Arts Activities Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Wayzata Symphony Orchestra
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
August 2013
End Date
May 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Funding for the 2013 – 2014 season of four free concerts of both traditional and nontraditional orchestral works. The concerts will take place at Wayzata Community Church between October 2013 and May 2014.

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

Lori-Anne Williams: community development, fundraising, administration; Scott Pakudaitis: artistic, organizational development, marketing; James Levkin: artistic, fundraising, administration; Jennifer Tonko: administration, artistic, community education; Audrey Riddle: marketing, administration, youth programming; Emmy Carter: fundraising, education, artistic; Veronica Descotte: fundraising, finance, marketing; Carol Nulsen: organizational planning, fundraising, youth programming.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
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
$26,700
Direct expenses
$36,700
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Present both familiar and little-known music; illuminate the inner life of the music through verbal commentary and audience participation; partner with well-known local soloists and other arts organizations; add a program specifically aimed at families with children.Board of directors' evaluation.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Presented four free concerts of traditional and non-traditional orchestral repertoire collaborating with the Minnesota Boychoir and soloists Anthony Ross, cello, violinist Erin Keefe, vocalist Bruce Henry and pianist Redd Tetzloff; programs included two new pieces by Minnesota Composer Dan Kallman; audiences increased from projections to 2025.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Paul Himiston, Tori Okwabi, Dawn Alitz, Elizabeth Olson, Melissa Kalal, Dawn Anderson, Kristin Zoellner, Marion Judish
Project Manager
First Name
Paul
Last Name
Humiston
Organization Name
Wayzata Symphony Orchestra
Street Address
PO Box 697
City
Wayzata
State
MN
Zip Code
55391
Phone
(612) 387-9857
Email
WSOgrants@gmail.com
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency