Community Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Strains New Music Ensemble
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2017
End Date
July 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview

Community Arts

Project Details

Strains New Music Ensemble Twin Cities Concert Series. Funding to perform four concerts of new music at Hoverston Chapel at Augsburg College, the Schubert Club Museum in St Paul, the performance space at Regis Center for Art and SPACE at Savage Umbrella, and to present one educational workshop and one instrument builder workshop at the University of Minnesota School of Music. Events will take place in June and July of 2017.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; 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; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Robert Cuerden: Audience development, marketing, fundraising, organizational, development, planning; Janet Fried: Artistic, education; Laura Krider: General management, administration, artistic; Vong Lee: Artistic, youth programming, community service, development; Anna Min: Audience development, marketing, organizational development; Noel Nix: Community service, development, general administration, organizational development; Nasibu Sareva: General administration, fundraising, community service, development; Joyce Strand: Youth programming; Joko Sutrisno: Artistic, education, audience development, marketing, general administration.

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

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,650
Direct expenses
$8,650
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

DIY Instrument Builder workshop participant surveys show that 95% of respondents successfully created a working electro-acoustic instrument. Strains workshop participants show that 70% of respondents report increased critical listening abilities and engagement with experimental art music. Strains will count audience and workshop participants. Strains will write and administer workshop participant surveys.

Measurable Outcome(s)

DIY Instrument Builder workshop participants reported that 100% of respondents successfully created a working electro-acoustic instrument. 100% of Strains workshop participants reported increased critical listening abilities and engagement with experimental art music. We reached five distinct artistic communities.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Jeffery Kyle Hutchins, James DeVoll, Carlynn Savot, Jeremy Johnston
Project Manager
First Name
James
Last Name
DeVoll
Organization Name
Strains New Music Ensemble
Street Address
762 Montana Ave E
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55106
Phone
(513) 227-1266
Email
strainsnewmusic@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