Legacy Arts and Cultural Heritage

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Alexandria Public Schools

Recipient Type

K-12 Education

Status

Completed

Start Date

October 2016

End Date

October 2016

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Douglas

Pope

Grant

Otter Tail

Stevens

Project Overview

Legacy Arts and Cultural Heritage

Project Details

To sponsor an artist residency featuring the St Paul Ballet, with a masterclass and a performance of "An American in Paris."

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Eric Abrahamson: Former stage manager at Historic Holmes Theatre, Board Member at Playhouse 412; Susan Kay: Retired Professor of American Studies, Retreat Coordinator at New York Mills Arts Retreat; Gregory DeGier: trumpet player for Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra and various ensembles and pit bands; Amy Ann Mursu: Musician, including piano, clarinet, tuba, and violin; Jim Arvidson: Graduate of the Regional Leadership Institute, community service volunteer; Jeannie Pladsen: Retired Payroll Manger at the University of Minnesota-Morris, community leader; Barbara Lent: Former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Andrew Sletten: drummer, actor, organizer of community arts space and performance venue; Siobhan Bremer: Associate Professor of Theatre at the University of Minnesota-Morris, regional equity actor, director, dancer; Jamie Beyer: marketing and graphic designer; Carolyn Flieder: fiber artist, former quilt shop owner; Stan Goldade: High School math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Erin Gunderson: Library branch Manager in Breckenridge, musician and artist; Carolyn Aarsvold: former Lake Region Arts Council Board member, retired instrumental music teacher.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Eric Abrahamson: Former stage manager at Historic Holmes Theatre, Board Member at Playhouse 412; Susan Kay: Retired Professor of American Studies, Retreat Coordinator at New York Mills Arts Retreat; Kari Kjesbo: former gallery manager and catering business owner; Gregory DeGier: trumpet player for Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra and various ensembles and pit bands; Amy Ann Mursu: Musician, including piano, clarinet, tuba, and violin; Jim Arvidson: Graduate of the Regional Leadership Institute, community service volunteer; Jeannie Pladsen: Retired Payroll Manger at the University of Minnesota-Morris, community leader; Barbara Lent: Former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Andrew Sletten: drummer, actor, organizer of community arts space and performance venue; Siobhan Bremer: Associate Professor of Theatre at the University of Minnesota-Morris, regional equity actor, director, dancer; Jamie Beyer: marketing and graphic designer; Carolyn Flieder: fiber artist, former quilt shop owner; Stan Goldade: High School math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Erin Gunderson: Library branch Manager in Breckenridge, musician and artist; Nancy Berns: former Lake Region Arts Council Board member, community theatre advocate, actor, costumer, vocalist.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Yes

Conflict of Interest Contact

Lake Region Arts Council, Maxine Adams (218) 739-5780

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

$5,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$3,190

Direct expenses

$8,190

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

0.00

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

To give area dance students and art enthusiasts an affordable chance to experience professional ballet and the performing arts while providing a free workshop capable of handling 50 to a 100 dancers. To maximize our attendance in the workshop and carry that over to increased attendance at the performance. To gather firsthand the visual beauty, elegance, and athleticism that ballet and professional dance brings to the stage. To see it live is to feel the emotion, passion, and visual impact that professional dancers and artistic vision can bring to the audience. A questionnaire will be given out after the workshop and performance. Questions asking how it affected them personally, and how it might impact their future involvement with dance. Feedback from the dance instructors and their students will help us gauge the success of our workshop and futuristic opportunities.

Measurable Outcome(s)

What we saw was that most of our audience was from the immediate area. The geographic information that is provided in the ticketing software showed that most of the patrons attending came from the Alexandria area, with a few exceptions from farther away.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Dean Anderson, Dave Anderson, Jean Robley, Sandy Susag, Alan Zeithamer, Angie Krebs, Pam Carlson

Project Manager

Mark

Halvorson

The Alexandria Public Schools

1410 McKay Ave S Ste 201

Alexandria

56308