Production Assistance

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,500
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Rochester Aria Group
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
December 2011
End Date
May 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Olmsted
Olmsted
Project Overview
Production Assistance
Project Details
Two concerts of operatic music.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Liz Bucheit: owner/artist Crown Trout Jewelers; Alan Calavano: Rochester Male Chorus; Jane Olive: Mantorville Theatre Company; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Jan Schewe: visual artist; Sally Scott: music educator; Leanne Stremcha: visual artist; Tom Willis: visual artist.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Andrea Costopoulos: board president Rochester Arts Council; Emilio DeGrazia: executive director Great River Review; Daved Driscoll: artistic director Northland Words/Words Players Theatre; Drue Fergison: musicologist with dance and literary expertise; Ryan Heinritz: executive director Paradise Center for the Arts; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer and public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: secretary Harmony Arts Board; Scott Roberts: Business Director Owatonna Arts Center; Judy Saye-Willis: former director Faribault Art Center; Deb Wasmund: coordinator Red Wing Fall Festival of the Arts.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,500
Other Funds Leveraged
$7,940
Direct expenses
$9,440
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Provides a variety of opportunities for residents of southeastern Minnesota to participate in the arts.Success measured through audience size and written feedback when appropriate.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Our objective is not to change opera to make it appealing, but to demonstrate its natural appeal through superior performance.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Tracey Gorman, Gary Jacobson, Angela Keeton, Jame Lasota, Carrie Rogness, William Schmidt
Project Manager
First Name
George
Last Name
Smith
Organization Name
Rochester Aria Group
Street Address
3936 Hwy 52 N Ste 127
City
Rochester
State
MN
Zip Code
55901-0108
Phone
(507) 271-3265
Email
contact@rochesterariagroup.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
Location

2778 D Commerce Drive NW
Rochester, MN 55901-2262 

Phone
Project Manager: Anastasia Shartin
(507) 281-4848
Email the Agency