Minnesota Festival Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$18,150
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Renewing the Countryside II AKA Renewing the Countryside
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2019
End Date
August 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dodge
Fillmore
Goodhue
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Wabasha
Winona
Dodge
Fillmore
Goodhue
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Wabasha
Winona
Project Overview

Minnesota Festival Support

Project Details

Renewing the Countryside will incorporate a rich, interactive arts experience into the FEAST! Local Foods festival in Rochester, including a vegetable alfombra, artistic string survey, and live music.

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. 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; 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. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Michelle Baroody: ; Wendy LaRoque-Lundin: Native American fiber artist and educator; Erik Madsen-Bond: Director of Engagement and Company Manager, Ragamala Dance Company; Holly Menninger: Director of public engagement and science learning, Bell Museum; Karen Michels: Executive director, Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce.; Patricia Mitchell: ; Raymond Rea: Filmmaker and writer; Kristen Twitchell: Executive director, Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault

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 Cultural Heritage

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$18,150
Other Funds Leveraged
$87,911
Direct expenses
$106,061
Administration costs
$750
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Attendees will learn about and become comfortable participating in interactive, collaborative artworks and expressing thoughts about local foods. Count number of people participating in making the Vegetable Alfombra, completing the String Survey, and sharing local food stories on video. All participants will be asked to complete a dot survey about their experience. 2: Participating artists will expand their audience and/or their repertoire. Attendees will receive information about the artists performing; artists will be interviewed during and after the event regarding their experience.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Attendees observed and participated in collaborative artworks, including visualizing their thoughts about local foods as a part of a whole. String Survey integrated participant count in its design, while Alfombra participants were recorded in video timelapse. Photographs showed attendees enjoying activities. A follow-up survey provided responses for evaluating the outcomes. 2: Participating artists expanded their audience and/or their repertoire. Artists were interviewed, and attendees were surveyed about their reaction to the arts activities and how they were learning about the artists.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Julie Barton, Jody Padgham, Samuel Johnson, Jean Andreasen, Christopher Abbott, Shelly Connor, Burke Murphy, Helen Schnoes, Rachel Friesen. Brady Barnstable
Project Manager
First Name
Elena
Last Name
Byrne
Organization Name
Renewing the Countryside II AKA Renewing the Countryside
Street Address
2637 27th Ave S Ste 17
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55406-3444
Phone
(612) 251-7304
Email
elena@rtcinfo.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
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