Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$39,579
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Annette S. Lee
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2017
End Date
June 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Aitkin
Anoka
Beltrami
Cass
Crow Wing
Dakota
Goodhue
Hennepin
Hubbard
Itasca
Kanabec
Morrison
Ramsey
Wright
Aitkin
Anoka
Beltrami
Cass
Crow Wing
Dakota
Goodhue
Hennepin
Hubbard
Itasca
Kanabec
Morrison
Ramsey
Wright
Project Overview

Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details

Lee will tour the visual arts exhibit "Native Skywatchers-Earth Sky Connections," featuring work created by four professional native artists and twenty community artists that explores the human connection to the cosmos.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Bradley Bourn: Executive director, Lyndale Neighborhood Association; former managing director, Ten Thousand Things Theater; Leslie Hanlon: Director of fundraising and marketing, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John?s University fine arts series; Tamra Jo Makram: Managing director of Memorial Auditorium Performing Arts Center, Worthington; Natalie Nowytski: Vocalist, composer and performer of international folk music; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center; theater artist and playwright; Quillan Roe: Manager and artistic director, Roe Family Singers; Douglas Scholz-Carlson: Artistic director, Great River Shakespeare Festival; Jacinta Zens: Independent arts organizer; member of Moorhead Arts and Cultural Commission

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$39,579
Other Funds Leveraged
$13,200
Direct expenses
$52,779
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Audience members and program participants will have an increased interest in the arts and in the human relationship to the cosmos. Assessment surveys addressing change of attitude. On-going discussions with participants. Feedback from collaborators and partners. Email list for continued communications. Website activity. 2: Inspire participation of native populations in arts programming. At least 50% native participation overall. Demographic information collected on surveys and comment cards. Outcome based evaluation: paper and online surveys, interviews. Analysis of participation numbers, racial identity, vs. venue location.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Audience members and program participants will have an increased interest in the arts and in the human relationship to the cosmos. Surveys, real-time conversations, follow-up and emails. 2: Inspire participation of native populations in arts programming. At least 50% native participation overall. Surveys, observations, and strategically placed venues.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Annette
Last Name
Lee
Organization Name
Annette S. Lee
State
MN
Phone
(320) 294-4072x h
Email
aslee@stcloudstate.edu
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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