Community Arts

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Northeast Orchestra

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

January 2014

End Date

December 2014

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Anoka

Project Overview

Community Arts

Project Details

Funding to present three free concerts featuring a performance by a professional instrumental soloist. As a part of the project, each soloist will provide an educational event for members of the orchestra. Concerts will be held at the Church of Saint William in Fridley in February, May and November 2014.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Executive Director, Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director, Roseville Parks and Recreation; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor and Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: Consultant and Grant Writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: Vocal Performer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Deborah Ziskovsky: Artistic, Administration; G.J. Clayburn: Administration; Bethany Whitehead, Fundraising, Administration, Organizational Development; Dan Wold: Artistic; Scott Swanson: Administration, Artistic, Finance; Elspeth Carlstrom: Administration.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$16,501

Direct expenses

$21,501

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

A professional instrumental soloist will perform at each of three Northeast Orchestra concerts, scheduled for February 2014, May 2014, and November 2014. Each of the performing professional soloist will provide an educational event for members of the orchestra, for a total of three educational events.The orchestra will evaluate the project’s success through a survey given to members, an informal survey of the audience, attendance figures, and the free-will offering.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Through this project, the Northeast Orchestra has developed a good model for working with soloists. Surveys showed that 98% of audience respondents enjoyed the soloists and in the member survey most members either agreed or strongly agreed with statements about the benefits of working with the soloists and learning from the educational events they provided.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Paul Tidemann, Agnes Wolf, John Groethe, Linda Hausmann, Larry Hickle, Barb Kuhnley, Connie Metcalf, Cheryl Nordquist, Jeffrey Stirling

Project Manager

Linda

Hausmann

Northeast Orchestra

1451 Glacier Ln

Fridley

55421-1330