Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$148,320
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2018
End Date
May 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Aitkin
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Cass
Crow Wing
Goodhue
Itasca
Koochiching
Martin
Mower
Nobles
Sherburne
Stearns
St. Louis
Wright
Aitkin
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Cass
Crow Wing
Goodhue
Itasca
Koochiching
Martin
Mower
Nobles
Sherburne
Stearns
St. Louis
Wright
Project Overview

Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details

The Reif Center will collaborate with nine other arts presenters around Minnesota to present a ten stop tour of tap troupe Rhythmic Circus for public performances and outreach activities.

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
$148,320
Other Funds Leveraged
$72,032
Direct expenses
$220,352
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Audiences in ten Minnesota communities will gain an expanded perception and appreciation for professional tap dance by presenting Rhythmic Circus. All sites will record attendance and distribute surveys. An administrator will visit each site to collect data. A culminating meeting with all presenters will help us sort out successes and failures.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Audiences in ten Minnesota communities experienced Rhythmic Circus which lead to expanded appreciation for the art form. We used written surveys that were distributed by our travelling evaluator who then tabulated results from each site into a comprehensive final report.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Kirk Adams, Ben Edwards, Kari Hedlund, Tom Karges, Abby Kuschel, Jeanne Nicklason, Glenna Olson, Tom Peltier, Rhonda Peters, Bud Schneider, Greg Tuttle, Noah Wilcox
Project Manager
First Name
Shantel
Last Name
Dow
Organization Name
Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center
Street Address
720 NW Conifer Dr
City
Grand Rapids
State
MN
Zip Code
55744-2475
Phone
(218) 327-5780
Email
sdow@reifcenter.org
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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