Community Arts Access Project

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$2,250

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Staples Area Men's Chorus, Inc.

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

July 2015

End Date

November 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Todd

Project Overview

Community Arts Access Project

Project Details

Aspaas - Bengtson Commission

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator and dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist and community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 yearsÆ experience in arts administration.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

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

$2,250

Other Funds Leveraged

$850

Direct expenses

$3,100

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

0.00

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

By October 2015 Staples Area Men’s Chorus will have a new composition to debut at our Real Men Sing! male chorus festival for area middle and high school students. Festival participants (285 student and 120 adult) will have the opportunity to work and rehearse with Christopher Aspaas, the director of the Saint Olaf Viking Chorus and composer of this commissioned piece, and poet David Bengtson, author of the text. These rehearsals will take place before the world premiere at the 2015 Real Men Sing! festival. We will know if the composition was completed in time for rehearsals. Participants will be counted at the festival and be surveyed about their reactions to the new literature, and working with the composer and lyricist.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Successful community arts activity which resulted in increased awareness and skill levels of participants.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager

James

Sauer

Staples Area Men's Chorus, Inc.

PO Box 114

Staples

56479