Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Indian Music Society of Minnesota
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2015
End Date
January 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding to present the Fall 2015 Concert Series, a series of four chamber concerts featuring internationally renowned artists from India and one community festival of Indian classical music. The concerts and festival will be held between August and November 2015.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Minnesota Public Radio Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Erinn Liebhard: Artistic, marketing, administration; Kathryn Murray: Artistic, administration, organizational planning; Betty Mackay: Artistic; Rachel Levitt: Marketing, fundraising, community development; Susan Bernstein: Artistic, administration; Don Mabley-Allen: Artistic, administration, disabilities specialist; Natalie Wass: Artistic, volunteerism, education; Edie Abnet: Artistic, education, community education; Harry Sapienza: Education, administration, finance.
Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Cultural Heritage
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$7,180
Direct expenses
$17,180
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Total audience at the four concerts is expected to be at least 600, with at least 50 first time attendees. The total audience at the community festival Aradhana is expected to be at least 200, with at least 25 participants in individual and group performances. Following each concert, the Executive Committee will review the audience size, artistic success, revenue generated and the overall success of the concerts. This information will be collated, summarized and analyzed by the secretary and PR officers of the Executive Committee and will include audience participation and count, audience surveys and post-performance oral feedback from artists and Executive Committee members.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Ameeta Kelekar, Mythili Chari, Vineet Sinha, Sriram Natarajan, Jay Patel, Siddharth Iyengar, Sandhya Joshi, Allalaghatta Pavan
Project Manager
First Name
Allalaghatta
Last Name
Pavan
Organization Name
Indian Music Society of Minnesota
Street Address
PO Box 581846
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Phone
(651) 787-0497
Email
ameeta.kelekar@gmail.com
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