Proect Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,500
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Wirth Center for the Performing Arts
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2017
End Date
May 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Stearns
Stearns
Project Overview

Proect Grant

Project Details

Our Spring Gala is an ensemble focused concert featuring 200+ performers and attended by over 500 audience members. Classical ballet, large piano duets (featuring 12 players at a time), ensembles of violins, guitars, voice and more are performed by students of all ages on a professional stage.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ken Barry: Blues musician, photographer, Nuclear Engineer; Buddy King: Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, Unit Director for the Roosevelt Boys and Girls Club in St Cloud; Laura Hood: Director of Aging Services at Whitney Senior Center; Carrie Zwack: Saint Cloud Area Convention and Visitors Bureau promoting arts scenes, Member of Meire Grove Community Band, designer Logos and posters for organizations; David Glen: board member for the Minnesota State Arts Board; Sue Davies: painter, art educator, Central Minnesota Arts Board grant recipient.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Ken Barry: Blues musician, photographer, Nuclear Engineer; Buddy King: Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, Unit Director for the Roosevelt Boys and Girls Club in St Cloud; Laura Hood: Director of Aging Services at Whitney Senior Center; Carrie Zwack: Saint Cloud Area Convention and Visitors Bureau promoting arts scenes, Member of Meire Grove Community Band, designer Logos and posters for organizations; David Glen: board member for the Minnesota State Arts Board; Sue Davies: painter, art educator, Central Minnesota Arts Board grant recipient.

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
$3,500
Other Funds Leveraged
$5,566
Direct expenses
$9,066
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

200+ performing students in 1 concert receiving ensemble experience and musical support from their peers. 500+ in audience enjoying local music talent. Concert program to measure student count, ticket sales to measure audience, candid remarks from students/parents and an email survey after the concert for feedback.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Christopher
Last Name
Goering
Organization Name
Wirth Center for the Performing Arts
Street Address
823 1st St S PO Box 162
City
St Cloud
State
MN
Zip Code
56301
Phone
(320) 255-0318
Email
cgoering@wirthcenter.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

P.O. Box 458
220 4th Ave North 
Foley, MN 56329

Phone
Project Manager: Leslie LeCuyer
320-968-4290x 3