Arts Access

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$31,931
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Cantus
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2020
End Date
June 2022
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview

Arts Access

Project Details

Cantus will engage members of the Twin Cities' Latino community in its "Brave" program on contemporary masculinity, offering access to its concerts and access for young Latino voices to Cantus's platform.

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.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, 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. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; 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.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Catherine Belleveau: Founder and artistic director, Mask and Rose Women's Theater Collective; Kaitlyn Bohlin: Director of individual giving, the Loft; Dorinda Broderson: Management consultant, painter; Beatrice Rothweiler: Lawyer and nonprofit consultant; Avinash Viswanathan: Director of community engagement, Nexus Community Partners

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$31,931
Other Funds Leveraged
$192
Direct expenses
$32,123
Administration costs
$2,086
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Cantus will establish connections that foster meaningful long-term service to the Latino community. Cantus will survey audience/participants after each performance about programming and concert experience; Cantus will meet with partners pre-, mid-, and post-project to assess real/perceived barriers to participation. 2: Latino teens and artists have their perspectives on modern masculinity shared with a broader audience through Cantus' platform. In addition to measuring quantitative impact through attendance/box office of Cantus 'Brave' concerts, the ensemble will monitor informal qualitative feedback on social media to live-streaming and a social-media hashtag that facilitate discussion.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Cantus successfully laid a foundation for long-term engagement with the local Latino communities. Cantus surveyed the audience, and project manager and Cantus tenor Alberto de la Paz remained in close communication with Esperanza United's Youth Initiatives Specialist to adapt in real time to pandemic-related complications. 2: Latino teens' perspectives on and experiences with migration are shared with a broader audience. Attendance at the final concert, feedback from Esperanza United's teenage participants and administrators, and post-concert surveys.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Brian Newhouse, Theresa Gienapp, David Niles, Beth Anne Thompson, Alberto de la Paz, Sandra Davis, PaviElle French, Nancy Gaschott, Jonathan Guyton, Paul Johnson, Laurie Meyers, Jeff Reed, Paul Scholtz, Kevin Stock, Frank Stubbs, Kim Hollingsworth Taylor
Project Manager
First Name
Joseph
Last Name
Heitz
Organization Name
Cantus
Street Address
1201 Marquette Ave Ste 100
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55403
Phone
(612) 435-0046
Email
jheitz@cantussings.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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