Community Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Vets for Music
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2016
End Date
July 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Washington
Washington
Project Overview
Community Arts
Project Details
Funding for VetsFest, a free one-day music festival honoring military veterans to be held at Richard Walton Memorial Park in Oakdale in July 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
Kathy Mattson: Organizational development, volunteerism, fundraising; Hayley Johnson: Audience development, fundraising, administration; Erin Gardner: Artistic, disabilities specialist, Community Education; Robert Cuerden: Audience development, fundraising, organizational development; Janelle Doyle: Education, Community Education, youth programming; Dave Browne: Fundraising, general administration, youth programming; Kathleen James: Youth programming, administration, audience development; Noel Nix: Community service, administration, organizational development.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
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
$13,750
Direct expenses
$18,750
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Anticipated attendance of 1500-2000 people to experience three bands and view 20+ veteran organization booths. We will base the success of the event/evaluate anticipated outcomes on the following: attendance, audience survey, artist survey, post-performance feedback. We will have volunteers walking around at the event asking audience members their opinion of the event and will also have an online survey for people to complete.

Measurable Outcome(s)

ACHIEVE GOALS: We achieved our artistic goals of bringing live music to veterans, their families and friends and all those who support veterans. WHAT WORKED: The music was great. People were engaged in the music. The dance area was consistently full. The Huey helicopter landing was a great success. After landing and shutting down, people were allowed to climb into the choppers. Kids and adults were thrilled to sit in a chopper which flew in Vietnam. DIDN'T WORK: It was a very bright sunny day. The crowd stayed under the shelters in the shade which were to the left of the stage and back a bit. Bands would been able to engage more with the audience if they had been in front of them. Next year we will put up a large tent in the center of the park to provide shade. STRENGTHS/CHALLENGES: The strengths were the variety of bands/music. The challenge was the time between some of the bands. DO DIFFERENT: The emcee would be more engaged with the audience. There would be activities for the audience between sets. INTENDED COMMUNITY: We did successfully reach our intended community. We were very pleased at the number of veterans, their families and friends who attended. ESTIMATED POPULATION: The estimated population benefiting was what we had anticipated. OUTREACH/DO DIFFERENT: For our first event we met the community diversity we had in mind as our goal. In the future, there will be a wider variety of music to appeal to a broader range of veterans, their family and friends. We hope to attract more of the younger veterans. There would be activities for the audience between sets. Food vendors would not be located so far back from the area where people sit. We would like to have more veteran services groups represented. We would add more interactive activates for people to view/participate in between bands. We would also have activities that would draw more families with children and young adults. MEET GOALS: Our goals were met based on the number of attendees representing all wars and conflicts since, and including, WWII. We were able to have the event free to the public, which was a major goal. There was a variety of vendors participating. The program was physically accessible to all who attended. Attendance was estimated at over 1000 people with an on-site random survey resulting with 100% attending indicating they would attend next year.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Patrick McLaughlin, Jeanne Kenney, Laurie Knutson
Project Manager
First Name
Patrick
Last Name
McLaughlin
Organization Name
Vets for Music
Street Address
3744 Gershwin Ave N  
City
Oakdale
State
MN
Zip Code
55128
Phone
(651) 246-9380
Email
vetsformusic@gmail.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