Community Arts

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

The Southern Theater Foundation AKA The Southern Theater

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

In Progress

Start Date

January 2016

End Date

January 2017

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Hennepin

Project Overview

Community Arts

Project Details

Funding to support three performances from a collection of seven artists, connecting them with the resources and audiences needed to make their shows a success. Performances will take place at the Southern Theater between March and December 2016.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Oskar Ly: Artistic, community service, volunteerism; Tiernan Warner: Artistic, youth programming, education; Stanton Wood: Fundraising, general management, artistic; Erin Lauderman: Artistic, youth programming, audience development; Zhen Zou: Education, general management, artistic; Jennifer Wood: Fundraising, disabilities specialist, general management; Monica Murray: Artistic, education, general management; Jonna Kosalko: Fundraising, audience development, general; Jean McElvain: Artistic, Community Education, organizational development.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Yes

Conflict of Interest Contact

Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Amy Crawford (651) 523-6390

Project Details: 2016 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$15,400

Direct expenses

$20,400

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

0.00

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Our hope is to see an increase of 5-10% in attendance from the 55454 zip code by the last quarter of 2016. With the supplemental marketing and outreach, we will increase student membership and ticket sales by 5-10% by last quarter of 2016. We will also track use of free tickets distributed to see how many are used. A use rate of 15% of complimentary tickets issued will be a great indicator of success. We will utilize our ticketing company's (Ticketworks) reporting features to evaluate the number of audience attendance for our specific goals. We will also use our ongoing demographics survey taken on site by attendees to see if there is a shift in both age and diversity of our attendees over the course of 2016.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Mike Grosso, Sheldon Wood, Eric Herron, Leslie Ball, Jessica Herfurth, Amy Newton, Craig Espelien, Scott Rehovsky, Michelle Winchester

Project Manager

Damon

Runnals

The Southern Theater Foundation AKA The Southern Theater

1420 Washington Ave S

Minneapolis

55454-1038