Arts and Cultural Heritage

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Austin Symphony Orchestra

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

June 2016

End Date

May 2017

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Dodge

Fillmore

Freeborn

Mower

Olmsted

Rice

Steele

Project Overview

Arts and Cultural Heritage

Project Details

Homecoming 60th season

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

John Becker: art business owner; Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Lee Gundersheimer: Managing Director of Great River Shakespeare Festival; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Joan Sween: playwright; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: arts administrator.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2016 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$57,705

Direct expenses

$67,705

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

0.00

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Provide access to participation in the arts for more Minnesotans by 1. Inviting anyone who has ever played with us before to join us in our Homecoming season finale concert and 2. Focusing on increasing the size of our audiences this year. We will collect data that will confirm that the size of our orchestra increased and also the attendance at our concerts. We will survey our audience members and orchestra members to determine their level of satisfaction with our programming.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The size of our orchestra increased at each concert and also the attendance at our concerts was greater this year than last. In general, all persons surveyed are very satisfied with our programming and quality of our performances.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Linda Baumann, Debbie Binder, Fred Bogott, Roger Boughton, Ann Bundy, Martha Chancellor, Cheryl Collins, Morgan Dickman, Terry Dorsey, Marge Dunlap, Sue Grove, Grace Heimsness, Jim Herrick, Danielle Heiny, Laura Larson, Sonia Larson, Richard Lemons, Janet Oman Luick, Millie Masse, Susan Radloff, Marv Repinski, Tim Rietz, Mahlon Schneider, Dick Smaby, Lorene Strobel, Paul Wahlstrom

Project Manager

Martha

Chancellor

Austin Symphony Orchestra

PO Box 465

Austin

55912

(507) 460-8032

mchancel@mac.com

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