Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,465
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Friends of the Minnesota Sinfonia AKA Minnesota Sinfonia
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2019
End Date
May 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Goodhue
Goodhue
Project Overview

Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details

The Minnesota Sinfonia will present a concert in Red Wing that will increase access to quality orchestral music, engage participants in learning from the experience of performing with a professional orchestra, and grow community interest in the arts.

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.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Kim Christianson: Cochair of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council performance committee; Trisha Kirk: Director of marketing and communications, Guthrie Theater; Delon Lyren: Professor of high brass and jazz, Bemidji State University; also assistant festival director, JENerations Jazz Festival; Katie Marshall: Executive director, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids; Nicole Mulder: Executive director, Theatre L'Homme Dieu; Sennami Onwubuya: Political organizer; Rebecca Petersen: Director of development, West Central Initiative; former executive director of Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,465
Other Funds Leveraged
$4,500
Direct expenses
$14,965
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Audiences and participants will become comfortable with the experience of engaging in a classical music concert. Project outcomes will be evaluated through data collected from anonymous surveys distributed to concert attendees and participants, and through post-project wrap-up discussions with project partners.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Audience and students was very enthusiastic and complementary to conductor after the concert See coments below. anonymous survey results and responses of the audiences and students at the concert's conclusion.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Tina Enberg, Joe Cretella, Emily Cole-Jones, Suzanne Abrams, Mary Butler, Tom Cook, Brooke Geyen, Al Hagar, Marie Williams, Jay Fishman
Project Manager
First Name
Joan
Last Name
Elwell
Organization Name
Friends of the Minnesota Sinfonia AKA Minnesota Sinfonia
Street Address
901 N 3rd St Ste 112
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55401-1022
Phone
(612) 871-1701
Email
joan@mnsinfonia.org
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
Email the Agency