Arts Activities Support

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Twin Cities Women's Choir

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

September 2016

End Date

April 2017

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Ramsey

Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Funding for the 20th Anniversary Concert, featuring the voices of up to 200 women and repertoire from throughout the choir's history. The Concert will take place in February 2017 at The O’Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair of El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Artistic Director of World Music and Dance and the International Children’s Festival; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Susan Rotilie: Education, artistic, volunteerism; Craig Harris: Organizational development, administration, artistic; Alan Berks: Artistic, marketing, education; Jeff Hnilicka: Youth programming, administration, artistic; Laura Sindberg: Education, artistic, youth programming; Elissa Schufman: Fundraising, computer systems, volunteerism; Nasibu Sareva: Administration, fundraising, community service; Sophie Liu-Othmer: Community Education, community service, administration; Aron Lorber: Artistic, education, organizational development.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2017 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$35,010

Direct expenses

$45,010

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

0.00

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We aim to sell 150 season tickets and 600 concert tickets, present a concert that celebrates our first 20 years and incorporates participants’ favorite songs, achieve concert participation and donations by 50 alumnae, and to meet our budget goals. We also hope to earn positive comments from a majority of our audience, singers, alumnae, and staff. We will count season and concert tickets sold, and compare income and expenses to the project budget. We will gather feedback from the audience via word of mouth, from participants by group discussion within the choir (relaying personal experience and audience feedback), from staff and board debriefing discussions, and via online survey for both performers and audience.

Measurable Outcome(s)

114 season tickets and 606 concert tickets were sold. The timeline and communications plans were successfully implemented. Positive comments were received by audience, singers, alumnae, and staff via word of mouth, group discussion (relaying personal experience and audience feedback), staff and board debriefs, and online participant survey. 124 current TCWC singers and 21 alumnae participated.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Alanna Walen, Barb Gacek, Carol Lohman, Julie Kelly, Kathleen Cannon, Kristi Roen, Pat Teiken, Ronna Puck, Sandi Sherman, Susan Clark, Erica Mauter

Project Manager

Erica

Mauter

Twin Cities Women's Choir

4631 Harriet Ave

Minneapolis

55419