Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Twin Cities Women's Choir
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2014
End Date
April 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding for a collaborative choral concert with Saakumu, a professional dance troupe from Ghana, West Africa. The concert will take place at Central Presbyterian Church in St Paul in February 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
Susan Rotilie: Education, Artistic, Volunteerism; Daniel Pinkerton: Artistic; Reona Berry: Artistic; Dana Prottas: Education; Jennifer Newell: Fundraising; Taja Will: Artistic, Administration; Lauren Dee: Marketing, Web Design, Organizational Development, Youth Programming.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
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
$18,595
Direct expenses
$28,595
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
100 season tickets and 550 concert tickets sold. Positive comments were received from audience, singers, Saakumu Dance Troupe (collaborators), and staff.We will count season and concert tickets sold. We will survey the audience and singers, as well as debrief with the staff.
Measurable Outcome(s)
145 season tickets and 550 total concert tickets were sold. 100 Twin Cities Women's Choir singers and 7 members of Saakumu Dance Troupe participated. The budget blueprint was successfully executed. The timeline and communications plans were successfully implemented. Positive comments were received by audience, singers, Saakumu Dance Troupe, and the staff.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Abby Drumm, Alanna Walen, Barb Gacek, Carol Lohman, Jessica Zimmerman, Julie Kelly, Natasha Jaroscak, Sue Harris, Susan Clark
Project Manager
First Name
Erica
Last Name
Mauter
Organization Name
Twin Cities Women's Choir
Street Address
4631 Harriet Ave
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55419
Phone
(612) 237-5372
Email
sing@twincitieswomenschoir.org
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