Project Grant

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$6,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Minnesota Dance Ensemble

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

April 2015

End Date

April 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Stearns

Project Overview

Project Grant

Project Details

Kaleidoscope Production

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Janice Courtney: Stearns County Arts Advisor/Assistant Director of the Saint Cloud State University Program Board; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University Fine Arts Series; Doug Lien: Watercolorist, member of the Central Minnesota Watercolorists, member of Artists of Minnesota, Community Education Art Class instructor; Charlene Sul: Human Service Administrator, Senior Partner at Sul and Associates LLC, Instructor at Saint Cloud State University, Art Director at Hands Across the World, Facilitator of the Quilt Circle at the American Indian Health Center; George Minerich: photographer, environmental professional.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Janice Courtney: Stearns County Arts Adviser/Assistant Director of the Saint Cloud State University Program Board; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; Doug Lien: Watercolorist, Member of Central Minnesota Watercolorists, Member of Artists of Minnesota, Community Education Art Class instructor; George Minerich: Photographer; Al Hams: Founder of Al's Music, author; Linda Brobeck: Visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC; Ken Barry: Blues musician, Victorian and digital photographer; Charlene Sul: Saint Cloud State University Instructor, Art Director for Hands Across the World, Facilitator of Quilt Circle at the American Indian Health Center in San Jose.

Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$6,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$5,587

Direct expenses

$11,587

Administration costs

$2,895

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Increased awareness of Minnesota Dance Ensemble and modern dance in Central Minnesota. Increased audience engagement. Increased number of returning audience members from previous years. Enlarged mailing list. Increase in the number of audience members. Larger number of surveys obtained from audience members. Increased audience from a larger radius. Audience numbers will be documented by Paramount Theatre box office attendants through ticket sales. Address slips and surveys will be distributed, filled out and collected. The survey will include information about the reasoning for audience members' attendance, frequency of attendance and more.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Documented through Paramount Theatre Box Office ticket sales, there was a 35% increase in tickets sales from last year's show, totaling 389 people in the audience for this production. Surveys collected from audience members show that 44% of our audience was new to Minnesota Dance Ensemble, showing an increased awareness of Minnesota Dance Ensemble and modern dance in Central Minnesota. About 53% of our audience has previously seen Minnesota Dance Ensemble perform and 90% say they would attend future productions, which shows increased audience engagement.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Chuck Norwood, Jill Pauly, Jeff Ringer, Kevin Barnes

Project Manager

Tiffany

Morgan

Minnesota Dance Ensemble

913 St Germain St W

St Cloud

(763) 607-7024