Community Arts
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
The Dream Songs Project
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2013
End Date
March 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Community Arts
Project Details
Funding to commission and perform a new work for classical voice and guitar by Minnesota composer Katherine Bergman. The piece will be included in three concerts and two outreach premiere performances for seniors and high school youth in December 2013 and January 2014.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Craig Harris: organizational development, administration, artist; Greg Bullard: organizational development, administration, finance; Tina Meckel: fundraising, artistic, administration; Mary Elizabeth Lee: artistic, audience development, computer systems; Ellen Cattadoris: fundraising, community service; Yumi Inomata: administration; Pete Driessen: artistic; Erika Herrmann: administration.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2013 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
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,900
Direct expenses
$6,900
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Audiences with little exposure to classical music and contemporary composition will have excellent new opportunities, and a new piece of music will be commissioned and recorded. Increase audience by 30% from last season’s performance.Audience surveys and audience size assessment.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Performed exclusively repertoire from contemporary Minnesota composers, highlighting new works for new audiences; 65% of audience members surveyed were new to the organization; exceeded audience goals for this series.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Alyssa Anderson, Joseph Spoelstra, Matthew McCright, Julian Ward, Emily Macey
Project Manager
First Name
Alyssa
Last Name
Anderson
Organization Name
The Dream Songs Project
Street Address
30 W 22nd St Ste 105
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55404
Phone
(612) 384-8412
Email
thedreamsongsproject@gmail.com
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