Arts Activities Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2013
End Date
August 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dakota
Dakota
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding for the 2014 Summer Performance Series featuring Theatre Pro Rata, Minnesota Sinfonia, Jawaahir Dance Company, the Dakota Valley Summer Pops Orchestra and Chorus, Joe Chvala and the Flying Foot Forum and Zeitgeist. The free performance series will
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Executive Director, Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director, Roseville Parks and Recreation; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor and Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: Consultant and Grant Writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: Vocal Performer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Susan Rotilie: Education, Artistic, Volunteerism; Ken Coy: Artistic, Education, Community Development; Tom Borrup: Community Education, Organizational Development, Administration; Mark Hinds: Artistic, Administration; Karen Charles: Artistic, Education, General Management; Doug Tiede: Fundraising, Administration, Organizational Development; Sara Marsh: Artistic, Organizational Planning, Administration, Education; Megan Losure: Education, Youth Programming, Artistic.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
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
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$20,790
Direct expenses
$30,790
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We will use quantitative measures to track how many people participating in this activity including audience, artists and volunteers. We will also qualitatively track the opinions of our audience in the areas of educational value, quality of performance and areas of improvement for our organization as well as track the opinions of our artists in the areas of space quality, sound quality, organizational support of artists and areas of improvement for our organization.For quantitative measures we will use audience, volunteer and artist participation counts. For qualitative measures we will use audience surveys provided immediately after the performance and artists surveys sent out by email after the performance.

Measurable Outcome(s)

According to our surveys, this is the audience who attended the Summer Performance Series this season; roughly 60% of the audience was from Dakota County and the other 40% was from the greater Twin Cities area. Each performance in the series attracted slightly different audiences: the Dakota Valley Summer Pops Orchestra and Chorale trended older and more patrons had physical limitations; Minnesota Sinfonia and Flying Foot Forum attracted more families and the Zeitgeist audience was mostly adults. As a whole the audience continued to be more ethnically diverse. In particular, there were more people from South Asia which is consistent with the increasing number of residents in the community.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Tom Egan, Ramraj Singh, Cheryl Caponi, Renee Ervasti, Sue Hegarty, Juli Seydell Johnson
Project Manager
First Name
Cheryl
Last Name
Caponi
Organization Name
Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center
Street Address
1205 Diffley Rd
City
Eagan
State
MN
Zip Code
55123-1415
Phone
(651) 454-9412
Email
ccaponi@caponiartpark.org
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

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency