Arts Tour Minnesota

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$35,700

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Scott A. Reynolds AKA Scotty Reynolds

Recipient Type

Individual

Status

Completed

Start Date

June 2016

End Date

October 2016

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Anoka

Carlton

Chisago

Dakota

Fillmore

Hennepin

Lake

Olmsted

Ramsey

St. Louis

Winona

Project Overview

Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details

Minneapolis artist Reynolds will tour Escape from Alcina's Island: A Picnic Operetta, to orchards and farms near Big Fork, Fergus Falls, and Wykoff, uniting classical opera with sustainable agriculture.

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; 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; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Andrea Cheney: Interim managing director, Bedlam Theatre; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Jamil Jude: Freelance theater director and producer; Jennie Knoebel: Executive director, Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Stacy Richardson: Writer, editor, and music promoter; Christopher Taykalo: Marketing and development manager, Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2016 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$35,700

Other Funds Leveraged

$12,358

Direct expenses

$48,058

Administration costs

$1,950

Number of full time equivalents funded

0.5

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The audience will develop greater appreciation of performing arts, respect for locally-grown food, and pride in their community. An Evaluation Consultant will design an audience survey that will be administered to the audience following each performance.

Measurable Outcome(s)

In all, 30% of our audience in greater Minnesota reported that they'd never seen live opera. 85% had never seen the Picnic Operetta. We survey our audience with voluntary post-show evaluations. We did an on-line survey with staff members, artists and a survey with our host and partners in greater Minnesota. Hosts and partners also participate in a phone interview evaluator. Artistic and marketing success was measured in the range of publication, positive critical responses and direct feedback from the audience. We were successful spreading the word via many important channels in each community.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Bill Beeman, Welles Emerson, Maggie Scanlon, Jacqueline Zita, Jacob Miller, Alia Jeraj, Elizabeth Windnagel, Jim Ahrens, Adrienne Kleinman

Project Manager

Scott

Reynolds

Scott A. Reynolds AKA Scotty Reynolds

(612) 619-2112

mixedprecipitation@gmail.com

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