Minnesota Festival Support
Minnesota Festival Support
The Grand Marais Arts Festival will showcase the work of more than 80 established and emerging Minnesota visual artists. It will present live music, art demonstrations, and on-site classes in downtown Grand Marais, July 12- 13, 2014.
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.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Stephanie Busiahn: Executive director, Fairmont Convention and Visitors Bureau; certified festival manager; Elissa Chaffee: Director of development, American Craft Council, Minneapolis; Ken Chin-Purcell: Director of the Saint Anthony Park Arts Festival; owner and potter, Bungalow Pottery; Patricia Grimes: Photographer; volunteer with Bemidji Community Arts Center; former educator and arts coordinator at Sanford-Neilson Place; Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Dayna Martinez: Long-time arts administrator, including sixteen years at Ordway Center; Kathleen Peterson: Arts administrator, playwright, visual artist, freelance writer; active community arts volunteer
ACHF Cultural Heritage
The Grand Marais Arts Festival intends to demonstrate a 2% increase in revenue and 2% increase in artist participation over the 2012 event. Achievement will be determined by a comparison of revenue, number of artist applicants, number of participants in art classes, and artist income. 2: The number of Minnesotans who experience the arts through the Grand Marais Art Festival increases 2% over the 2012 event. Achievement will be determined by a comparison of increase in of youth participants, increase in of adult audience participants, number of participants in art classes, and survey indicating interest in returning.
The Grand Marais Arts Festival exceeded the project outcome by demonstrating an 18.9% increase in revenue and 20% increase in artist participation over the 2012 event. 2: The number of Minnesotans who experience the arts through the Grand Marais Arts Festival increased 5.8% over the 2012 event.
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