Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$26,890
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Sounds of Hope, Ltd.
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2020
End Date
June 2022
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Brown
Fillmore
Goodhue
Olmsted
Ramsey
Wabasha
Brown
Fillmore
Goodhue
Olmsted
Ramsey
Wabasha
Project Overview

Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details

Sounds of Hope will bring a concert featuring the cultural songs and dances of 75 children and young adults from fourteen countries worldwide to six cities south and west of the Twin Cities.

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.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, 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. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, 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.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Rebecca Davis-Lee: Concert pianist; former vice chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Jay Gilman: Artistic director, MN Fringe Festival; Charles Leftridge: Director of operations, Mankato Symphony Orchestra; Eryn Michlitsch: Artistic director, Mankato Ballet Company; Christine Murakami Noonan: Marketing and advertising supervisor, Minnesota State Fair; former MRAC board chair; Rebecca Petersen: Director of development, West Central Initiative; former executive director of Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Melissa Wray: Program associate, Lanesboro Arts

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$26,890
Other Funds Leveraged
$22,035
Direct expenses
$48,925
Administration costs
$2,050
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Through a unique exposure to youthful performers from diverse, unfamiliar cultures, audiences will develop more positive views of global differences. At each venue, staff will distribute and collect simple questionnaires asking audiences to comment on changes in perception and to rate the uniqueness and quality of the experience. The program director will conduct follow-up interviews with project partn

Measurable Outcome(s)

Audiences numbering approx. 1,086 in six cities had positive experiences with global diversity. Oral feedback from 10-15% audiences (in lieu of written questionnaires) after each event. Oral interviews with partners. Oral interviews with overnight hosts (for both youth and adults).

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Bethany Gladhill, Gary Pederson, John Choi, David Badgley, Hannah Hoes, Judy Morrison
Project Manager
First Name
Thomas
Last Name
Surprenant
Organization Name
Sounds of Hope, Ltd.
Street Address
882 Stryker Ave Ste 1
City
West St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55118
Phone
(651) 225-4179
Email
info@soundsofhope.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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