Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Thursday Musical, Inc.
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2011
End Date
April 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Project Overview
Thursday Morning Artist Series
Project Details
Funding for twelve concerts in the Thursday Morning Artist Series featuring solo artists every other Thursday from October 2011 through April 2012 at the Schneider Theater in the Bloomington Center for the Arts.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Pat Cummings: Retired executive director of Phillips Family Foundation; Robin Gillette: Executive Director of Minnesota Fringe Festival; Ellery July: Technology consultant, former Northwest Area Foundation and United Way staff; John Megas: visual artist; Amy Miller: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts staff; Karis Sloss: Artistic Director of Eclectic Edge Ensemble; Jackie Starbird: Weisman Art Museum staff.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Project Details: 2012 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$12,827
Direct expenses
$22,827
Administration costs
$10,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To give local audiences the opportunity to hear high quality classical close to home; to feature talented local musicians; to educate and enlighten listening audiences to encourage greater appreciation and participation in the art form.Staff assessment of the strength of repertoire presented and audience appreciation; artists' post-concert evaluations; audience surveys; audience size.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Local talent was lauded by audiences who were equally amazed and thrilled by the vocal ability in their own community.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Bill Ford, Susan Jones, Krista Palmquist, Amy Morris, Laura Handler, Michael Davis, Suzanne Greer, Greg Membrez, Char Erickson, Nanette Goldman, Carrie Vecchione, Cynthia Weber, Carolyn Liptak, Mary Kirchner, Judy Smith, Carolyn Britton, Lois Cooper, Glad
Project Manager
First Name
Deborah
Last Name
Saunders
Organization Name
Thursday Musical, Inc.
Street Address
709 8th Ave SE Ste 8
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55414
Phone
(612) 285-5424
Email
asaunders1749@gmail.com
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