Community Arts
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2012
End Date
August 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dakota
Project Overview
Summer Performance Series
Project Details
Funding for the 2012 Summer Performance Series featuring Minnesota Sinfonia, a Shakespeare Festival, the Dakota Valley Summer Pops Orchestra and Chorale, OÆShea Irish Dance and the Center for Irish Music, Mu Daiko, and Monroe Crossing. The free series will be held at Caponi Art Park from June through August 2012.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Emily Foxen: Events Coordinator, Weisman Art Museum; Julie Kuenzel: Community Education, District 108; Larry Pint: New Prague Arts Council; Bob Thomas: Chaska Valley Theater; Mary Jo Truchon: Blaine Arts Council; Justine Pearson: Intern, Minnesota Public Radio; Jeanne Schwartz: Rosemount Area Arts Council; Kay Augustine: Director of Arts Education, Iowa Arts Council.
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
$19,100
Direct expenses
$24,100
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To present high-quality performances in an informal outdoor setting that makes art accessible to a broad audience, especially families; to present a wide-range of performances that expose audiences to the richness of world cultures and artistic expression; to draw the community together in a shared experience that helps build a sense of place and pride in community.Attendance; audience surveys; feedback elicited from performing artists; media coverage; staff assessment of audience response and engagement.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Through the accessible outdoor performances, families and other audiences experienced high-quality and culturally diverse performances.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Craig Harris, Merri Schreiber, Wendy Raway, Anthony Caponi, Cheryl Caponi, Tom Egan, Sue Hegarty, Juli Seydell Johnson, Dr. Robert M Gavin, Jr.
Project Manager
First Name
Elspeth
Last Name
Carlstrom
Organization Name
Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center
Street Address
1205 Diffley Rd
City
Eagan
State
MN
Zip Code
55123-1415
Phone
(651) 454-9412
Email
elspeth@caponiartpark.org
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