Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$34,662
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Lyric Opera of the North
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2023
End Date
June 2024
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Aitkin
Carlton
Cass
Clearwater
Cook
Crow Wing
Hubbard
Kittson
Koochiching
Lake
Otter Tail
St. Louis
Todd
Wadena
Aitkin
Carlton
Cass
Clearwater
Cook
Crow Wing
Hubbard
Kittson
Koochiching
Lake
Otter Tail
St. Louis
Todd
Wadena
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

Lyric Opera of the North's mission is to provide world-class opera performance and education in the North, for all ages in a diversity of venues and formats.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$34,662
Other Funds Leveraged
$289,621
Direct expenses
$289,621
Administration costs
$9,803
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Innovative opera productions provide opportunities for engagement, inspiration, and connection in the North. Patron involvement (tickets, views, donations, new and returning numbers) tracked; school evaluations, artist feedback, volunteers and other organization feedback all analyzed. 2: Northern Minnesota audiences feel welcome and included in the art form of opera. Attendance details track accessibility and participation. Surveys, formal and informal, in a variety of formats, help measure engagement.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. LOON relies on verbal and written feedback from participants, including evaluations for each grade level at host schools; ticket sales and sponsorships information is tracked via CRM, and new and returning patron data is tracked, as well. 2: Northern Minnesota audiences feel welcome and included in the art form of opera. This outcome relies on similar evaluation methods as above. In LOON's contemporary operas, children's tour, and interpretations of classics, efforts to be inclusive in storytelling and in patron experience were met with positive feedback.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Andrea Kuzel, Emily Vikre, Susan Henke, Pat Castellano, Anne Dugan, Kate Horvath, Paula Meyer, Lisa Munson
Project Manager
First Name
Sarah
Last Name
Lawrence
Organization Name
Lyric Opera of the North
Street Address
525 S Lake Ave Ste 102
City
Duluth
State
MN
Zip Code
55802
Phone
(218) 464-0922
Email
sarah@loonopera.org
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