Arts Access

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$35,245

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Hot Summer Jazz Festival AKA Twin Cities Jazz Festival

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

End Date

October 2017

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Anoka

Dakota

Hennepin

Ramsey

Washington

Project Overview

Arts Access

Project Details

Twin Cities Jazz Festival (TCJF) will expand its free three-day festival, which attracts 45,000 jazz fans to Lowertown Saint Paul, to TCJF access sites along Saint Paul's Green Line and in Como Park for expected audiences of 2,840.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Kjellgren Alkire: Artist and researcher; faculty member, Saint Mary's University Winona; Adam Courville: Arts educator and manager, puppeteer; studying for master''s in nonprofit management at Hamline; Shelley Johnson: Theater and dance teacher at Franklin Middle School; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Jessica O'Brien: Associate director, Minnesota Council of Churches’ Mankato refugee services; Dameun Strange: Bush Foundation Community Innovation Team member

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Yes

Conflict of Interest Contact

Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600

Project Details: 2017 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$35,245

Other Funds Leveraged

$4,907

Direct expenses

$40,152

Administration costs

$2,865

Number of full time equivalents funded

0.00

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

TCJF Access Project will reach 2,840 attendees at seven Access sites during June 23-25, 2017 annual festival. TCJF will present 30 free jazz shows to 2,840 residents in Frogtown/Thomas-Dale, Summit University, Midway-Hamline, Union Park and Como neighborhoods. Venues will provide head counts. 2: TCJF will present thirty live jazz shows in collaboration with seven Access sites in Saint Paul neighborhoods underserved by jazz. Demographics will help show barriers to meaningful engagement with Minnesota jazz artists. Surveys of Access sites will help document responses of attendees to Access jazz shows.

Measurable Outcome(s)

TCJF Access Project reached 2,365 attendees June 22-24. Police and venue estimates. 2: TCJF presented 114 free jazz shows in 22 venues. Program.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Jim Scheibel,Steve Heckler,Barbara Davis,Phylis Olin,Kevin Barnes,Larry Stoaiken,Doug Brown,Alden Drew,Michael Cook

Project Manager

Laura

Littleford

Hot Summer Jazz Festival AKA Twin Cities Jazz Festival

214 4th St E Ste 140