Arts Activities Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Mixed Precipitation
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
February 2018
End Date
November 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Dakota
Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

10th Annual Picnic Operetta Metro Tour - Dr. Falstaff

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Marisol Chiclana-Ayala: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Vice President for Advancement; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of MN Founder and Executive Director; See More Perspective: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach St. Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter, LLP Attorney

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Bryan Thao Worra: Artistic, Community Service / Development; Rachel Levitt: Audience Development / Marketing; Joan Linck: Fundraising, Community Education, Youth Programming; Sara Kleinsasser Tan: General Administration, Education, Artistic; Tom Niemisto: General Administration, Volunteerism, Community Service / Development; Roseanne Pereira: Community Education, Education, Youth Programming

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$32,500
Direct expenses
$42,500
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We hope to have 40% of our audience identify themselves as attending opera for the first time and increase attendance of youth in our audience. Audience survey questions will measure the effect of attending Dr. Falstaff on their appreciation of operatic musical theater, sustainable local food production, and regional Minnesota history. We will also feedback from community partners and host venues following each performance, and obtaining feedback from the project's artistic and administrative staff following the end of the tour.

Measurable Outcome(s)

In our surveys, 35% of the audience indicated that this was their first experience with live opera. This is an improvement from last years 30%, but this did not reach our goal of 40%. BUT 43% of those surveyed indicated that it has "been a long time" since they attended an opera performance.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved most of the proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Welles Emerson, Dr. Bill Beeman, Romi Slowiek, Maggie Scanlan, Eva Barr, Kym Longhi
Project Manager
First Name
Scott
Last Name
Reynolds
Organization Name
Mixed Precipitation
Street Address
PO Box 14442
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55114
Phone
(612) 619-2112
Email
mixedprecipitation@gmail.com
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency