Arts Activities Support

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

The Center for Irish Music

Recipient Type

K-12 Education

Status

Completed

Start Date

October 2013

End Date

June 2014

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Ramsey

Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Funding for the 2014 Minnesota Irish Music Weekend, an Irish music festival that pairs internationally renowned traditional Irish musicians with students of all ages for a weekend of Irish music instruction and live performances. The event will take place

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

Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

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

Appropriation Language

ACHF Cultural Heritage

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$16,700

Direct expenses

$26,700

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

For the 2014 Minnesota Irish Music Weekend, we strive to enroll 40 children and teens for the full three-day program; and 95 adults for 140 workshops and lectures, an increase of approximately 10% from 2013. We hope to sell out the master concert (250 tickets). Qualitatively, we hope to receive 90% Le SueursatisfiedLe Sueur or "extremely satisfied" on our participant surveys.Evaluation of Minnesota Irish Music Weekend includes a count of students enrolled in the workshops; a count of the number of concert t

Measurable Outcome(s)

We exceeded our participation goal by enrolling 150 students in workshops; The influx of new music and tunes to Minnesota will live on through sessions and future performances at multiple venues; For Center for Irish Music instructors, we offered professional development with the visiting artists; The information they learned will be carried into the classroom for the long-term benefit of Center for Irish Music students.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Mike Lynch, Mike O'Connor, Jeanne Morales, Patrick Cole, Ruth McGlynn, Christopher Eliasen, Teisha Magee

Project Manager

Jeanne

Morales

The Center for Irish Music

836 N Prior Ave

St Paul

55104

(651) 815-0083