2004 Grant Recipient List
Statewide Audience Development Initiative
The Minnesota State Arts Board’s Statewide Audience
Development Initiative is a four-year effort to broaden, deepen,
and diversify the arts. It is part of a national, $10 million
program of The Wallace Foundation of New York. Minnesota was
one of thirteen states that were selected to participate in
the program.
Any Minnesota organization, such as a community group, local
governmental unit, arts organization, or any other group that
is exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code, or has a fiscal agent, was eligible to apply
for a SADI grant.
In grant round one,
small organizations were eligible to apply
41 grants were awarded
In grant round two,
large organizations were eligible to apply
9 grants were awarded
Round One: Small
Organizations (with budgets less than $684,000)
Braham CAPP, Braham
$10,000; to create a positive perception about the arts for
participants and audiences through an art career fair and
increased attendance at art events
Business, Arts and Recreation Center, Windom
$4,460; to increase the number of loyal, committed, regular
audience members and to increase audience attendance at selected
arts activities
Camphill Village Minnesota, Sauk Centre
$9,255; to create a wall hanging, mural, or stained glass
window at the community center for adults with special needs
at Camphill Village Minnesota
Center for Independent Artists, Minneapolis
$10,000; to broaden the involvement of artists of color and
artists with disabilities who have never presented their work
at the Center for Independent Artists or Patrick's Cabaret
Chamber Music Society of Saint Cloud, Saint Cloud
$5,644; to deepen the commitment of our current audience by
providing educational
activities that enhance the concert experience
Contemporary Dance Arts, Inc., Minneapolis
$10,000; in collaboration with Joe Chvala and the Flying Foot
Forum, and Shawn
McConneloug and her Orchestra we plan to broaden participation
for all organizations
Cornucopia Art Center, Inc., Lanesboro
$10,000; to deepen relationships with members by enriching
experiences, increasing
the frequency and variety of interactions and financial commitment
to Cornucopia Art Center
Crow River Arts Guild, Hutchinson
$8,670; to broaden steward participation in volunteerism and
financial support for
Crow River Arts by 130 percent by January 31, 2005
Dawson-Boyd Arts Association, Dawson
$9,861; to conduct a telephone survey to broaden audience
participants and then tailor
a brochure based on the results of the survey
Edge of the Wilderness Community Center, Bigfork
$10,000; to bring in and sustain a more diverse group of audience
members via the
Edge of the Wilderness Community Center Fine Arts Center's
opening celebration
Elk River Area Arts Alliance, Elk River
$9,996; to deepen relationships with casual arts participants
of events, workshops,
exhibits, and concerts by attracting them to a greater commitment
A Center for the Arts, Fergus Falls
$8,200; to increase membership and attendance to once a month
and increase participation among 25-35 year-olds
Fosston Community Library Arts Association, Fosston
$10,000; to diversify our audience by attracting and serving
employees of
Fosston and their families
City of Harmony Park and Recreation, Harmony
$7,935; to create an arts council and to research community
attitudes about the arts
in an effort to broaden local audience
Houston County Agricultural Society, Caledonia
$8,500; to increase participation at the county fair by broadening
our creators, developing an inventory of resources, identifying
barriers, and devising solutions
Kairos Dance Theatre, Minneapolis
$7,395; to diversifying the board of directors and create
board-related formal
structures to respond to dramatically increased requests for
programming
Laurentian Arts and Cultural Alliance, Virginia
$10,000; to research potential major donors in an effort to
increase the level of participation
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, Cass Lake
$10,000; to build diversified markets for those participants
who preserve and sustain the traditional and cultural arts
in the northern woodland region
Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Anoka
$5,800; to deepen the participation of committed participants
by gathering input and
developing the program and direction of our new lab space
MaMa mOsAiC, Maple Grove
$4,000; to invite key professors and faculty members to help
us encourage female students of color to see our shows
Mankato Symphony Orchestra Association, Mankato
$10,000; to diversify our subscriber base by tapping into
the Rockin' in the Quarry audience
Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall
$10,000; to increase our membership by broadening our stewards
and increasing
stability for our organization
Milan Village Arts School, Milan
$10,000; to research a support network structure that will
expand and strengthen the involvement of board, volunteers,
and staff
Minnesota Center Chorale, Saint Cloud
$10,000; to broaden membership through recruitment of experienced
singers from
smaller groups; to deepen the commitment of current members
through workshops
Northfield Arts Guild, Northfield
$10,000; to deepen the commitment of our audiences by converting
non-member program participants into members
Olmsted County Historical Society, Rochester
$10,000; to diversify participation at Hands-On-History Days
by targeting teenagers
through a participation building program
One Voice Mixed Chorus, Minneapolis
$10,000; to broaden and diversify the audience through a project
that builds upon a
participation-building project the chorus began in 2003
Paul Bunyan Community Theatre Association, Bemidji
$9,991; to identify and eliminate barriers that will help
us plan off-season programs to a targeted population
Pillsbury United Communities, Minneapolis
$4,188; to broaden the audience of residents who live in the
surrounding neighborhoods
Princeton Community Education, Princeton
$9,885; to increase the number of inclined participants who
live outside 55371 zip code
Ragamala Music and Dance Theater, Minneapolis
$10,000; to encourage younger members of the Twin Cities Indian
community to deepen their relationship to Ragamala by becoming
donors and stewards
Red Wing Arts Association, Red Wing
$8,950; to deepen the experience of stewards in order to move
them into more
commitment as active volunteers
Reif Arts Council, Grand Rapids
$8,000; to identify and research potential new audiences in
five target communities;
to develop separate strategies for each site with the goal
of audience broadening
Rochester Orchestra and Chorale, Rochester
$6,840; to conduct marketing research of communities within
a 30-mile radius of
Rochester; to broaden our audience through increased participation
Saint Cloud Civic Orchestra, Saint Cloud
$4,630; to diversify our audience by increasing attendance
of music students and their
parents at concerts during 2003-2004 season
Sand Hill Settlement Historical Society, Climax
$8,500; to build participation within the community by removing
barriers and building bridges using art as a vehicle through
a partnership between Sand Hill Settlement Historical Society
and Shelly Climax and Neilsville Arts
Ten Thousand Things Theater, Minneapolis
$9,500; to broaden our relationships with community partners
and those organizations that serve as access to our low-income
audiences
Theater Mu, Inc., Minneapolis
$10,000; to increase the Asian share of our main stage theater
audiences by 15 percent; increasing both new and repeat attendance
Twin Ports Wind Ensemble, Duluth
$10,000; to broaden and deepen the experience of performing
with the Twin Ports Wind Ensemble through performance and
study with a particular music's composer
Wadena Historical and Environmental Learning, Staples
$10,000; to diversify creator participation through planning,
research, and implementation of a regional community theatrical
pageant
Zeitgeist, Saint Paul
$9,800; to deepen our relationship with our audience through
research; to develop
our programs so they attract greater audience numbers
Round Two: Organizations
(with budgets greater than $684,000)
The American Composers Forum, Saint Paul
$15,000; to reach out to Native American populations in Minnesota
and build a pilot program from Native American high school
students.
COMPAS, Saint Paul
$7,108; to encourage younger Twin Cities residents, who have
had previous contact with COMPAS programs, to become new donors
Graywolf Press, Saint Paul
$15,000; to deepen relationships with existing stewards in
order to increase their commitment to and financial investment
in Graywolf’s mission
Rochester Art Center, Rochester
$7,892; to increase its membership base and expand the number
of contributing members by the end of FY 2006
Illusion Theater, Minneapolis
$15,000; to broaden the number of Minnesota communities that
participate in the Peer Education program by analyzing program
barriers, identifying possible site coordinators in new communities,
and developing a participation plan
MacPhail Center for Music, Minneapolis
$15,000; to identify barriers preventing middle and high school
students, especially low income and nonwhite students, from
enrolling in and continuing private instrument lessons; and
design strategies to support increased participation by eliminating
or mitigating these barriers
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis
$15,000; to create a regular and systematic survey to better
understand current participants and deepen their involvement
with the museum
Northrop Memorial Auditorium/University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
$15,000; to broaden audiences for dance (ballet and contemporary)
and jazz by increasing the number of single ticket buyers
and converting more of those into patrons
Park Square Theatre, Saint Paul
$15,000; to deepen participation by recent single ticket buyers,
increasing the percentage of those who become subscribers
(research barriers to subscribing, identify steps to remove
or lessen those barriers, test ability to act on this information,
measure effect on 2005 subscription campaign)
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