Arts Activities Support

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Skylark Opera

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

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 their seventh annual Summer Opera Festival featuring four performances each of Candide and Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill. The festival will take place at E. M. Pearson Theatre at Concordia University in June 2014.

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 Arts Access

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$133,260

Direct expenses

$143,260

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

This project will serve up to 2,480 audience members and approximately 60 Minnesota artists. It will present the Twin Cities' first fully-staged production of Bernstein's Candide since the 1970's as well as the thought-provoking musical revue From Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill.Skylark Opera uses audience surveys, ticket sales data, artist surveys, post-production meetings, and critical reviews to evaluate the success of its festival performances.

Measurable Outcome(s)

This project served a large number of audience members and artists; We filled 2,249 seats (out of a possible 2480); 202 of these were season ticket purchasers; The project provided paid professional opportunities for 70 singer/actors, instrumentalists, and artistic staff; The Star Tribune festival review recognized and applauded the artistic risks taken this year.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Narissa Strong Bach, Pamela Dickson, James Hart, Craig Herkert, Kari Olson, Ashley McKenna, Carla Petersen, Ann Morelli Spencer, Carrie Wasley, Eugene Young

Project Manager

Ann

Morelli Spencer

Skylark Opera

75 W 5th St Ste 414

St Paul

55102-1431

(651) 292-4309

info@skylarkopera.org

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