Minnesota Festival Support
Minnesota Festival Support
The Festival of Nations, a four-day arts festival, will take place in May 2014. It will feature the folk music and traditional dance of 100 ethnic groups throughout the state. The festival raises awareness of, and appreciation for, the diversity of people living in our state.
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.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. 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.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Stephanie Busiahn: Executive director, Fairmont Convention and Visitors Bureau; certified festival manager; Elissa Chaffee: Director of development, American Craft Council, Minneapolis; Ken Chin-Purcell: Director of the Saint Anthony Park Arts Festival; owner and potter, Bungalow Pottery; Patricia Grimes: Photographer; volunteer with Bemidji Community Arts Center; former educator and arts coordinator at Sanford-Neilson Place; Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Dayna Martinez: Long-time arts administrator, including sixteen years at Ordway Center; Kathleen Peterson: Arts administrator, playwright, visual artist, freelance writer; active community arts volunteer
ACHF Cultural Heritage
Increase variety and number of artists by 10%. The International Institute will evaluate the above outcome by comparing the artists from the 2012 festival to the 2013 festival in the following areas: the number/increase of artists each year, and the number/increase of local artists each year. 2: Increase variety of festival artists by adding more local artists, a broader range of artists and more artists from immigrant groups. The International Institute will evaluate the above outcome by comparing the artists from the 2012 festival to the 2013 festival in the following areas: the breakdown of artists by art form each year, and the number/increase in artists representing immigrant/refugee groups.
Through the support of the Minnesota State Arts Board, the number of Minnesota artists participating at the 2014 Festival of Nations increased by 10 percent. Through comparing artist and performer rosters from previous festivals, we were able to discover artists and performers new to the Festival. 2: With MSAB funding, the Festival of Nations was able to increase the variety of artists presenting. In 2014, we continued our success in tickets sales -- from individuals and group sales. We track ticket sales through the RiverCentre/Xcel Energy Center box office, through ticket sales at Byerly's stores, and through ticket sales at the International Institute of Minnesota. We also continued to increase marketing/advertising/efforts to attract a younger demographic.
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