Community Arts Access Project

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Lakes Area Chamber Music Festival

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

August 2013

End Date

August 2013

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Crow Wing

Project Overview

Cinderella, by Gioachino Rossini (opera)

Project Details

The Lakes Area Music Festival will present La Cenerentola, a musical depiction of the Cinderella story by Italian bel canto composer Gioachino Rossini in summer, 2013.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Kathryn Lohr: retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 years experience in arts administration.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Kathryn Lohr: retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Fred Rogers: community theatre producer, community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt; professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner; Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 years experience in arts administration.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2013 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$10,300

Direct expenses

$15,300

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

1. AUDIENCE: increase our 2012 audience by 15%; expose over 100 children and youth (under the age of 18) to live opera performance. 2. COVERAGE: Generate positive coverage from at least three media sources (newspapers, radio, etc.). 3. FINANCIAL: Generate $9,000 of income through sponsorships and concert free-will donations.1. Audience figures will be collected and evaluated through headcount at performance with augmented information collected through internet survey following the festival series. 2. Media coverage will be initiated through invitation and evaluated through follow-up and actual coverage. 3. Financial outcomes for sponsorship will be tracked on an ongoing basis through our strategic fundraising/development plan. Free-will donations will be counted directly following the performance.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Successfully facilitated an Orchestra Music Festival increasing audience by 22% and involving over 150 youth.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Tim Yeh, Mary Farmer, Joey Halvorson, Sheri Dryden, Alice Ritter, Mary Anne Bennett, Cheryl Karlgaard, Millie Engisch-Morris, Scott Lykins

Project Manager

Scott

Lykins

Lakes Area Chamber Music Festival

1001 Kingwood St Ste 114