Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$23,550
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Zeitgeist
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2015
End Date
May 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Cook
Goodhue
Hennepin
Ramsey
St. Louis
Cook
Goodhue
Hennepin
Ramsey
St. Louis
Project Overview
Arts Tour Minnesota
Project Details
Zeitgeist will reach five communities through the Minnesota Connections 2015-2016 tour, which features three productions: For the Birds with Victor Zupanc and Kevin Kling, Summer Rain, with veena virtuoso Nirmala Rajasekar, and Hole in the Sky with Kathy McTavish.
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.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Kaitlyn Bohlin: Development manager, North House Folk School; Brenda Brown: Member, Black Storytellers Alliance, Blues City Cultural Center, Minneapolis Arts Commission. Writer, performer, and visual artist.; Jennie Knoebel: Executive director, Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Ann Reed: Singer, guitarist and songwriter, co-owner of Turtlecub Productions; John Saurer: Visual artist using sculpture, printmaking and drawing, chair, art and art history department, Saint Olaf College; Melissa Walrath: Executive director, The St. John's Boys' Choir; Jeanne Willcoxon: Assistant professor of theater, St Olaf College.; Alexander Wolff: Trombonist and executive director of operations, The Copper Street Brass Quintet
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$23,550
Other Funds Leveraged
$8,490
Direct expenses
$32,040
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Zeitgeist will bring three high-quality, engaging musical productions created and performed by Minnesota artists to five communities in greater Minnesota. Artists and audiences indicate through discussions and surveys that our MINNESOTA CONNECTIONS productions were engaging and musically satisfying. 2: Zeitgeist positively engages audiences in two communities new to the ensemble through a high-quality chamber music production. Both presenters and audiences indicate a positive experience with our performance and a willingness to engage with us again.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Zeitgeist brought three high-quality, engaging musical productions created and performed by Minnesota artists to five communities in greater Minnesota. At each performance and activity, artists and presenter staff conversed with audience members, distributed surveys, and interviewed them to gauge response to these productions. 2: Zeitgeist positively engaged audiences in three communities new to the ensemble through a high-quality chamber music production. At each performance and educational activity, artists and presenter staff conversed with audience members and interviewed them to gauge response to these productions. Staff from presenting organizations discussed the event at an evaluation session.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Craig Sinard, Pat O'Keefe, Heather Barringer, Carrie Henneman Shaw, Philip Blackburn, Chris Campbell, Julie Haight-Curran, Sarah Porwoll-Lee
Project Manager
First Name
Heather
Last Name
Barringer
Organization Name
Zeitgeist
Street Address
275 4th St E Ste 200
City
St Paul
State
MN
Phone
(651) 755-1600
Email
heather@zeitgeistnewmusic.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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