Arts Access

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Chamber Music Live
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
August 2016
End Date
August 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Blue Earth
Dakota
Dodge
Fillmore
Hennepin
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Winona
Blue Earth
Dakota
Dodge
Fillmore
Hennepin
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Winona
Project Overview
Arts Access
Project Details

Chamber Music Live will collaborate with Minnesota native Garret Ross to present the Apollo Chamber Music Festival consisting of five free concerts and five free master classes in piano, voice, violin, and cello.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Private equity manager; board chair, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Ann Benrud: Director of communications and external relations, Minneapolis College of Art and Design; Christina Chang: Museum curator; doctorate in art history; Kevin Curran: Nonprofit professional in development and grant writing for arts organizations; Mary Flicek: Arts administrator; board member, River Junctions Arts Council; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Patrick Serrano: MS in nonprofit institutions, volunteer grant writer; Dameun Strange: Bush Foundation Community Innovation Team member

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

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$18,325
Direct expenses
$23,325
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

First-time-ever audience members and participants and increasingly larger audience numbers over the course of the festival. Following each concert and masterclass, surveys are administered, measuring demographics, attendance, etc. and audience members are invited to share: How did the music make you feel? By writing on post-its and posting their responses.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Each year we see new audience members, average attendance increase and individual donations increase. We used audience numbers, donations, post-its and comment cards (between 18% and 33% completed for each event).

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Steve Scheu, Deb Miller, Susan Ferries, Tammy Bartz, David Gustafson
Project Manager
First Name
Garret
Last Name
Ross
Organization Name
Chamber Music Live
Street Address
314 Erickson St S
City
Houston
State
MN
Zip Code
55943
Phone
(507) 273-1084
Email
ksross2@gmail.com
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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