Community Arts
Community Arts
Minneapolis Southside Singers. Funding to present at least 20 free concerts to under-served audiences across the seven-county metropolitan area between April 2017 and March 2018.
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.
Sarah Gerdes: Youth programming, artistic, general administration; Frangena Johnson: Artistic, community education, audience development, marketing; Laney Ohman: Audience development, marketing, computer systems, web design, fundraising; Dan Pinkerton: Education, artistic, computer systems, web design; Suzanne Roberts: Artistic, community education, education; Gregory Rose: Artistic, education, community education; Lula Saleh: Artistic; Jovan Speller: Artistic, general administration, community education; Carla Steen: Artistic, audience development, marketing.
ACHF Arts Access
The Minneapolis Southside Singers will present between 30 - 40 performances between April 2017 and March 2018. At least 20 performances will be part of this project's focus which is to reach audiences who have limited access to live artistic performances and who have very limited funds such as senior housing, assisted living and adult daycare facilities. The project will be evaluated by documenting the number of performances given and the number of performances given for the specifically targeted audiences. At least one concert per year will include a written audience survey. Members will be surveyed for their feedback and the quarterly meetings will include an evaluation component. Further evaluation will include determining whether the chorus has continued to add new music, to stretch their artistic skills, and to tailor new music to specific audiences.
The most significant outcome was the Holiday performance. The chorus sang and performed well for a standing room only crowd that enjoyed the music. The chorus also felt that the newspaper editorial by the former Miss America was a highlight.
Other, local or private