Operating Support
Operating Support
Mill City Summer Opera presents innovative and world-class opera in nontraditional venues, engaging the community and its visitors through financially accessible performances for new and younger audiences, and developing diverse audiences by offering outreach to underserved youth.
Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, 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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.
Crystal Brinkman: Executive director, Kulture Klub Collaborative; Brenda Brousseau: Visual artist, app developer and software company owner; Michael Cook: Treasurer, Twin Cities Jazz Festival; retired banker; Sindiswa Georgiades: Project management and fund development professional; Betsy Husting: Retired fundraising consultant to nonprofit and arts organizations; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Philip McKenzie: Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts
ACHF Arts Access
New, younger, and more diverse audiences will experience innovative opera and musical theatre in nontraditional venues. We will track audience attendance, audience/participant surveys, feedback and demographics, and critics reviews of productions. 2: Disadvantaged youth and communities will experience opera and realize it has relevance to their lives. We will track number of participants in opera camps/workshops and number of youth and family members at performance preview. We will conduct surveys and get feedback from participants and partner organizations.
New, younger, and more diverse audiences experienced innovative opera and musical theatre in Mill City Ruins. Approximately 2,800 people saw Carmen in 2018. We tracked audience attendance; audience/participant surveys, feedback and demographics; and critics reviews of productions. 2: Disadvantaged youth experienced opera and discovered its relevance to their lives. 172 students took part in our 2018 education programs. We tracked participations in our opera camps/workshops, and how many youth and family members came to our preview. We conducted surveys to get feedback from participants and partner organizations.
Other, local or private