Arts Access

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$19,240
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
International Friendship Through the Performing Arts
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2020
End Date
June 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dakota
Goodhue
Ramsey
Rice
Steele
Dakota
Goodhue
Ramsey
Rice
Steele
Project Overview

Arts Access

Project Details

International Friendship Through the Performing Arts will hire top musicians to perform concerts and participate in outreach activities in Minnesota retirement communities.

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

Ronda Anderson-Sand: Project manager, Allegro School of Dance and Music; Xiaohong Chen: Lawyer; dancer and board member, MN Chinese Dance Theater; Basil Considine: Artistic Director, Really Spicy Opera; Heidi Jeub: Visual artist; former executive director of Visual Arts Minnesota; Aaron Johnson: Mural artist; Suzanne Legatt: Artist and community organizer; Alissa Morson: Cochair, Mankato Area International Festival; Rachel Yang: Marketing and public relations specialist, the Loft

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
$19,240
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,650
Direct expenses
$22,890
Administration costs
$400
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We will bring top professional musical acts from a wide array of cultures and musical genres into retirement communities. Surveys will be handed out to audience members with concert programs, and also given to retirement community administration and musicians. Follow-up meetings will also be scheduled with staff. 2: We will offer new artists to retirement communities we have served in the past and also begin serving new communities. Surveys will be handed out to audience members with concert programs, and also given to retirement community administration and musicians. Follow-up meetings will also be scheduled with staff.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We brought top professional musical acts from a wide array of cultures and musical genres into retirement communities both live and virtually. Surveys were handed out to audience members, venue staff and musicians at live concerts. Follow-up emails and phone calls to activity staff provided feedback for virtual concerts. 2: We offered performances by new artists to retirement communities we have served in the past and virtual content to new communities. Surveys were handed out to audience members, venue staff and musicians at live concerts. Follow-up emails and phone calls to activity staff provided feedback for virtual concerts.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Paul Dice, Lauren Pelon, Chris Coy, Linda Reed, Professor C. Victor Fung, Theodore Riggi, Evelyn Lee Soen, Changjun Xu, Professor Jiazhen Zhao, Professor Stephen Yanli Zheng
Project Manager
First Name
Paul
Last Name
Dice
Organization Name
International Friendship Through the Performing Arts
Street Address
1960 Cliff Lake Rd Ste 129-219
City
Eagan
State
MN
Zip Code
55122
Phone
(952) 210-3628
Email
iftpa_usa@yahoo.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
Email the Agency