Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$24,804
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Patrick E. Scully
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2018
End Date
May 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Becker
Beltrami
Dakota
Isanti
Itasca
Lake of the Woods
Lincoln
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Murray
Nobles
Pennington
Renville
Rice
Rock
Roseau
Sherburne
Stevens
St. Louis
Wadena
Waseca
Wright
Becker
Beltrami
Dakota
Isanti
Itasca
Lake of the Woods
Lincoln
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Murray
Nobles
Pennington
Renville
Rice
Rock
Roseau
Sherburne
Stevens
St. Louis
Wadena
Waseca
Wright
Project Overview

Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details

Scully will tour Leaves of Grass - Illuminated to multiple communities in greater Minnesota. This one man show reveals the complexity of the life and times of Walt Whitman, a 19th century American poet who loved men and dared to write about it.

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

Bradley Bourn: Executive director, Lyndale Neighborhood Association; former managing director, Ten Thousand Things Theater; Lee Gundersheimer: Arts and culture coordinator, City of Winona; Kaleena Miller: Dancer and choreographer; Arts Board grantee; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Freelance director, actor and theater educator; Blake Potthoff: Executive director, Fairmont Opera House; board member, MN Presenters Network; Dennis Whipple: Executive director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre; Timothy Wollenzien: Education services manager, Prairie Public Broadcasting; music 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
$24,804
Other Funds Leveraged
$10,505
Direct expenses
$35,309
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Audience members will be able to articulate understanding of Whitman's work, life, legacy and times, that they gained from the performance. Tabulations will be kept of responses from the Q and As, the exit boards, and surveys to see what new understandings are articulated. 2: Audience members will be able to describe how issues in Walt Whitman's life and times resonate in their community today. Tabulations will be kept of responses from the Q and As, the exit boards, and surveys to see what is described as still resonating.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Patrick
Last Name
Scully
Organization Name
Patrick E. Scully
State
MN
Phone
(612) 205-1512
Email
patrick@patrickscully.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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