Community Arts
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Saint Louis Park Friends of the Arts
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
May 2012
End Date
September 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Our Town: Beats and Streets
Project Details
Funding for Our Town: Beats and Streets, a series of drumming and percussion-focused activities that will take place at a variety of locations in St Louis Park between May and September 2012.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Ginny Jacobson: Teacher, Musikgarten; Suzi McArdle: The Park Theatre Company; Betsy Mowry: Program Manager of Youth Projects, Juxtaposition Arts; Michele Hammel: President, Perimeter Productions; Andrea Dittmer: Choir Manager, Angelica Cantanti; Craig Harris: Managing Director, Playwrights Center; Nirmala Rajasekar: Musician; Heather Rutledge: Executive Director, ArtReach Saint Croix.
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
$12,800
Direct expenses
$17,800
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To build bridges between artists and community; to provide arts activities that are as accessible as possible; to expose audiences to varied cultural art forms.Participant feedback; regular meetings with partnering agencies to collect anecdotal and qualitative feedback; analysis of program committee.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Both the artists and the participants were thrilled with the unifying experience that connected them to not only each other, but also the varying cultures within their community.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Susan Schneck, George Hagemann, Emily Carney, Michael Klement, John Tieszen, Terry Bentley, Rick Person, Jim Rhodes, JIm McDonough, Benjamin Share, Diane Pecoraro, Sandy Hicks
Project Manager
First Name
Susan
Last Name
Schneck
Organization Name
Saint Louis Park Friends of the Arts
Street Address
6715 Minnetonka Blvd Ste 103
City
St Louis Park
State
MN
Zip Code
55416
Phone
(612) 337-0755
Email
susan@snowcommunications.com
View Project Website
Administered By
Administered by