Community Arts
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Sounds of Hope, Ltd.
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2013
End Date
August 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Project Overview
Community Arts
Project Details
Funding for Songs of Hope 2013, an international concert project featuring youth between 9- and 16-years-old from countries around the world along with youth from the Twin Cities. Twenty concerts will be held throughout the metro area in July 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
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 Cultural Heritage
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$60,375
Direct expenses
$65,375
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To create a high-energy, culturally rich, and inspiring show for widely diverse audiences that will include the general public, older and younger youth in various schools and summer programs., at-risk children, seniors and persons with disabilities.Videotaped discussion with participants; questionnaires filled out by participants and staff; survey mailed to concert sponsors; questionnaires fill out by families of US participants; audience surveys.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Twenty concerts were performed in community venues; 61 artists including youth aged 10-16 from fifteen different countries participated; twenty two participants were new; estimated audiences totaled 4700; concerts reached diverse communities.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Joudy Morrison, Fred Perez, Ginny Kone, Hannah Hoes, Bethany Gladhill, Jim Keane, David Pizzuto, Randall Ross, John Choi
Project Manager
First Name
Thomas
Last Name
Surprenant
Organization Name
Sounds of Hope, Ltd.
Street Address
253 4th St E Ste 205
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55101-1643
Phone
(651) 225-4179
Email
info@soundsofhope.org
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