Arts Tour Minnesota
ACHF Arts Access
Northern Minnesota residents and tourists will have access to live operatic and chamber music performances at a reasonable cost and in a community near them. Based on 2014 attendance figures we will work to increase attendance in established locations by 20% and set a goal of 25% capacity in new locations. 2: Minnesota freelance musicians and technical arts workers have opportunities to work professionally. The NLMF hopes to increase the budget for freelance musicians and arts workers by presenting more events during the festival season. Payroll figures for 2015 will be compared to the final 2014 budget figures.
Audiences in Chisholm increased by 40% for both opera and chamber music. Audiences in Ely increased by 20%. Aurora opera and chamber music attendance remained the same. To assess attendance, we simply count tickets. Because we sell tickets online, at local commercial establishments, and in person, and retain ticket stubs, we can easily monitor our attendance. Also, the Arrowhead Library Association provides discounted tickets; we are reimbursed by the number of stubs we return. We compare ticket sales from 2014 to 2015 to arrive at a percentage increase. 2: Freelance and semi-professional artists worked for a month on opera and symphonic projects, were paid prevailing wages (close to DSSO scale), travel expenses, and, in many cases, with housing. This is a labor intensive activity, and by engaging Minnesota arts workers, we know in advance that we will achieve the outcome.
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