Community Arts
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
City of South Saint Paul
Recipient Type
Local/Regional Government
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2012
End Date
August 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dakota
Project Overview
The Sounds of South Saint Paul
Project Details
Funding for The Sounds of South Saint Paul, a six-week music concert series celebrating the CityÆs 125th birthday. Concerts will take place at the South St Paul Central Square Community Center Amphitheater in July and August 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
$1,250
Direct expenses
$6,250
Administration costs
$5,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Residents of South St Paul will celebrate the city's 125th birthday and learn about the city's history and culture through performances.Audience numbers and diversity grow over the course of the series of 6 performances.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Six different musical groups that were representative of South St. Paul were engaged; groups represented Latino, Irish, Croatian, Serbian, German and African American populations; an estimated 750 adults and 250 children attended the activities.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Beth Baumann, Deb Griffith, Chris Esser, Kelly Casey Spavin, Mike Funk, John Kemp, Holly Ekwochi, Austin Barnes, Jodelle Ista, Tony Roszak
Project Manager
First Name
Deb
Last Name
Griffith
Organization Name
City of South Saint Paul
Street Address
135 3rd Ave N
City
South St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55075
Phone
(651) 554-3230
Email
deb.griffith@southstpaul.org
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