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Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$26,453
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
City of Rochester Music Department AKA Riverside Concerts
Recipient Type
Local/Regional Government
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2015
End Date
June 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Blue Earth
Carver
Dakota
Dodge
Fillmore
Goodhue
Hennepin
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Steele
Wabasha
Winona
Wright
Blue Earth
Carver
Dakota
Dodge
Fillmore
Goodhue
Hennepin
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Steele
Wabasha
Winona
Wright
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
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
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact
Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600
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
$26,453
Other Funds Leveraged
$846,158
Direct expenses
$872,611
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Ensure that the arts are interwoven into every facet of community life through RMD’s free, outdoor summer concert series, Down by the Riverside. If the Mayo Civic Center waives rental fees for use of its facilities and provides certain staffing at no cost to RMD; and if the Police and Fire Departments provide public safety and “audience engineering” support services at no cost to RMD. 2: Ensure that the arts are interwoven into every facet of community life through RMD’s free, outdoor Thursdays on First and Third summer music festival. If RDA continues to be responsible for implementing, advancing, servicing, and marketing/developing audiences for the Festival in consultation with RMD; and if Police and Fire provide public safety/ audience engineering support at no cost to RMD.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Ensured that the arts were interwoven into every facet of community life through RMDs free, outdoor summer concert series, Down by the Riverside. Rental fees were waived and Police/Fire provided public safety support services at no cost to RMD. Change - RMD now pays MCC staffing costs; City Council approved a supplemental appropriation for this purpose as part of the City budget process. 2: Ensured that the arts were interwoven into every facet of community life through RMDs free, outdoor Thursdays on First and Third summer music festival. The RDA continued to be responsible for implementing, advancing, servicing, and marketing/developing audiences for the Festival; and Police/fire continued to provide public safety support at no cost to RMD.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Barbara Sorensen, Carol Berteotti, Dennis Brooks, Daniel A. Drubach, Michelle Shelley Mahannah, Marti Abts, Marv Mitchell, Mary Jo D. Briggs, Karuna Ojanen, Steve Orwoll, Patricia Barrier, William Smith, Sankesh Sunny Prabhakar
Project Manager
First Name
Christopher
Last Name
Alcott
Organization Name
City of Rochester Music Department AKA Riverside Concerts
Street Address
201 4th St SE Ste 070
City
Rochester
State
MN
Zip Code
55904-3778
Phone
(507) 328-2201
Email
chris@riversideconcerts.com
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Administered By
Administered by

Minnesota State Arts Board

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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Email the Agency
msab@arts.state.mn.us
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