Arts and Cultural Heritage

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Austin Symphony Orchestra
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
August 2015
End Date
April 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Hennepin
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Waseca
Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Hennepin
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Waseca
Project Overview
Arts and Cultural Heritage
Project Details
Austin Symphony Orchestra 59th Season "A Picturesque Travelogue"
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Kjel Alkire: performance artist; John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: operations manager, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: secretary, Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathleen Peterson, playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Joan Sween: author; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$53,745
Direct expenses
$63,745
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Provide affordable access to residents of Austin, Minnesota area to attend live orchestral performances. Estimated attendance a t funded concerts is 3,800. Raise the number of opportunities for area musicians to create live, symphonic music. Outcomes will be measured by data collection (number of musicians participating, attendance, number of events, revenues) onsite survey, review or recorded concert footage, musicians' feedback and feedback during board debrief of each concert.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Providing affordable access and raising the number of opportunities for area musicians to create music. Our orchestras were larger than the previous year by 5-8 members per concert, and ticket prices have remained the same for 8 years, and children under 18 are always free.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Linda Baumann, Debbie Binder, Fred Bogott, Roger Boughton, Ann Bundy, Martha Chancellor, Cheryl Collins, Morgan Dickman, Terry Dorsey, Marge Dunlap, Sue Grove, Danielle Heiny, Laura Larson, Sonia Larson, Richard Lemons, Janet Oman Luick, Bradley Mariska,
Project Manager
First Name
Fred
Last Name
Bogott
Organization Name
Austin Symphony Orchestra
Street Address
301 3rd St NW PO Box 465
City
Austin
State
MN
Zip Code
55912
Phone
(507) 433-5647
Email
mchancel@mac.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
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Location

2778 D Commerce Drive NW
Rochester, MN 55901-2262 

Phone
Project Manager: Anastasia Shartin
(507) 281-4848
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