Arts Tour Minnesota
Arts Tour Minnesota
Backus Community Center will present four diverse performances and outreach programs to all Koochiching County schools during its 2014-15 season, including touring artists Monroe Crossing, Ragamala Dance, Tonic Sol-fa, and Billy McLaughlin.
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.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. 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.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Jessica Frost: Program Director, North House Folk School; Robin Gillette: Arts Administrator, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Jane Gudmundson: Freelance consultation, education and the arts; George Keller: Performer, Producer, Educator; Katherine Milton: Independent instructional designer and arts administrator; board member, Minnesota State University Design Council; Natalie Morrow: Founder of The Twin Cities Black Film Festival www.tcbff.org; Elizabeth Mowry: Community engagement coordinator, Juxtaposition Arts; Douglas Scholz-Carlson: Artistic director, Great River Shakespeare Festival; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center
ACHF Arts Access
Backus will present four diverse artists with the goal of increasing our audience demographic and increasing audience attendance by 20%. Success will be evaluated by the number of new audience members, age of audience members and program preferences determined through audience surveys. 2: 80% of the county's K-12 students will be reached by the touring artists. A minimum of 5% of audience members will be special needs youth/ adults and seniors. Success will be determined by the number of K-12 students attending outreach programs in each of the four county school districts. A minimum of 100 complimentary tickets will be distributed to area providers for each public performance with number of seniors and special needs patrons tabulated for each event.
Backus presented four diverse artists including bluegrass, Indian Dance, acapella and acoustic guitar. Attendance of 972 registered an 8.3% decline and fell short of the outcome. 2: Backus exceeded anticipated outcomes by reaching 4,370 of the students in K-12 Koochiching County schools. 9.4% of concert audiences were special needs youth, adults or seniors.
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