Flexible Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$11,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
An Opera Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
December 2020
End Date
June 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Flexible Support

Project Details

An Opera Theatre Spring virtual programming and position creation

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner; Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Paul Creager: Square Lake Film and Music Festival Founder and Director; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Craig Dunn: Access Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Christal Moose: Native Arts Collaborative Agency and Native Pride Productions, Inc. Arts Manager and Artist; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Independent Consultant; Andrea Sjogren: Community Education; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Augsburg College Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Amy McGarness, Artistic; Barbara Haugen, Artistic, Audience Development / Marketing, Organizational Development / Planning; Briauna Williams, Artistic, Education, Marketing/Audience Development; Cigale Ahlquist, Fundraising, Organizational Development, Audience Development / Marketing; John DuBose, Education, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Artistic; Kevin Yang, Youth Programming, Artistic, Community Education; Samantha Prudhon Falkowski, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Education, Artistic.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$11,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$0
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Residents learn new arts skills and techniques; residents gain awareness and appreciation for artistic disciplines and mediums; artists build their capacity through professional development. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Observation ; Surveying (paper or online) ; Other (please describe below)

Measurable Outcome(s)

The positions created through the support of this grant greatly impacted the internal strength of our organization, as well as our breadth of reach in the arts community and beyond. We secured organizational structure through financial recordkeeping and monthly finance reports, grant and foundation management and submission, and consistent tracking and upkeep on our social media platforms. Our production WE OUT: The Air We Breathe also supported by this grant allowed us to maintain a connection with our large virtual audience, allowing an engagement between our community and Environmental Justice movements; it also gave the opportunity to our Artists to create in the film medium, and perform the Regional Premiere of a contemporary chamber piece.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Thomas Forsythe, Mari Oyanagi Eggum, Janette Davis, William Gamble, Kelley Lindquist, Chris Park
Project Manager
First Name
Kelly
Last Name
Turpin
Organization Name
An Opera Theatre
Street Address
75 Orlin Ave SE
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55414
Phone
(612) 889-7918
Email
aotopera@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