Arts Activities Support

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Sounds of Hope, Ltd.

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

October 2014

End Date

August 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Ramsey

Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Funding for Songs of Hope 2015, an international concert project comprised of fifty youth aged 9-16 and fifteen older performers aged 17-25, who will join the project from the Twin Cities and countries worldwide. Concerts will be held throughout the metro area between June and August 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

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

$62,890

Direct expenses

$72,890

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

60 youth and young adults will participate as performers, with their concerts reaching audiences over 4,000. Audience feedback will indicate positive artistic experiences with other cultures and direct participants will report a high level of satisfaction with the project experiences.Led by the program director, participants will answer questions concerning their experiences and take part in a project-end oral discussion. Trained staff will conduct surveys of a representative sampling of audiences.

Measurable Outcome(s)

58 young performers from 11 countries and 12 youth staff from 7 countries formed the concert company. In the Metro area, there were 23 concerts reaching close to 4,000 audience members. Surveys of presenting/sponsoring groups confirmed high levels of satisfaction. Random surveys of audience members at 5 venues had rankings of 4.5 out of 5 on a scale rating satisfaction with the artistic experience. 95% of participants reported high levels of satisfaction with the project experiences.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Judy Morrison, Virginia Kone, Fred Perez, Hannah Hoes, Jim Keane, David Badgley, David Pizzuto, John Choi, Bethany Gladhill

Project Manager

Thomas

Surprenant

Sounds of Hope, Ltd.

882 Stryker Ave Ste 1

West St Paul

55118