Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Caponi Art Park
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2012
End Date
August 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dakota
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding for the 2013 Summer Performance Series featuring Minnesota Sinfonia, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), the Dakota Valley Summer Pops Orchestra and Chorale, Hugh Livingston, Mixed Precipitation, and Los Alegres Bailadores. The free performance series will be held at Caponi Art Park from June through August 2013.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Glorianne Svitak: artist, education, organizational development, music, theatre, community arts; Rebecca Nathan: general management, community service, development, dance, literature; Jennifer Marshall: education, artist, administration, music, literature, multidisciplinary; Adam Napoli-Rangel: artist, youth programming, community education, music, literature, multidisciplinary; Angela Bernhardt: fundraising, administration, organizational development, theatre, community arts, multidisciplinary; Heidi Larson: administration, audience development, fundraising, music, community arts; Jefferson Fietek: artist, education, theatre; Talia Smigielski: administration, multidisciplinary.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2013 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$15,790
Direct expenses
$25,790
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Audiences will be exposed to broad range of artistic expression; growing diversity of community will be reflected; public access to art will be increased.Audience surveys; artist evaluations; attendance numbers.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Six multidisciplinary and multicultural arts programs were presented; 185 artists participated as presenters; 1945 audience members attended performances.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Craig Harris, Merri Schreiber, Wendy Raway, Anthony Caponi, Cheryl Caponi, Tom Egan, Sue Hegarty, Juli Seydell Johnson
Project Manager
First Name
Cheryl
Last Name
Caponi
Organization Name
Caponi Art Park
Street Address
1205 Diffley Rd
City
Eagan
State
MN
Zip Code
55123-1415
Phone
(651) 454-9412
Email
info@caponiartpark.org
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