Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$45,003
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Abigail T. Wolf AKA Aby Wolf
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2020
End Date
May 2022
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Martin
Otter Tail
St. Louis
Martin
Otter Tail
St. Louis
Project Overview

Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details

Aby Wolf will tour Champagne Confetti, a contemporary work for strings, voices, electronics, and percussion to Brainerd, Fairmont, and New York Mills for a series of four-day community inclusive workshops and performances with her eleven-member ensemble.

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
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact

Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650

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
$45,003
Other Funds Leveraged
$7,200
Direct expenses
$52,203
Administration costs
$4,380
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Aby Wolf will tour to three greater Minnesota communities to reach new audiences, in each offering a week of inclusive workshops and performances. Performance and workshop attendance will be tracked through head counts and ticket sales; surveys (print and electronic), press and conversations with audiences and presenters will measure impact of activities. 2: Three greater Minnesota audiences will build awareness of a new movement of 'genre-less classical music' otherwise rarely available in their own community. Formal and informal responses from presenters and audiences will measure if the tour experience is unique in each community, and the audience's change in awareness and knowledge.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Aby Wolf toured to three greater Minnesota communities reaching new audiences and offering inclusive workshops and performances. Performance and workshop attendance was tracked through head counts and ticket sales and press and conversations with audiences and presenters helped measure impact. 2: Three greater Minnesota audiences gained some awareness of a new movement of genreless classical music otherwise rarely available in their own community. Formal and informal responses from presenters and audiences measured if the tour experience was unique in each community, and the audience's change in awareness and knowledge.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Abigail
Last Name
Wolf
Organization Name
Abigail T. Wolf AKA Aby Wolf
State
MN
Phone
(612) 229-1876
Email
writenewsongs@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
Email the Agency