Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Saint Paul Civic Symphony
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2012
End Date
May 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding for Dancing on the Wild, a free children's concert showcasing the flute as an instrument in cultures from Native American to Asian. The concert will take place at Saint Paul Music Academy in February 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
Beth Burns: marketing, administration, organizational development, theatre, music, literature; Christine Knutson: administration, fundraising, music; Donna Bachman: administration, youth programming, dance, theatre; Kate Walker: artistic, finance, music; Karis Sloss: artist, education, youth programming, dance, theatre, music; Alan Berks: artist, audience development, education, theatre, literature, community arts; Robert Shoemaker: administration, music; Ann Benrud: marketing, fundraising, organizational development, visual arts, design arts, media arts; Jessica Brooks: marketing, youth programming, organizational development, craft arts, music, theatre.
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
$10,200
Direct expenses
$20,200
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Musicians and audiences will have new contexts for musical expression; new audiences will be developed.Assessment of audience and engagement, and quality of performances.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Saint Paul Civic Symphony engaged Frederick Stripling, orchestra instructor at Saint Paul Music Magnet, to invite youth to sit side-by-side with Saint Paul Civic Symphony at a concert; audiences had the opportunity to interact with musicians; 525 audience members attended the concert which was higher than projected; as a result of the concert, Saint Paul Music Academy has invited Jeff Striling to guest conduct the student orchestra; Keith Bear has been added to ArtStarts' artists roster.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Al Hester, Thomas Samsel, Franklin Hotzel, Sherry Marsh, Jeffrey Stirling, Karen Blacik, Sara Hemmingson, Julie Henry, Elizabeth Elcombe, Rob Schmidtke, Will Bartruff, Mary Verrill
Project Manager
First Name
Jeffrey
Last Name
Stirling
Organization Name
Saint Paul Civic Symphony
Street Address
PO Box 40534
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
(651) 690-0850
Email
jgstirling@aol.com
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