Community Arts
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Mississippi Valley Orchestra
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2012
End Date
February 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dakota
Project Overview
Fairytales Come True
Project Details
Funding for Fairytales Come True, a free childrenÆs concert featuring excerpts from Sleeping Beauty, the Mother Goose Suite, Hansel and Gretel and a special presentation of Peter and the Wolf with Minnesota Public RadioÆs Mindy Ratner as narrator. The Performance will take place at Augustana Lutheran Church in February 2012.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Emily Clary: Director, Dakota County Sheriff's Department; Bob Graff: Theatre designer and arts administrator, Dakota Fine Arts Consortium; Yumi Inomata: Arts Midwest staff; Mary Beth King: Board member, Dakota Fine Arts Consortium; Mary Jo Lewis: Executive Director, Harmonic Relief; Lorrie Link: Executive Director, Maple Grove Arts Center; Connie Martin: Minneapolis Pops Orchestra; Kathy Mattson: Arts administrator, Jordan Arts Festival; Naomi Russell: Arts administrator, Barn Quilts of Carver County.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2012 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
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,600
Direct expenses
$6,600
Administration costs
$5,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To provide a high-quality performing opportunity to the Mississippi Valley Orchestra artists; to provide neighborhood children and families the opportunity to see orchestral music in a live performance setting.Attendance and demographic information; audience and artist feedback.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Over 400 audience members including over 50 children; standing ovation after each piece; participants expressed that they really enjoyed playing this event.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Margaret Houlton, Timothy Swanson, Annie Hanebuth, Donna Hill, Don Ostlund, Robert Ostlund, Gail Weber, Jeffrey Van, Brian Jewell, John Hill, Christina Chen Boyers, Conor J. Casey
Project Manager
First Name
Margaret
Last Name
Houlton
Organization Name
Mississippi Valley Orchestra
Street Address
c/o Donna Hill, MVO Treasurer 734 Amber Dr
City
Shoreview
State
MN
Zip Code
55126
Phone
(612) 483-5147
Email
mhoulton@comcast.net
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