Project Grant
Project Grant
22nd Annual Music in the Gardens (2022) A free, open to the public concert series intended to provide fun and welcoming entertainment to our members and the community.
Buddy King: CMAB Board Char, St Cloud Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Sean Donahue: CMAB Board Tresurer, Performing arts technician; Professional light and sound designer, operator and trainer; Musician with musical instrument, equipment retail experience; Large event and project manager; Denise Todd: CMAB Board Member, Dance Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, Geospatial Intelligence Analyst; undergraduate at St. Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer; Tanya Piatz-Sandberg: CMAB Board Member, Visual Merchandiser with 3D display experience, fashion, event execution, and corporate shop concepts; 2D visual artist specializing in illustration and photography Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network;
Buddy King: CMAB Board Char, St Cloud Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Sean Donahue: CMAB Board Tresurer, Performing arts technician; Professional light and sound designer, operator and trainer; Musician with musical instrument, equipment retail experience; Large event and project manager; Denise Todd: CMAB Board Member, Dance Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, Geospatial Intelligence Analyst; undergraduate at St. Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer; Tanya Piatz-Sandberg: CMAB Board Member, Visual Merchandiser with 3D display experience, fashion, event execution, and corporate shop concepts; 2D visual artist specializing in illustration and photography Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network;
Central Minnesota Arts Board, Leslie LeCuyer (320) 968-4290
ACHF Arts Access
1. We aim to increase the amount of attendees to this series of concerts to overcome the numbers from our previous series. We do this to help build the connections within our community and strengthen the many different cultural heritages found within our community. We plan to measure this outcome with a headcount at each concert series and a survey available at the root beer float stand. 2. We aim to increase the access to this art form by lifting the physical and cultural barriers in the way in-order to provide an experience that better represents the Saint Cloud Community. We plan to ensure the event is accessible and welcoming by individuals from all backgrounds. We plan to measure this outcome with a voluntary survey which will be available at the root beer float stand to collect feedback from our attendees on what the MCBS can do to further lift these barriers. 3. We aim to inform attendees of the gardens' operations and structure to further advance their knowledge and provide small learning opportunity to those attendees. We will measure this outcome by providing this learning opportunity during the concerts as a Q and A with the goal of receiving some type of verbal or non-verbal communication from the audience. Evaluation of the project will be carried out by the of the MCBS Music in the Gardens committee. Verbal and written feedback will be collected from the performers. Surveys from audience members and visitors will be collected and analyzed. Attendees will be directed to utilize the MCBS website which provides digital contact forms for audience feedback. Audience responses will be observed by MCBS volunteers during the performances and will reflect the facial expressions that will be found in our photos taken during the event. The Music in the Gardens committee will plan to write up a report of their final report to be shared with the MCBS board of directors. MCBS board will meet to discuss and analyze anecdotal and written feedback from the 2022 concerts and early planning for its 2023 season will begin.
Based on verbal feedback, and written responses from event host, artists and attendees, event attendees exhibited a high level of engagement and appreciation for poetry. Individuals reported an increase in connection to another culture's poetry; an increase in connection to their own culture's poetry, and 88% said that this event increased their appreciation for poetry.
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