Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$12,458
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Brian T. Miller
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2020
End Date
June 2022
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Beltrami
Carlton
Clearwater
Cook
Fillmore
Itasca
Jackson
Lake
Lake of the Woods
St. Louis
Beltrami
Carlton
Clearwater
Cook
Fillmore
Itasca
Jackson
Lake
Lake of the Woods
St. Louis
Project Overview

Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details

Brian Miller's duo, The Lost Forty, will perform concerts of traditional folk songs collected in Minnesota, in fourteen greater Minnesota communities.

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

Sarah Larsson: Former outreach and development director, Somali Museum of Minnesota; Amanda Lien: Former executive director, Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitor's Bureau; Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; David Marty: Former President, Reif Arts Council; Celia Mattison: Marketing coordinator, Guthrie Theater

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
$12,458
Other Funds Leveraged
$4,160
Direct expenses
$16,618
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Audience members will think in new ways about their personal, family or local history because of our show. Evaluation forms will ask attendees to: 1. Share stories from their personal, family or local history connected to our show's themes. 2. Share any new insights they had because of our show and 3. Comment on the uniqueness of our show.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Audience members thought in new ways about their personal, family or local history because of our show. Evaluation forms asked attendees to: 1. Share stories from their personal, family or local history connected to our show's themes. 2. Share any new insights they had because of our show and 3. Comment on the uniqueness of our show.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Brian
Last Name
Miller
Organization Name
Brian T. Miller
State
MN
Phone
(651) 245-3719
Email
dadgadguy@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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