Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,520
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Kristine E. Bergmark AKA Krissy Bergmark
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
In Progress
Start Date
January 2019
End Date
December 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview

Artist Initiative

Project Details

Bergmark will release an album that showcases the tabla in a modern acoustic instrumental setting, featuring tabla solo and voice, and tabla with combinations of berimbau, violin, vibraphone, bass, and banjo.

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.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Zachary Baltich: Percussionist/composer, Arts Board grantee; James Everest: Award-winning musician and composer; Paula Gudmundson: Founder, Seven Suns ensemble; artist and arts educator; professor of flute at UMD; Masayoshi Ishikawa: Jazz pianist and composer; teaches at Gustavus; James Parker: Folk music performer and composer; instructor with COMPAS and at MCTC; Nirmala Rajasekar: Musician, teacher, South Indian music; Joseph Tougas: Musician and songwriter; Kelly Turpin: Art and theater producer and consultant; former interim executive director, Mill City Summer Opera

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact

Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650

Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,520
Other Funds Leveraged
$480
Direct expenses
$10,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Krissy Bergmark will release an album of works for tabla, showcasing the place of tabla playing in modern acoustic music. Qualitative outcomes will be evaluated through reviews and a concert evaluation form. Quantitative outcomes will be evaluated through album sales and album-release show attendance. 2: Krissy will perform music released on album at an album-release concert for Minnesota audiences, exposing them to a new platform to for tabla. Qualitative outcomes will be evaluated through reviews and concert evaluation forms. Quantitative reviews will be evaluated through album sales and concert attendance.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Kristine
Last Name
Bergmark
Organization Name
Kristine E. Bergmark AKA Krissy Bergmark
State
MN
Phone
(708) 466-4424
Email
krissybergmark@gmail.com
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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