs
$3,350
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Short range measurable outcomes: Expand audience for the participating choirs. Develop singers' performance skills by giving them a consistent experience of performing in different types of venues. Build community awareness of the Duluth choral music scene. Long range measurable outcomes: People will value choral music as an expression of what is good about their community. Young people will see choral music as a positive way to express themselves. The primary goal of this project is to expose the Duluth area to the great choral groups that exist in their own community. In turn, our choral participants can share a meaningful collaborative performance opportunity. Specifically for our youth chorus singers, they will benefit from performing on the same stage with adult choral singers of all levels. Tools to measure outcomes: Number of festival attendees. Reflect on and discuss performance experiences with singers. Measure social media response (Facebook likes, new webpage visits). Consistent or increased Number of participants in local choral organizations. Consistent or increased audience numbers during seasonal choral performances.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Short range measurable outcomes: Expand audience for the participating choirs; Increased social media response (Facebook likes, new webpage visits); Develop singers' performance skills by giving them a consistent experience of performing in different types of venues; Build community awareness of the Duluth choral music scene. Long range measurable outcomes: People will value choral music as an expression of what is good about their community; Young people will see choral music as a positive way to express themselves; Consistent or increased Number of participants in local choral organizations; Consistent or increased audience numbers during seasonal choral performances.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Brian Kapp, Robert Turner, Susan Dahlberg, Marilyn Odean, Leslie Black, Stephen Cushing, Melinda Marble, Patrick Colvin, Melissa Frohrip, Gretchen Safstrom
Project Manager
First Name
Robert
Last Name
Turner
Organization Name
Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc. AKA Lake Superior Youth Chorus
Street Address
PO Box 3337
City
Duluth
State
MN
Zip Code
55803
Phone
(612) 390-3698
Email
info@lsyouthchorus.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

424 West Superior Street, Suite 104
Duluth, MN 55802

Phone
Project Manager: Rebecca Graves
218-722-0952
Email the Agency