Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Mixed Precipitation
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2013
End Date
October 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding to produce and stage the 5th annual Picnic Operetta, a site-specific musical performance in community gardens combining dining and storytelling. The project will take place in summer 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
$34,200
Direct expenses
$44,200
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Opera experience will be enhanced and more accessible.Post-performance audience surveys; planning committee analysis of feedback.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Provided several free operetta performances at urban farms and gardens throughout the metro area, reaching 2,400 audience members. Twenty-five percent of audience surveyed indicated this was their first time seeing a liver operatic performance.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
William Beeman, Yolanda Cotterall, Welles Emerson, Mary Hourigan, Stephen Magner, Sandy Moore, Greg Sautter, Maggie Scanlan, Margaret Shields, Chela Vasquez
Project Manager
First Name
Scott
Last Name
Reynolds
Organization Name
Mixed Precipitation
Street Address
2837 Colfax Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55408
Phone
(612) 619-2112
Email
mixedprecipitation@gmail.com
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