Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$56,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2015
End Date
December 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Otter Tail
St. Louis
Hennepin
Otter Tail
St. Louis
Project Overview
Arts Tour Minnesota
Project Details
Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater's project will include residencies in three distinct Minnesota communities: Ely, Fergus Falls, and New York Mills. Each will include a series of community-inclusive workshops and classes, and culminate in public performances.
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. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Luanne Fondell: Performing arts director, Memorial Auditorium, Dawson-Boyd School District; Katherine Hill: Audience engagement specialist, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Anna Johnson: Independent arts administrator and consultant, specializing in the area of development; Ronald Lattin: Development director, Youth Performance Company; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center, theater artist and playwright; Pearl Rea: Production manager, lighting designer, stage manager, and tour coordinator; S Buffy Sedlachek: Producer of excellence in performance, CLIMB Theatre, educator peer coach and instructor, Bethel University
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

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$56,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$20,123
Direct expenses
$76,123
Administration costs
$6,931
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.32
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater will present week-long residencies in three rural Minnesota communities: Ely, Fergus Falls, and New York Mills. Project will be a success upon completion of activities and performances at each location with responses evaluated through post-performance dialogues, print and electronic surveys, and presenter feedback. 2: Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater will reach a wide range of Minnesota populations through community inclusive activities and performances. Success will be achieved when Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater has presented activities for groups selected by the presenters and will be assessed via audience count, evaluation forms, participant interviews, and electronic surveys.

Measurable Outcome(s)

SPDT presented one-week residencies with performances and workshops for multiple population groups in three rural communities: Ely, Fergus Falls, and New York Mills. SPDT’s comprehensive evaluation methods included written surveys distributed to all project partners in each of the communities, oral assessments and interviews with lead personnel from each community, Talk Piece audience engagements at the conclusion of each public performance, ongoing email exchanges and phone interviews with each site, and extensive debrief/evaluation with company artists and administrators to discuss successes and challenges at each project site and strategies for going forward. 2: SPDT reached a wide range of Minnesota populations through community inclusive activities and performances in three locations: Ely, Fergus Falls, and New York Mills. SPDT’s comprehensive evaluation methods included written surveys distributed to all project partners in each of the communities, oral assessments and interviews with lead personnel from each community, Talk Piece audience engagements at the conclusion of each public performance, ongoing email exchanges and phone interviews with each site, and extensive debrief/evaluation with company artists and administrators to discuss successes and challenges at each project site and strategies for going forward.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Howard Bell, Michael Brooks, Judith Johnson, Jennifer Olson, Zoe Sealy, Carin Skowronsky, V. Paul Virtucio
Project Manager
First Name
Stuart
Last Name
Pimsler
Organization Name
Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater
Street Address
528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 707
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55403
Phone
(763) 521-7738
Email
spdanth@gmail.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
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