Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$32,892
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Great Northern Union Chorus
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2018
End Date
May 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Beltrami
Cass
Clearwater
Hubbard
Itasca
Koochiching
St. Louis
Beltrami
Cass
Clearwater
Hubbard
Itasca
Koochiching
St. Louis
Project Overview

Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details

Great Northern Union Chorus, an internationally acclaimed men's barbershop and a cappella chorus, will perform two major concerts and community engagements in northern Minnesota, aimed at promoting a lifetime of singing.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Delon Lyren: Professor of high brass and jazz, Bemidji State University; also assistant festival director, JENerations Jazz Festival; Brian Malloy: A novelist, teaching artist with the Loft, and adjunct faculty member at the U and Hamline; Margaret McCreary: Puppeteer, artist/educator; Arts Board grantee; Maya Washington: Filmmaker, writer, performer, and arts educator

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
$32,892
Other Funds Leveraged
$10,964
Direct expenses
$43,856
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Workshop participants and youth will experience the artistic and interpersonal skills and thrills of performing close harmony at a high level. We will replicate previous Arts Board-funded participant surveys measuring impact on knowledge, skills, behavior, attitude, and the role of barbershop singing as a lever for future engagement in singing. 2: 1,425 Minnesotans will gain an appreciation for barbershop excellence, and feel the emotional impact of GNU?s performances in live, local settings. We will build on previous Arts Board-funded participant surveys that measured audience response both on objective characteristics and emotional impact of the arts experience.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Workshop participants and students experienced the artistic and interpersonal skills and thrills of performing close harmony at a high level. Paper-and-pencil, and online surveys administered to workshop participants and students queried about knowledge, skills, behavior, attitude, and the role of barbershop singing as a lever for future engagement in singing. 2: 1,190 Minnesotans gained an appreciation for barbershop excellence and feel the emotional impact of GNU's performances in live, local settings. Audience experience was measured by paper-and-pencil and online surveys that measured audience response both on objective characteristics and emotional impact of the arts experience.

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

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Rick Anderson David Bailey-Aldrich Doug Carnes Bob Dowma Chris Hagen Todd Jones Kevin Lynch Chuck Mckown Joel Ortman Tom Pepin Dan True Kyle Weaver
Project Manager
First Name
Kevin
Last Name
Lynch
Organization Name
Great Northern Union Chorus
Street Address
2656 Raleigh Ave
City
St Louis Park
State
MN
Zip Code
55416
Phone
(612) 723-4209
Email
missioninclynch@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
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