Minnesota Festival Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$33,827
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
The Bakken AKA The Bakken Museum
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2012
End Date
September 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Anoka
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Anoka
Dakota
Project Overview
Minnesota Festival Support
Project Details
The 10 Best Days of The Bakken, July 12-22, is a free community festival that will feature an exciting new arts component, the Green Energy Art Garden Public Program, which will invite visitors to explore how science influences and inspires art.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., 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., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Patricia Canelake: Artist; Anastasia Faunce: Program director, University of Minnesota College of Continuing Education. Editor, Open to Interpretation series.; Lori Janey: Design engineer, Seagate Technology. Board chair, Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater. Fundraising and volunteer management, Wishes for the Sky.; Wendy LaRoque-Lundin: Native American fiber artist and educator.; David Machacek: Executive director, ArtOrg. Visual artist.; Fiona MacNeill: Academic Technologist for the Arts, Carleton College. New media/performance artist and curator.; Barbara Mollberg: Dean of Liberal Arts, Rochester Community and Technical College.; Mary Ann Okner: Performing artist and educator.; Sharon Stark: Executive secretary, Little Theatre of Owatonna. Administrative Assistant, Owatonna Arts Center.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Cultural Heritage

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$33,827
Other Funds Leveraged
$47,687
Direct expenses
$81,514
Administration costs
$2,475
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The variety and number of Minnesota artists that are presented through festivals increases. The number of Minnesotans who experience the arts through festivals increases. Eco-artists were scheduled so that a minimum of three artists were always available to visitors during festival event days.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Five eco-art projects featuring ten artists were presented, as planned, in addition to theatrical presentations by five actors and actresses. Visitors participated in the creation of interactive music and sculpture powered by the sun, a new experience. We worked with Forecast Public Art and a team of internal and external advisors to select artists based on: their ability to design an eco-art experience with which visitors could creatively engage; the variety of experiences offered; and their ability to meet the demands of the outdoor installation space. In the past, we funded four eco-art sculptures, in addition to the five theatrical presentations, and artists had limited contact with the public. Funding allowed us to produce additional projects and to create a residency model in which artists were actively engaged with the public. 2: Our goal was give visitors the guaranteed opportunity of a personal experience creating eco-art with the artists--a more in-depth experience than has been available in the past. This goal was met by scheduling the artists and alerting our visitors to their daily presence. The festival was promoted in partnership with the Minneapolis Aquatennial, on their website, in their press releases, and through an insert in the Star Tribune (500,000 circulation); as well as through The Bakken website and e-news (6,000+ contacts monthly).

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Marge Andersen, Earl Bakken, Brad Bakken, Becky Bergman, Lawrence Bick, Larry Boll, Bruce Bruemmer, Georgine Busch, Michael Day, Don Gerhardt, Matt Hunt, Neil McCormick, Kandace Olsen, Tom Peterson, John Powers, Lesa Ramos, Kathy Scoggin, Roger Stuewer, Matt Thell, David Whitman
Project Manager
First Name
Kelly
Last Name
Finnerty
Organization Name
The Bakken AKA The Bakken Museum
Street Address
3537 Zenith Ave
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55416
Phone
(612) 926-3878x 215
Email
finnerty@thebakken.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