Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,401
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Yumiko Oshima-Ryan
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2017
End Date
December 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Blue Earth
Hennepin
Nicollet
Ramsey
Blue Earth
Hennepin
Nicollet
Ramsey
Project Overview

Artist Initiative

Project Details

Oshima-Ryan will record and produce, "Left, and Alone," a CD of solo piano works for left hand. She will introduce new left hand repertoire to students and teachers in Minnesota by presenting at the Minnesota Music Teachers Association's conference and at Sundin Hall in Saint Paul.

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

Jason Allen: Electronic performance artist and producer; teacher at University of St Thomas; Jian-Jun Chen-Edmund: Assistant professor of music education, University of Minnesota Duluth; Ignacio Herrera: Piano instructor, MacPhail Center for Music. Performer, director, and composer.; Heidi Lord: Percussionist; manager of orchestra operations and special events, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Betsy Neil: Violinist and fiddler; elementary school music and orchestra teacher

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
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
$8,401
Other Funds Leveraged
$120
Direct expenses
$8,521
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

I will publish a CD of solo piano works for left hand, present at Minnesota Music Teachers Association conference, give a concert at Sundin Hall in Saint Paul. I will get feedback from the audience at my presentation as well as the concert. I want to sell 300 discs in the first year at concerts, including fund raising events.

Measurable Outcome(s)

I published a CD `left, alone` Piano Music for the Left Hand, presented at MMTA conference, gave a concert at Sundin Music Hall in Saint Paul. I got very positive feedback from the audience at my presentation as well as the concert. I didn't sell 300 discs but gave away so far 50 CDs.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Yumiko
Last Name
Oshima-Ryan
Organization Name
Yumiko Oshima-Ryan
State
MN
Phone
(507) 720-3873
Email
yumiko@gustavus.edu
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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