Arts Activities Support

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Kenwood Symphony Orchestra

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

July 2014

End Date

May 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Hennepin

Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Funding for four distinct symphony programs designed to bring concerts of classical music to a diverse audience. Performances will take place at metro area assisted-living facilities, churches, and outdoor venues between August 2014 and May 2015.

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

Gretchen Pick: Artistic, Education, Youth Programming; Lori-Anne Williams: Fundraising, Administration, Marketing; Laura Sorensen: Artistic, Administration, Organizational Development; Lori Janey: Administration; Carrie Vecchione: Administration, Artistic, Youth Programming; Kathryn Smith: Administration; Sherri Hildebrandt: Artistic, Marketing, Community Service; Mike Spellman: Administration.

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

$12,540

Direct expenses

$22,540

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We aim to have a total of 1500 people attend the concerts planned for the season, and to perform with at least 10 new musicians who have never played with Kenwood Symphony Orchestra before. We also aim to attract new audience members and strive to provide performances that are technically well executed, as well as valued and enjoyed by the community.Kenwood Symphony Orchestra performs an audience count of each concert, and maintains guest and member musician rosters. Dr. Ivan will review DVD recordings of the concerts for technical execution, and the Kenwood Symphony Orchestra will also conduct an audience member demographic and informational survey during at least 1 concert during the season which will be reviewed by the organization to evaluate the quality of the concerts and audiences served.

Measurable Outcome(s)

93 individual performers and artists participated in our concerts, including several new partner artists. We estimate that we served in excess of 2400 audience members throughout the season, significantly above the 1500 estimated in our application. Our survey also indicated that 36% of respondents attended a Kenwood Symphony Orchestra concert for the first time, and 26% indicated that the programming was new to them.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Anne Swarts, Patrick McCarthy, Anne Cheney, Juliana Pronovici, Clair Ganzel, David Otero, Stephen Hartley, Ellen Maas-Pratt, Erin Grorud

Project Manager

Erika

Neely

Kenwood Symphony Orchestra

PO Box 19591 á

Minneapolis

55427