Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$11,448
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Skylark Opera
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2012
End Date
June 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Hennepin
Anoka
Dakota
Carver
Washington
Scott
Ramsey
Hennepin
Anoka
Dakota
Carver
Washington
Scott
Project Overview
Operating Support
Project Details
General operating support
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; 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.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Sara Buechmann: Executive director, Mankato Symphony Orchestra.; Lawrence Gorrell: Program director, Master of Arts in Human Development; associate professor, Master of Arts in Arts and Cultural Management, St Mary's University.; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, St Mary's University of Minnesota.; Elisa Korentayer: Artist and consultant. Founder, Geekcorps, and E.K. Consulting.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design.; Cuong Phan: Associate professor of visual arts, St John's University. Filmmaker and educator.; Melisa Riviere: Professor of anthropology, Hamline University, and University of Minnesota. Director and Co-founder, B-Girl Be summit. Founder, Emetrece Productions.; Christi Schmitt: Teacher, L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion School. Executive board member, St Paul Federation of Teachers.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$11,448
Other Funds Leveraged
$167,829
Direct expenses
$179,277
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Serve more Minnesotans with Skylark Opera's unique, accessible, affordable operetta and musical theatre offerings. Increase June festival attendance to by 10%. Increase number of Opera Demystified educational outreach performances by 30%. Since Skylark's outcomes were given in percentages, we could track progress simply by comparing fiscal year 2012 and fiscal year 2013 numbers. With respect to festival attendance, we used figures provided by our box office service, TicketWorks.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Skylark articulated the goal of serving more Minnesotans with accessible opera, operetta and musical theater, with the specific outcomes of increasing both June festival attendance and Opera Demystified performances by 10%. Skylark far exceeded its projected outcome for the festival, with attendance in June 2013 exceeding June 2012 by more than 33%. Overall, the 2013 festival played to 94% capacity, with five of the eight performances selling out. We were unable to increase, or indeed maintain, the number of Opera Demystified performances in fiscal year 2013. We are reconsidering and revamping the program this year.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other

Recipient Board Members
Robert Eyestone, Matthew Bellin, Pauline Altermatt, Ann Morelli Spencer, Narissa Strong Bach, Carla Petersen, Richard Charlson, Richard Raihle, Ashley Payne, Stephanie Haack, Sally Horstman
Source of Additional Funds

local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Ann
Last Name
Morelli Spencer
Organization Name
Skylark Opera
Street Address
75 W 5th St Ste 414
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55102-1431
Phone
(651) 292-4309
Email
info@skylarkopera.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
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