Operating Support
Operating Support
The Lakes Area Music Festival connects the nation's best performers and audiences for excellent classical music and inspiring education.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.
Patricia Andrews: Executive director, Headwaters School of Music and the Arts; Lisa Bergh: Public artist; executive director for the Hutchinson Center for the Arts; Jonathan Carter: Director of IT business relationship management, Harmon, Inc.; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Erin Cooper: Operational director, Irish Fair of Minnesota; Don Eitel: Former managing director, Mu Performing Arts; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sarah Lawrence: Co-general artistic director, Lyric Opera of the North; Jonathan Lewis, Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Gretchen Pick, Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.
ACHF Arts Access
Over 12,000 people of diverse economic, geographic, and age demographics participate in concert and learning activities to heighten cultural literacy. Cumulative audience will be recorded by ongoing headcount at all activities. Demographic information is collected by audience, education participant, and outreach partner surveys. 2: Outreach will expand to increase service to people with economic, social, or physical barriers to the arts through new and existing partnerships. Quantitative evaluation includes cumulative participants and number of activities. Qualitative feedback is received from musicians, venues/partners, and participants.
LAMF served 10,491 cumulative participants through programs designed for all ages. Headcount is measured and tracked at every Festival activity throughout the year. Programs and radical hospitality of ticketless entry ensure a broad range of age and socioeconomic means. 2: Fourteen additional concert activities took place in public libraries, eldercare facilities, shelter for victims of domestic abuse, and the County Jail. Outreach programs served 415 individuals with artistic programming which wouldn't be otherwise offered. Surveys by each new and existing partner showed headcount as well as anecdotal evidence of overcoming barriers.
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