Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$14,960
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
James G. Everest
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2020
End Date
June 2022
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Cook
Kandiyohi
Pope
Stearns
St. Louis
Cook
Kandiyohi
Pope
Stearns
St. Louis
Project Overview

Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details

Everest will collaborate with local organizations to present community art and nature workshops and his Sound Garden performance installations at two outdoor sites: Sibley State Park, New London; and Harbor Park, Grand Marais.

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.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. 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.; 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. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; 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.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Rebecca Davis-Lee: Concert pianist; former vice chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Jay Gilman: Artistic director, MN Fringe Festival; Charles Leftridge: Director of operations, Mankato Symphony Orchestra; Eryn Michlitsch: Artistic director, Mankato Ballet Company; Christine Murakami Noonan: Marketing and advertising supervisor, Minnesota State Fair; former MRAC board chair; Rebecca Petersen: Director of development, West Central Initiative; former executive director of Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Melissa Wray: Program associate, Lanesboro Arts

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$14,960
Other Funds Leveraged
$5,620
Direct expenses
$20,580
Administration costs
$1,500
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Attendees and Participants at the Sound Garden events will connect more meaningfully to a site in their community. Attendees and Participants at the Sound Garden events will gain new knowledge and appreciation of local outdoor parks by accessing layers of site-specific history, ecology, and artistic expression. 2: Composer / Director JG Everest will present his Sound Garden events for new audiences and build relationships. Composer / Director JG Everest will present his Sound Garden events for new audiences and continue to build collaborative relationships with organizational partners and local artists in two host communities.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Minnesotans participated in meaningful arts experiences that are not routinely available to them. We surveyed participants with 1) onsite paper comments sheets at info tables; 2) online surveys conducted after the event 3) inter-personal conversations at the events 4) meetings with local partners and stakeholders, and participating artists. 2: JG Everest presented Sound Garden events for new audiences and built collaborative relationships with organizational partners and local artists. Through registration surveys as well as surveys after the event, it was determined that over 90% of attendees at both events had never experienced JG Everest's Sound Garden events before. Both events involved new partner orgs.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
James
Last Name
Everest
Organization Name
James G. Everest
State
MN
Phone
(612) 879-8676x c
Email
james@firetrunk.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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