Community Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Partners in Praise Girls Choir
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2014
End Date
June 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview
Community Arts
Project Details
Funding for the seventh annual PIPFEST, a choral festival hosting 11 youth choirs featuring guest artist and conductor Stephen Hatfield. The festival will take place at Bethel University's Benson Great Hall in May 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
Laura Tahja Johnson: General Management, Organizational Planning, Audience Development; Pat Teiken: General Management, Organizational Development, Fundraising; Dawn Ridgway: General Management, Audience Development, Artistic; Linda Dorn: Artistic; Jeanne Schwartz: Organizational Development, General Management, Community Education; Hayley Johnson: Audience Development, Fundraising, General Management; Peter Stein: Artistic, Organizational Development, General Management; Nicholas Ellison: Education, Artistic; Justin Merritt: Education.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
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
$8,990
Direct expenses
$13,990
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We expect eleven choirs - 400 singers, directors, music educators and a minimum of 800 music lovers, fans and community supporters, to gain a dramatic and valuable experience with our International Composer/Conductor, Stephen Hatfield. We expect over 80% positive responses from participant singers and directors about their overall creative experience of the festival via evaluation forms.We will record attendance numbers at the festival via ticket sales and a visual head count during the performance. We will send out a survey to all choir managers and directors following the event to gather Post-performance feedback.

Measurable Outcome(s)

This particular project continues to tie Partners in Praise Girls Choir to the larger choral community. Without it, we rarely, if ever, hear other like choirs. It encourages us to strive for our best and understand that we can learn from one another. We have picked up music choices from hearing other choirs and we know that others have been encouraged to incorporate more movement and expression after seeing our group.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Julia Fahey, William Blonigan, Diane Busby, Lisa Owens, Christy Caspers, Patricia McPherson
Project Manager
First Name
Julia
Last Name
Fahey
Organization Name
Partners in Praise Girls Choir
Street Address
3018 61st Ave N á
City
Brooklyn Center
State
MN
Zip Code
55429
Phone
(763) 744-8169
Email
juliafahey@msn.com
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency