Operating Support
Operating Support
The Firehouse Performing Arts Center is a community performance space that welcomes artists of all disciplines, genres, and levels of experience, and provides a warm, intimate environment for showcasing their talent. We provide different stages where artists of all classes, culture, and origins can begin, grow, and mature as performing artists. We bring new voices and perspectives to the stage to enhance the diversity of our community.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; 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; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.
Emily Edison: Executive director, SOAR Career Solutions; David Hanson: Retired ad agency owner; professional musician; Linda Holliday: Founder and president, Impact Minnesota and Holliday Pottery; Lorrie Janatopoulos: Former planning director, Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency; Donna Johnson: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center; Ho Nguyen: Housing and economic justice program manager, Minnesota Coalition for Batter Women; Blake Potthoff: Executive director, Fairmont Opera House; board member, MN Presenters Network; Anne Jin Soo Preston: Arts and cultural nonprofit organization consultant; former Springboard for the Arts board member; Melissa Rands: Director of accreditation and assessment, MCAD; Yee Thao, Executive director, Center for Hmong Arts and Talent
ACHF Arts Access
Artists and audiences will grow in their knowledge and appreciation of the performing arts. Increase audience participation by 10% and increase annual donor support by 10%, surveys of event participants. 2: Participating artists will more deeply develop curatorial and collaborative skills, applying enhanced tools and strategies for promoting their work. Digital impact analysis, detailed event reporting and artist/audience feedback loops.
Artists and audiences grew in their appreciation of the performing arts through the diverse presentation of style, genre, discipline and experience. Outcomes were evaluated by analyzing attendance/donor numbers, post-performance artist interview, audience feedback and FPAC's voluntary Program Evaluation Surveys. 2: Artists invited to curate performances realized increased audience, earnings and impact of their work through multi-platform collaborative promotion. FPAC outcomes were evaluated by post-performance artist interviews, post-performance financials and detailed ticket tracking reporting review. FPAC's new HookStream series substantially expanded audience reach and created new artist revenue streams.
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