Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,470
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2016
End Date
June 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Aitkin
Carlton
Itasca
Lake
St. Louis
Aitkin
Carlton
Itasca
Lake
St. Louis
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. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre
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. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,470
Other Funds Leveraged
$174,907
Direct expenses
$185,377
Administration costs
$5,506
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Create meaningful unexpected outreach experiences where the youth and adults of Itasca county are provided opportunities to encounter our programming. Host fifteen outreach activities in unexplored locations. Use Direct Observation Assessment to track participant engagement. Measure audience surveys regarding new concert attendees against prior years. 2: Create a behavior of support and attendance of our Strings Program students at our Itasca Symphony Orchestra concerts. To quantitatively and qualitatively assess the change in behavior we will use surveys of Strings Program students and parents, as well as ticket data.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The IOSP hosted 27 outreach activities. Youth and adults had the opportunity to try instruments, hear accomplished performers and ask questions. Sixteen outreach activities held in unexplored locations. Greater awareness of IOSP is demonstrated by: gaining six symphony musicians, sixteen strings program students and 16% of our symphony audience consisted of first time attendees. 2: ISO concerts drew youth audiences by: featuring high school seniors as concert soloists, performing Peter and the Wolf and including student chamber groups. Ticket data shows a 46% increase in ISO Concert student attendees! Although completed surveys did not identify Strings Program students, Strings Program student attendance increased based on seeing our students and talking with parents.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Dave Kooda, Tom Nelson, Shannon Benolken, Cindy Aultman, Christa Berg, Joan Foster, Brad Johnson, Becky Kuntz, Heather Krueger Barth, Mary LaPlant, Katie Marshall, Jerry Ophoven
Project Manager
First Name
Tara
Last Name
Makinen
Organization Name
Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program
Street Address
720 Conifer Dr PO Box 140
City
Grand Rapids
State
MN
Zip Code
55744
Phone
(218) 327-5781
Email
tara@itascaorchestra.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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