Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$118,222
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2019
End Date
December 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Crow Wing
Itasca
Koochiching
Otter Tail
Rice
Sherburne
Crow Wing
Itasca
Koochiching
Otter Tail
Rice
Sherburne
Project Overview

Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details

The Reif Center will collaborate with other arts collaborators around Minnesota to present Triple Espresso (actors, comedians, musicians) for public performances and outreach activities that will expand community interest in interactive performances.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, 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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; 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

Kim Christianson: Cochair of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council performance committee; Trisha Kirk: Director of marketing and communications, Guthrie Theater; Delon Lyren: Professor of high brass and jazz, Bemidji State University; also assistant festival director, JENerations Jazz Festival; Katie Marshall: Executive director, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids; Nicole Mulder: Executive director, Theatre L'Homme Dieu; Sennami Onwubuya: Political organizer; Rebecca Petersen: Director of development, West Central Initiative; former executive director of Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra

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

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$118,222
Other Funds Leveraged
$148
Direct expenses
$118,370
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Minnesotans in ten communities will develop an appreciation for interactive comedy (acting, music, dance) as presented by our guest artists. All host sites will record event attendance, track outreach participation, and distribute surveys to participants. An administrator will visit each site to collect data and evaluate successes and challenges for each tour stop.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We presented comedy troupe Triple Espresso in six Minnesota communities, each with educational outreach activities. We hired an evaluator who traveled to each site to distribute surveys and conduct oral interviews with patrons and staff of each facility and then compiled responses in a cohesive report.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Tom Karges (Board Chair), Bud Schneider (Vice Chair), Kirk Adams (Treasurer), Abby Kuschel (Secretary), Jon Arntson, Katie Cargill, Kris Ferraro, Kari Hedlund, Jeanne Nicklason, Glenna Olson, Molly Miskovich, Rhonda Peters, 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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