Minnesota Festival Support
Minnesota Festival Support
The Minneapolis Monarch Festival/Festival de la Monarca will celebrate the 2,300 mile migration of the Monarch butterfly from Minnesota to Mexico with music, art, monarchs, education, food, plants, and more, in September 2017.
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. Chair, 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. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. 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. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; 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. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.
Linda Ganister: Board member and former chair, Ely Winter Festival; bookkeeper; Amanda Lien: Executive director, Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitor's Bureau; Brittany Lynch: Artist, activist, and entrepreneur; director of operations for Soul Tools Entertainment; Alejandra Tobar: Arts organizing and community engagement director, Pangea World Theater
ACHF Cultural Heritage
At least three Latino visual artists will participate in the Festival and have a positive experience. The outcome will be evaluated at a bilingual, reflection meeting over a communal meal for visual artists, to listen and record their experience with the Festival and its impact.
Five Latino visual artists participated in the Festival and had a positive experience. Hosting a reflection meeting during a communal meal for visual artists and being able to pay the artists for their time and insights, was valuable.
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