Operating Support

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$11,154

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc.

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

July 2015

End Date

June 2016

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Douglas

Grant

Kandiyohi

Otter Tail

Pope

Stearns

Stevens

Swift

Todd

Wadena

Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

General operating support

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2016 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$11,154

Other Funds Leveraged

$217,388

Direct expenses

$228,542

Administration costs

$11,154

Number of full time equivalents funded

0.5

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Create broader access and awareness to the theatrical arts through outreach. Audience data and surveys will be collected. Progress will be weighed against deliverables and target dates identified in our Strategic Plan. Success attributes include two outreach activities in 2015, and the creation of an outreach troupe in 2014. 2: Foster greater collaboration between area arts organizations to maximize sustainability. Measurements include surveying stakeholders of area arts organizations (benchmark, and follow-up) as well as: completion of a community-wide ticketing plan, marketing plan, joint educational effort and exploration of a joint programming effort.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Create broader access and awareness to the theatrical arts through outreach. Access was achieved through four outreach activities (one Improv, three Shakespeare), including three off-site performance (two regional, one local). Participant data and surveys were collected. Program was weighed against deliverables and target dates. 2: Foster greater collaboration between area arts organizations to maximize sustainability. Collaboration was achieved through the realization of our collaborative ticketing plan and one joint educational opportunity with Theatre L'Homme Dieu. Evaluation matrix weighed against goals and weighed against deliverables and target dates.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Nicole Fernholz, Holly Wallerich, Kelly Prestby, Rebecca Byrne, Charles Grussing, Gary Lund, Rachel Barduson, Amy Allen, Peter Woit

Project Manager

Benjamin

Klipfel

Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc.

618 Broadway St

Alexandria

56308