Minnesota Festival Support
Minnesota Festival Support
The Park Point Art Fair is a juried visual arts festival showcasing 120 artists on the shores of Lake Superior, June 28-29, 2014. It will include demonstrations, hands-on activities, and performances just across from Duluth’s iconic Ariel Lift Bridge.
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 Park Point Art Fair will increase by 7% the variety of Minnesota artists who participate in the event. Achievement will be determined by comparing the number of participating artists with backgrounds in disciplines other than the visual arts to previous years' participants. 2: The art festival intends to demonstrate a 5% increase in artist revenue and a 5% increase in audience participation. Achievement will be determined by a comparing a baseline of estimated 2013 artist revenue and visitor attendance with survey results for 2014.
The PPAF increased our Minnesota artists by sixteen individuals/groups and increased our programming to include musicians and hands-on activities for fair goers led by artists; an over 12% increase in the ratio of performance to visual artists in 2014 as 2: The PPAF increased its marketing and publicity to attract different and more Minnesotans. We were able to provide hands on experiences that we hope will encourage financial support.
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