Arts Tour Minnesota
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$74,529
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Good Thunder Reading Series
Recipient Type
State Government
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2012
End Date
March 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Blue Earth
Nicollet
Project Overview
Arts Tour Minnesota
Project Details
This project, featuring 18 writers, is the latter portion of our 30th anniversary program (2011-2012) and the fall and winter/spring portion of our 31st program (2012-2013).
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
Daniel Adolphson: Director of Program Engagement, COMPAS.; Timothy Cassidy: Metal sculptor.; Larry Fredlund: Board member, Isanti County Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment.; Lawrence Gorrell: Program director, Master of Arts in Human Development and Master of Arts in Arts and Cultural Management, St Mary's University.; Jeanne Kosfeld: Creative director, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. Exhibition judge, University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.; Jessica Lourey: Member of Sisters in Crime, The Loft Literary Center, and Lake Superior Writers. Board member, Mystery Writers of America. Writer and educator.; Ward Merrill: Executive director, Backus Community Center.; Rita Mustaphi: Founder and artistic director, Katha Dance Theatre. Choreographer, dancer, and educator.|Jeanne Willcoxon, Assistant professor of theater, St Olaf College.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
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
$74,529
Other Funds Leveraged
$73,045
Direct expenses
$147,574
Administration costs
$63,648
Number of full time equivalents funded
1.33
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state.
Measurable Outcome(s)
A. 1. We hosted nine Minnesota writers of the 18 total. While some of the writers were locally based, most had not previously had the spotlight the Good Thunder Reading Series offered them. A. 2. This year’s program met our mission in the following ways: nine of the 18 writers are based in Minnesota, nine of the 18 writers are emerging writers (seven from Minnesota). The roster strove toward various balances by representing the three main genres (poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction) and two specialty areas (graphic narrative, young-adult fiction), by being gender-balanced, and by featuring five artists of color (two from Minnesota).
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Project Manager
First Name
Richard
Last Name
Robbins
Organization Name
Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Good Thunder Reading Series
Street Address
230 Armstrong Hall
City
Mankato
State
MN
Zip Code
56001
Phone
(507) 389-1354
Email
richard.robbins@mnsu.edu
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