Minnesota Festival Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$44,417
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
The Loppet Foundation
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2018
End Date
August 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview

Minnesota Festival Support

Project Details

The City of Lakes Loppet Festival will engage twenty-nine local artists to present an ice music concert, an ice-spire forest, and illuminated puppetry, during its 2019 Luminary Loppet event.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

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; 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

Adrienne Dorn: CEO and founder, Horseet, a nonprofit consulting and innovative artist management firm; former executive director of the Cedar Cultural Center; Robin Gillette: Arts consultant; former executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Jay Gilman: Associate director, MN Fringe Festival; Seth Kaempfer: Director of St Cloud State LGBT Resource Center, organizer of St Cloud Pride; Amanda Lien: Former executive director, Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitor's Bureau; James Robertson: Photographer; retired director of New York Mills Cultural Center; Iris Shiraishi: Composer, musician, and educator; founder of ensemble-MA for TaikoArts Midwest; Alejandra Tobar: Founder, People's Movement Center; consultant and performer with Pangea World Theater

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 Cultural Heritage

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$44,417
Other Funds Leveraged
$621,000
Direct expenses
$665,417
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Participants will feel a greater connection with, and appreciation for, their community, especially within the context of living in Minnesota in the winter. All participants will be surveyed, via email, immediately after the event and incentivized to respond with a special offer. Results will be analyzed and will inform planning for the next year. 2: Expand participants' appreciation for the creativity of diverse local artists, and their notion of the possibilities and potential for winter art. All participants will be surveyed, via email, immediately after the event and incentivized to respond with a special offer. Results will be analyzed and will inform planning for the next year.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Yes. 85% of survey respondents said the LL makes them feel connected to the community, and 98.4% said it helps them appreciate the beauty of Minnesota winter. We emailed a post-event survey to participants, and received about 560 responses. The two statements above were included in the survey. Participants could select Strongly Agree, Agree, Neutral, Disagree or Strongly Disagree. 2: Yes. 89.4% of respondents said LL helped them appreciate the creativity of local artists, and 88.9% said it expanded their appreciation for winter art. We emailed a post-event survey emailed to participants, and received about 560 responses. The two questions above were included in the survey. Participants could select Strongly Agree, Agree, Neutral, Disagree or Strongly Disagree.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Jonathan Van Horn, Judd Larson, Steve Kotvis, Mindy Benton, Marianna Como, Joseph Duffy, Penelope Greene, Julia Joseph DiCaprio, Beth Lasley, Leroy Leftwich, Carl Shaffer, Joe Pohlad, Bill McKinney
Project Manager
First Name
John
Last Name
Munger
Organization Name
The Loppet Foundation
Street Address
1301 Theodore Wirth Pkwy
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55422
Phone
(612) 604-5330
Email
parsons@loppet.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