Community Arts
Community Arts
The 2017 Women of the West Quilt Show Funding for the ninth biannual quilt show entitled "Our World in Stitches" which includes approximately 200 quilts on display and presentations by a well-known professional quilter. Attendees will participate in educational activities to learn about the art of quilt-making. The event will be held at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Plymouth during September 2017.
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.
Mica Anders: General administration; Maya Beck: Artistic, general administration, community service, development; Andi Cheney: Organizational development, general administration, finance; Tia-Simone Gardner: Artistic, youth programming, community service, development; Alneida Madrigal: General administration, organizational development, youth programming; Laura Nahri: Fundraising, general management, administration, organizational development; Ricardo Vazquez: Artistic, audience development, marketing, community education; Magnolia Yang Sao Yia: Artistic, community education, youth programming.
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Women of the West Quilt Guild has marketing activities planned with the goal of attracting at least 400 attendees. Attendance and boutique sales impact the net financial outcome, which will also be measured and reported. Attendance is easily assessed by paid admissions at the door. Boutique sales of member-donated items are also easily tracked.
473 people attended the show, 18% over budget. The great attendance was attributed to targeted marketing efforts, venue location, quilt quality, show size, our nationally-known speaker, and good weather. Boutique sales of $2635 far exceeded expectations and helped fund the show. Unsold donations went to the Boys and Girls Club of the Twin Cities for their holiday shopping setting for youth.
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