Community Arts
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Velvet Tones
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2012
End Date
August 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Scott
Ramsey
Dakota
Hennepin
Carver
Washington
Anoka
Project Overview
Community Arts
Project Details
Funding for nine vocal performances for groups with limited arts access. Performances will take place in the greater metropolitan area between February and June 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
$1,904
Direct expenses
$6,904
Administration costs
$5,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To expand choir's repertoire and musical ability, and to diversify audiences reached.Choir member surveys, audience feedback, director's assessment.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Choir members reported that the concert was both challenging and rewarding and audience feedback showed that a broader range of communities were reached.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Dave Sibinski, Maynard Ohm, Ellen Mae Brezina, Bill Hlavac, Bob Novak, Merlyn Jeche, Dan Melander
Project Manager
First Name
Dub
Last Name
Fields
Organization Name
Velvet Tones
Street Address
15919 Harwell Ave
City
Apple Valley
State
MN
Zip Code
55124
Phone
(952) 432-1081
Email
velvettones@gmail.com
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