Arts Activities Support

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Selby Ave JazzFest

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

November 2014

End Date

September 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Ramsey

Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Funding for the 14th annual Selby Avenue Jazz Festival featuring local and national Jazz artists with a wide array of musical styles. The festival will take place at the intersection of Selby and Milton Avenues in St Paul in September 2015.

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

Janice Johnson: Marketing, Organizational Development, Education; Scott Chamberlain: Administration; Christina Dahlheimer: Artistic; Andrea Lubov: Artistic, Administration; Kristin Cooper: Fundraising, Artistic, Administration, Web Design; Hilary Smith: Fundraising, Administration, Marketing; Emily Cole Jones: Fundraising, Artistic, Administration; DA Bullock: Artistic, Marketing.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Yes

Conflict of Interest Contact

Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Jeff Prauer (651) 645-0402

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

$48,050

Direct expenses

$58,050

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We are seeking attendance of 15K over the course of the event's nine hours. The event will provide a platform for 100 artists--musicians and visual--to perform and/or show their creations.Our planning group will utilize traditional audience measurement techniques including surveys of police and vendors, hourly counts and results from past events. In addition, we administer a survey to our attendees throughout the day. We'll also tabulate the number of performing and visual artists as well as the number of artists who reside in Minnesota.

Measurable Outcome(s)

113 performing and visual artists participated in the 2015 Selby Ave JazzFest. Our objective was 110. Based on prior projects, discussions with long-term vendors and hourly counts, we estimate our attendance to be 12,000. Our objective was 15,000. Over 50% of our attendees live in Zip Codes where annual household entertainment expenditures are 25%+ less than the Seven County Metro average.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Teshite Wako, Gilbert Davis, Janet Williams, Phillip Gracia

Project Manager

David

Bonko

Selby Ave JazzFest

921 Selby Ave c/o Golden Thyme

St Paul

55104