Two-Year Operating Support Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$13,350
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance AKA Lyric Center for the Arts
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
February 2017
End Date
December 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
St. Louis
St. Louis
Project Overview

Two-Year Operating Support Grant

Project Details

Lyric Center web site, advertising, energy efficient equipment upgrades, and projection screen.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.

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
$13,350
Other Funds Leveraged
$294,830
Direct expenses
$308,180
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

There are three goals to this project: 1. Increase public awareness of the arts and educational opportunities that are provided by the Lyric Center for the Arts. This will be measured in: a. Increased access to the Lyric's web site. A one-year and two-year analytic audit will be done to measure effectiveness and access. b. The Lyric will analyze trends in attendance and correspondence related to programs advertised in local and social media. c. The Lyric will compare program income at the end of year one and year two and compare with 2015 and 2016. 2. Utility costs will decrease. Utilities are our leading costs, taking dollars away from providing programs. The Lyric will compare electrical usage and costs at the end of year one and year two with costs from 2015 and 2016. 3. Through focus groups with area artists, and others, we know there is a need for a place to do film screenings. Installation of a screen will allow us to meet those needs. 1. Increase public awareness. This will be measured in a. A one-year and two-year analytic audit will be done of the Lyric's web site to record usage and compare to 2015. b. In addition to measuring attendance, random surveys will be done to learn where audience members learned of the event they attend. c. The Lyric will use data collected in Quick Books to compare program income at the end of year one and year two and compare with 2015 and 2016. 2. The Lyric will compare Utility bills to compare electrical usage and costs at the end of year one and year two with costs from 2015 and 2016. 3. At the time of this request we have already had two bookings for film screening. We will report on the number of times the screen is used in the first and second year of the grant.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Pete
Last Name
Pellinen
Organization Name
Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance AKA Lyric Center for the Arts
Street Address
PO Box 416
City
Virginia
State
MN
Zip Code
55792
Phone
(218) 780-1264
Email
pspellinen@gmail.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

424 West Superior Street, Suite 104
Duluth, MN 55802

Phone
Project Manager: Rebecca Graves
218-722-0952
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