Community Arts

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

She Rock She Rock

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

December 2013

End Date

May 2014

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Hennepin

Project Overview

Community Arts

Project Details

Funding for Ladies Rock Camp, a three-day music camp for women ages 19 and older. Activities will take place at Lake Harriet House of Music and culminate in a public performance at Bunkers Music Bar and Grill in April 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

Stephen Rueff: Artistic, Administration, Organizational Development; Suzanne Roberts: Artistic Finance, Community Education; Alison Heimstead: Artistic; Ann Erickson: Administration, Fundraising; Sarah Johnson: Administration, Fundraising, Education; Nina Graham: Fundraising, Administration; Andi Cheney, Fundraising, Administration; Dana LeMoine: Artistic, Education, Youth Programming.

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

$4,300

Direct expenses

$9,300

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Twenty four women attending Ladies Rock Camp, learning to play music, forming bands and putting on a performance concert for 150 people; all within a three day time frame.We will be using post-camp surveys with the participants and Artist surveys with all the teachers/artists involved.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We increased our number of campers from 19 in 2013 to 24 this year; we met our goal in that 18% of the campers had never played their chosen instrument before their first day of camp, 26% had some experience (but many hadn’t picked up their instrument in 5-10 years), 43% still played their instruments as a hobby but had never performed in a band, and the other 13% were returning LRC campers; The Ladies Rock Camp showcase at Bunkers Music Bar and Grill had over 200 attendees, up from 150 in 2013; The campers surveys showed that 86% of the campers felt their confidence and ability to play in a band improved Immensely" (5/5), and the other 14% said theirs improved "Quite A Bit" (4/5). Three of the four bands formed at this session of Ladies Rock Camp have stayed together!"

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Jenny Case, Lisa Whitney, Robin Faust

Project Manager

Jenny

Case Smith

She Rock She Rock

5115 Excelsior Blvd Ste 316

Minneapolis

55416