Community Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Selby Ave JazzFest
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2012
End Date
September 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview

Selby Avenue Jazz Festival

Project Details

Funding for the 10th annual Selby Avenue Jazz Festival featuring local and national jazz artists with a wide array of musical styles. The festival will take place at the intersection of Selby and Milton Avenues in St Paul in September 2012.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Daniel Adolphson: Director of Program Engagement, COMPAS-Community Programs in the Arts; Susan Fisher: Executive Director, Minnesota Brass; Janet Grove: Arts administrator, NDI Backyard Productions; David Harris: Executive Director, Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council; Andrew Leitch: Community development consultant; Mankwe Ndosi: Musician; Liz Neerland: Arts administrator, Nimbus Theatre; Gary Peterson: Arts administration consultant.

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
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
$47,700
Direct expenses
$52,700
Administration costs
$5,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Provide a community-based and community-building event featuring music and interactive visual art displays.Attendance numbers; attendee and vendor surveys; press comments and quotes; word-of-mouth feedback.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Both vendors and attendees reported an engaging experience with their wider community through this event.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Mychael Wright, Janet Williams, Stephanie Wright, Dave Bonko, Oramae Mitchell, Larana Jones, Dot Drake
Project Manager
First Name
Dave
Last Name
Bonko
Organization Name
Selby Ave JazzFest
Street Address
c/o Golden Thyme Coffee CafΘ 921 Selby Ave
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
(651) 645-1340
Email
dbonko@q.com
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency