Arts Activities Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
The Bakken Trio
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2014
End Date
March 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding for John's Book of Alleged Dances, a collaboration between the Bakken Trio and Black Label Movement based on John Adam's composition of the same title. Premier performances will take place at the Cowles Center for Dance and the Southern Theatre in February and March 2015.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Executive Director, Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director, Roseville Parks and Recreation; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor and Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: Consultant and Grant Writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: Vocal Performer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Clea Galhano: Artistic; Scott Pakudaitis: Artistic, Organizational Development, Marketing; Bill Venne: Fundraising; Bob Shoemake: Artistic, Administration, Organizational Planning; Kathryn Tjaden: Administration, Fundraising, Organizational Planning; Stanton Wood: Fundraising, Administration, Artistic; Kelli Tatum: Fundraising, Administration.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$20,381
Direct expenses
$30,381
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Our expected outcomes include audiences of more than 1000 people to experience John's Book of Alleged Dances as well as for diverse audiences of dance and music to experience the collaborative result of musicians and dances together envisioning an aural art form. The project will allow the Bakken Trio Board and management to grow, grasping bigger and longer-term logistical problems than its subscription series. We expect to survey our MacPhail patrons to find out whether they got greater enjoyment from the combination of art forms, and to find out which attendees experience chamber music or the Black Label Movement for the first time.As said above, we will survey our audience at the November 16th program and tally attenders. Theoroi ticket holders (a twenty-something group of 30 young adults) will meet with Carl Flink and Bakken director Mina Fisher after the concert November 16th, and we will welcome feedback. Black Label Movement always has Post-performance Q and A, so the performances at the Cowles will follow that format. Artist feedback will be monitored by the Board on a monthly basis.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Overall we counted 1300 attendees, 250 at MacPhail, 700 at Cowles evening performances, 350 at the student (ages 10-18) matinee. Southwest High School's workshop held 50 students, the majority students of color. After our most desired outcome - creation of a major new work for chamber music and dance - the most significant outcome was the hugely expanded and more diverse audiences we reached, most of whom had never experienced a string quartet live.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Stephanie Arado, Mina Fisher, Judy Lin, Cecil North, Tracy Peterson, Margaret McCray, Pat Strandness, Tom Murtha, Suzy Swanson, Jeff Walkowski, Andrea Williams, Priscilla Morton, Anne Carter
Project Manager
First Name
Mina
Last Name
Fisher
Organization Name
The Bakken Trio
Street Address
2450 Girard Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55405
Phone
(612) 374-3175
Email
fritznmina@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
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency