Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$6,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Minnesota Valley Chorale

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

December 2012

End Date

April 2013

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Blue Earth

Nicollet

Watonwan

Brown

Le Sueur

Project Overview

Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project

Project Details

They will perform four concerts for the 2012-2013 season. Two concerts will be Christmas themed on December 1-2, 2012. Spring concerts will be The Old Church theme in April of 2013.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with Springfield Community Theater; Mary Jane Glawe: visual artist; Nancy Goettl: adjunct faculty at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Sara Krassin: arts administration for the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager, volunteer with the Saint James Community Theater; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with Blue Earth Community Theater; Paula Scheffler: substitute teacher in LeSueur; Melanie Schmidt: high school speech coach, Program Director for Mankato Community Education; Bonnie Taplin: volunteer with Interlaken Heritage Days Festival in Fairmont; Elizabeth Traxler: teacher, director and playwright; Gina Wenger: professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Greg Wilkins: Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Denice Evers: retired teacher, volunteer with Springfield Community Theater; Mary Jane Glawe: visual artist; Nancy Goettl: adjunct faculty at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Sara Krassin: arts administration for the ChildrenÆs Museum of Southern Minnesota; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager, volunteer with the Saint James Community Theater; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with Blue Earth Community Theater; Paula Scheffler: substitute teacher in LeSueur; Melanie Schmidt: high school speech coach, Program Director for Mankato Community Education; Bonnie Taplin: volunteer with Interlaken Heritage Days Festival in Fairmont; Elizabeth Traxler: teacher, director and playwright; Gina Wenger: professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Greg Wilkins: Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2013 Fiscal Year

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

$6,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$13,360

Direct expenses

$19,360

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The number of Minnesotans that are able to participate in the arts increases. The quality, types, and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases.We will survey our audiences to gauge the success of our publicity efforts, identify our target demographics, and assist with future planning. Our online presence via our own website and Facebook allows discussion of the Chorale, its mission, performances and repertoire, and offers a way to solicit comments from the general public. We will interview our donors to get their sense of the value of the Chorale and its efforts.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The number of Minnesotans who were able to participate in the arts increased. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increased.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Roger Bergquist, Hugh Henry, Marsha Hackbarth, Matt Starkey, Jacque Fuller, Cathy Ahern, Greg Suskovic, John Baumann

Project Manager

Kylie

Ahlschwede

Minnesota Valley Chorale

PO Box 5134

Mankato

56002-5134