Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,300
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Alison Y. Rasch AKA Alison Young
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2017
End Date
December 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Beltrami
Hennepin
Ramsey
St. Louis
Beltrami
Hennepin
Ramsey
St. Louis
Project Overview

Artist Initiative

Project Details

Young will complete a recording and recital project that presents Argentinean music she has arranged and edited for flute and piano.

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
$8,300
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,950
Direct expenses
$12,250
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

I will complete a recital/recording project by engraving, publishing and presenting to the public works I arranged and edited for flute and piano. I would evaluate the project success through interest and engagement at public concerts as well as through visits to my website, orders, performances, and invitations for me to present workshops.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Alison Young completed a recital/recording project by engraving, publishing and presenting to the public works arranged for flute and piano. The presentations were well attended, the first printing of the music was completely sold out, Alison Young is invited to present more concerts including with dancers and workshops on performing this music and publishing in general.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Alison
Last Name
Rasch
Organization Name
Alison Y. Rasch AKA Alison Young
State
MN
Phone
(612) 208-5991
Email
ayoung@mpr.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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