Community Arts
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Mississippi Valley Orchestra
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2013
End Date
June 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Project Overview
Community Arts
Project Details
Funding for the second annual children’s concert featuring music from Disney’s Fantasia and narration by Anton Jones. The concert will take place at First Lutheran Church in Columbia Heights in June 2013.
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
Debra Stone: artistic, education, community service; Janet Grove: administration, artistic, education; Julie Guidry: disabilities specialist, community education, organizational development; Patty Richardson: administration; Laura Narhi: fundraising, administration; Megan Hadley: administration, artistic, finance; Peter Stein: artistic, organizational development, administration; Joyce Nelson Shellhart: artistic; Angela Hedlund: 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
$1,500
Direct expenses
$6,500
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To provide the Mississippi Valley Orchestra and its collaborating artists with an opportunity to perform the dramatic music of Dukas, Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky and Beethoven; to provide neighborhood children and their families with a concert of unforgettable cultural gems of orchestral music they may not often experience in a live performance setting.Informal feedback from artistic director, orchestra members and audience.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Fifty-two artist members of the orchestra presented a concert of classical music to over 250 patrons in Columbia Heights; the local paper, Sun Focus, featured the concert; over 20 children interacted with narrator Anton Jones; audience feedback was positive.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Margaret Houlton, Brian Jewell, Annie Hanebuth, Donna Hill, Ann Delgehausen, Ben Dill, John Hill, Karen Kaehler, Kate Kelly, Don Ostlund, Robert Ostlund, Jeffery Van, Lynell Vandermeer, Gail Weber, Nancy Wucherpfennig
Project Manager
First Name
Margaret
Last Name
Houlton
Organization Name
Mississippi Valley Orchestra
Street Address
734 Amber Dr c/o Donna Hill
City
Shoreview
State
MN
Zip Code
55126
Phone
(612) 483-5147
Email
missvalleyorch@gmail.com
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