Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Kenwood Symphony Orchestra
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2013
End Date
June 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding for four distinct symphony programs designed to bring concerts of classical music to a diverse audience. Performances will take place at metro area assisted-living facilities, care centers, and churches.
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
Obi Egwim: audience development, organizational development, development; Joseph Hagedorn: marketing, organizational planning, education; Tom Moffatt: community education, administration, education; Bjorn Anderson: artistic, general management, community service, finance, computer systems; Rachel Levitt: audience development, fundraising, development; Robert Cuerden: marketing, fundraising, organizational development; Michael Robins: artistic, general management, youth programming; Kathryn Tjaden: administration, fundraising, organizational development; Maggie Langenfeld: education, administration, volunteerism.
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
$13,380
Direct expenses
$23,380
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Present challenging and diverse programming for over 1,500 audience members through outreach to under-served venues and communities; to enrich the lives of member musicians and audience.Audience survey; assessment of marketing efforts and audience count; assessment by artistic team.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Reached a wider audience than any previous concert season, while also increasing attendance by children and families; performed a more diverse and technically challenging repertoire than in any past season.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Ellen Maas-Pratt, Patrick McCarthy, Anne Swarts, Anne Cheney, Juliana Pronovici, Clair Ganzel, Stephen Hartley, Derick Rehurek, Eric Clark
Project Manager
First Name
Julie
Last Name
Pronovici
Organization Name
Kenwood Symphony Orchestra
Street Address
PO Box 19591
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55419-0591
Phone
(651) 526-3154
Email
jpronovici@gmail.com
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