Project Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,578
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Minnesota Center Chorale
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
February 2014
End Date
February 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Stearns
Stearns
Project Overview
Project Grant
Project Details
Let's Go to the Movies
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Janice Courtney: Arts Advisor/Assistant Director of Saint Cloud State University Program Board; Chris Rasmussen: retired art teacher for 35 years, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts Board Member, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming Advisory Council Member; John Stander: Former Executive Director of Elk River Arts Alliance, career school administrator; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; Mike Carlson: Foley High School Art Teacher, potter; PJ Fanberg: Executive Director of Land Of Lakes Choirboys of Minnesota, Fundraising, Human Resources, Mission-guided Organizational Planning; Charlene Sul: Art Director for Hands Across the World, facilitator, Art Lecturer.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Janice Courtney: Arts Advisor/Assistant Director of Saint Cloud State University Program Board; Chris Rasmussen: retired art teacher for 35 years, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts Board Member, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming Advisory Council Member; John Stander: Former Executive Director of Elk River Arts Alliance, career school administrator; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; Mike Carlson: Foley High School Art Teacher, potter; PJ Fanberg: Executive Director of Land Of Lakes Choirboys of Minnesota, Fundraising, Human Resources, Mission-guided Organizational Planning; Charlene Sul: Art Director for Hands Across the World, facilitator, Art Lecturer.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,578
Other Funds Leveraged
$6,550
Direct expenses
$10,128
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

1. An audience of 450 attend the performance, surpassing attendance figures from Minnesota Center Chorale’s previous popular music performance at the Paramount Theatre (Broadway Valentine, February 2012) by nearly 5% while matching Minnesota Center Chorale’s attendance figures from their spring 2013 performance at Paramount Theatre. 2. A minimum of 20 audience members provide verbal feedback to singers, board members, and directors during the post-concert reception. 3. Minnesota Center Chorale’s Project Director learns valuable feedback on collaboration from Gary Zwack, the Band’s director regarding his students’ experience performing with Minnesota Center Chorale, performing at Paramount Theatre, and working on pieces from popular films. 4. Audience members complete a brief educational survey and submit their results to win a prize of movie tickets, microwave popcorn, and other cinema-themed items.1. Minnesota Center Chorale’s Operations Coordinator keeps track of attendance figures through ticket sales and reports findings to the Grant Coordinator. 2. Minnesota Center Chorale singers will report patron feedback to Ms. Jody Martinson. Ms. Martinson and board members will discuss verbal feedback at the March 2014 Board meeting. 3. Project Director Jody Martinson obtains feedback from Gary Zwack through face-to-face interaction post-concert. Ms. Martinson then reports finding to the Board at the March 2014 Board meeting. 4. An educational survey is created using information patrons can find in their program notes and from the curtain speech. Patrons who complete and submit the survey are entered into a drawing for the cinema-themed basket of prizes.

Measurable Outcome(s)

303 patrons attended. Paramount Theatre staff reported ticket sales to Minnesota Center Chorale. Over 20 audience members provided verbal feedback to singers and directors during a post-concert reception. Minnesota Center Chorale’s Project Director received feedback from the Jazz Band’s director regarding his students’ experiences during the project. Almost all audience members completed and submitted an educational survey to win a cinema-themed prize. The survey contained information available in the concert program and curtain speech.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Laura Capes, Laura Kangas, Tom Ramsey, Keith Larson, Bev Fiereck, Don Neu, Lila Heins, Travis Scepaniak, Charles Welter, Roger McHaney
Project Manager
First Name
Tamara
Last Name
Wudinich
Organization Name
Minnesota Center Chorale
Street Address
PO Box 471 á
City
St Cloud
State
MN
Zip Code
56302
Phone
(320) 252-0051
Email
tamara.wudinich@yahoo.com
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