Community Arts
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Minneapolis Southside Singers
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2013
End Date
December 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Community Arts
Project Details
Funding to present 20 free concerts to under-served audiences across the seven-county metropolitan area during the 2013 calendar year.
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
Byron Richard: community development, education; Roxanne Heaton: administration, fundraising, finance; Stanley H. Rothrock, II: artistic, education, community education; Maija Brown: education, artistic, community education; Steve Busa: artistic, education, organizational development; Levi Weinhagen: artistic, audience development, youth programming; Merilee Klemp: artistic, education, youth programming; Johanna Winters: artistic, education, youth programming.
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
$3,500
Direct expenses
$8,500
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Provide access to a quality music conductor and rehearsals culminating in 20 choral performance opportunities for volunteer singers 55 years and older; Present 20 choral performances to under-served communities, including senior living facilities.Document the number of performance given for targeted, under-served audiences; audience surveys; formalized, quarterly member evaluations for participating singers.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Provided 20 free choral concerts to audiences with limited access to the arts, primarily through presentations at senior living facilities; exceeded audience goals with over 2,200 in attendance.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Joel Rector, Janet Balej, Holly Trotter, Aundria Schreiner, Skip Steinworth, Marguerite Hanbery, Yuri Ivan
Project Manager
First Name
Patricia
Last Name
Hastreiter
Organization Name
Minneapolis Southside Singers
Street Address
Minneapolis Community Education 4029 28th Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55406
Phone
(612) 668-4828
Email
patty.hastreiter@mpls.k12.mn.us
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