Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$16,746
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
John Simpkin. Munson
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2018
End Date
May 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Blue Earth
Itasca
Nicollet
Blue Earth
Itasca
Nicollet
Project Overview

Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details

Munson and his artistic partners in the jazz/rock trio The New Standards will perform public concerts with symphony orchestras in Grand Rapids and Mankato, and conduct educational outreach sessions in those communities.

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
$16,746
Other Funds Leveraged
$5,582
Direct expenses
$22,328
Administration costs
$1,200
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Audiences in outstate Minnesota will have access to a highly-acclaimed and entertaining live music performance by The New Standards with symphonic orchestra. Ticket sales data will determine attendance and communities served; surveys will assess if audience new to the band/venue is reached, rate the quality of the arts experience and evaluate program costs.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Audiences in outstate Minnesota had access to a highly-acclaimed and entertaining live music performance by The New Standards with symphonic orchestra. Ticket sales data determined attendance and communities served; surveys assessed if audience new to the band/venue is reached, rated the quality of the arts experience and evaluated program costs.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
John
Last Name
Munson
Organization Name
John S. Munson
State
MN
Phone
(612) 801-8653x c
Email
munsongs@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