Arts Activities Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Vega Productions, Inc. AKA Vega Productions
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2016
End Date
June 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Make Music Day (Fete de la Musique).

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at 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; 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, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Katie Vang: Artistic, organizational development, community service; Ben Krywosz: Artistic, organizational planning, administration; Christina Dahlheimer: Fundraising, organizational development, administration; Reona Berry: Artistic; Sarah Steichen Stiles: Administration, artistic, community service, education, youth programming; Katherine Smith-Flores: Education, administration; Dawn Witt Saxton: Marketing, administration, volunteerism, organizational development; Jijun He: General administration; Alyssa Hawkins: Education, community service, organizational development.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
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
$8,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$4,020
Direct expenses
$12,020
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We are planning Make Music Twin Cities with a few key outcomes in mind, including Make Music Twin Cities events hosted in five cities, 12 mass appeal events hosted, 202 artists performing in 90 venues, 500 audience members engaged, and two strategic partners involved this year. We will survey audience members and participating artists at the events in person and after the events via email survey. We will count and report on our progress toward our stated goals by tracking the number of audience members, number of participating artists, number of venues, number of mass appeal events, and number of cities in which Make Music Twin Cities events took place. We will also assess whether we engaged with our two stated partners with whom we intended to involve in Make Music Twin Cities events this year.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Outcome #1: 245 musicians of all skill levels playing an array of genres of music performed as part of the second annual Make Music Twin Cities. Outcome #2: 1,284 people attended or found Make Music Twin Cities performances in six cities in the metro area.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Beth Sorensen, Max Felsheim, Tony Pulver, Andrea Swensson, Jake Manders, Josh Lacey, Hank Harris, Adrienne Hovland, Eliot Skinner, Pat Bents, Kris Kautzman, Chuck Spavin, Al Groth, Urban Landeman
Project Manager
First Name
Caitlin
Last Name
Marlotte
Organization Name
Vega Productions, Inc. AKA Vega Productions
Street Address
4333 Colfax Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55409
Phone
(612) 810-9070
Email
caitlin@vegaproductions.org
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