Arts Tour Minnesota

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$18,340

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Flying Foot Forum AKA Joe Chvala and the Flying Foot Forum

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

April 2012

End Date

March 2013

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Otter Tail

Beltrami

Project Overview

Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details

Flying Foot Forum will tour The Percussion Project to two Minnesota communities, expanding its reach in Minnesota. It will conduct workshops and bring quality arts to youth and adults.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., 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., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Lynne Beck: Development director, COMPAS.; Steven Downing: Consultant, Northern Community Radio. School Board member, Northern Lights Community School. Trustee, Northland Foundation. Writer, musician, teacher, and arts administrator.; Stephanie Eichman: Executive director, Minnesota Dance Ensemble.; Jane Gudmundson: Artist and arts educator.; Athena Kildegaard: Lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Jeff Larson: Producing director, Minnesota Fringe Festival.; Alberta Marana: Landscape artist.; Peter Pestalozzi: Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Co-owner, Oddessy Design Works. Furniture designer/craftsman.; Kathleen Ray: Executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center. Theater artist and playwright.|Dyani Reynolds-WhiteHawk, Arts project manager, Native American Development Institute. Traditional Lakota and contemporary artist.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Yes

Project Details: 2012 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$18,340

Other Funds Leveraged

$11,765

Direct expenses

$30,105

Administration costs

$2,000

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state. Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations tour to communities and regions they haven’t previously visited.

Measurable Outcome(s)

With funding from Arts Tour Minnesota, the Flying Foot Forum was able to take its unique fusion of percussive dance and music to youth and adults in Fergus Falls and Bemidji. The pieces we performed gave audience and exposure to the Flying Foot Forum and all the exceptional Minnesota artists involved. We kept accurate records of the sites visited and the performances and workshops we conducted. 2: Fergus Falls and Bemidji were both sites new to the Flying Foot Forum, and we successfully toured to both, fully achieving the outcome. We maintained records of our tours to both sites, keeping track of where we went, the performances and workshops we conducted, and the audiences reached.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Joan Loshek, Timothy Fuller, Joe Chvala

Project Manager

Joe

Chvala

Flying Foot Forum AKA Joe Chvala and the Flying Foot Forum

3105 Garfield Ave S

Minneapolis

55408-2930