Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Minnesota Guitar Society
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2012
End Date
June 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding for 12 concerts featuring guitar virtuosos and free workshops and master classes with the artists. The concerts will be held between October 2012 and June 2013 at Sundin Music Hall at Hamline University and other community partner locations.
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
Rick Shiomi: general management, theatre; Denise Prosek: artist, general management, theatre, music; Mark Kausch: audience development, marketing, artist, education, music; Amy Miller: artist, community education, audience development, marketing, community arts, music, dance; Libby Tschida: youth programming, community education, education, community arts, visual arts, literature; Orin Rutchick: general management, administration, youth programming, artistic, visual arts; Doug Tiede: fundraising, education, artistic, theatre, dance, music; Stanford Felix: general management, music; Ethan Turcotte: general management, organizational development, youth programming, fundraising, media arts, photography.
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
$30,030
Direct expenses
$40,030
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Virtuoso performances will be presented; artists at every career stage and from a wide range of backgrounds will be presented; diversity of musical guitar styles will be presented; gender equity will be presented.Attendance numbers; response from partners and community via survey.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Presented high caliber performances by guitarists representing a diversity of styles in locations throughout the Twin Cities area, reaching an equally broad and diverse audience.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Mark Bussey, Joseph Hagerdorn, Joanne Backer, Christopher Olson, Dawn Voegeli, Paul Hintz, Kristian Anderson, Christopher Becknell, James Flegel, Joe Haus, Steve Kakos, Brent Weaver, Ben Woolman
Project Manager
First Name
Emily
Last Name
Wright
Organization Name
Minnesota Guitar Society
Street Address
PO Box 14986
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55414
Phone
(612) 677-1151
Email
mgdir@mnguitar.org
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