Arts Activities Support

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

East Metro Symphony Orchestra

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

October 2014

End Date

June 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Washington

Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Funding for three concerts in their 2015 season featuring a December concert with dance students from Woodbury Dance Center, a March concert of traditional and classical Irish music with students from the Center for Irish Music and a May concert featuring Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, Storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre Artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Colleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Mary Grace Flannery: Organizational Development, Administration, Community Development; Teresa Mock: Artistic, Audience Development, Organizational Development; Joan Vorderbruggen: Administration; Alex Legeros: Administration, Artistic; Carrie Christensen: Community Development, Education, Artistic; Toni Wilcox: Education, Administration; Christine Karki: Youth Programming, Education, Artistic; Paul Humiston: Administration; Deneane Richburg: Artistic, Community Education, Marketing.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2015 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

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$9,492

Direct expenses

$19,492

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Thorough preparation for, and completion of, three concerts: the Nutcracker with Woodbury Dance Center, Irish Origins with Center for Irish Music, and One Thousand and One Nights; as well as increasing our concert attendance by 20%. During the season we also plan to strengthen our ties with collaborative partners and increase East Metro Symphony Orchestra's visibility and presence as an East Metro arts institution.The success of each concert and our season will be evaluated through several means: a one-page audience survey included inside each program; audience attendance and funds collected; post-concert evaluation session by orchestra members; and feedback from collaborating arts organizations.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Positive outcomes this year include surpassing our goal of a 20% increase in audience numbers, as well as seeing more balance in audience make-up, and increased audience donations over projections. Audience survey preferences have influenced programming for next year. Musician/orchestra confidence was significantly boosted by meeting the challenge of successfully performing Scheherazade.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Betsy Lake, Emily Kaczynski, Janice Wenker, Mark Mohwinkel, Sally Browne

Project Manager

Betsy

Lake

East Metro Symphony Orchestra

380 Rivertown Dr Ste 200

Woodbury

55125