Minnesota Festival Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$30,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2014
End Date
October 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Washington
Anoka
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Washington
Project Overview

Minnesota Festival Support

Project Details

In 2014, Rain Taxi will produce its 14th annual Twin Cities Book Festival at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. The festival will feature more than 100 Minnesota authors, publishers, booksellers, and book artists, as well as select writers from across the nation.

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.; 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.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

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

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Cultural Heritage

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$30,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$32,000
Direct expenses
$62,000
Administration costs
$17,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Rain Taxi’s programming and exhibition will feature approximately 200 Minnesota authors and organizations. Local artist and author participation will be scheduled and known in advance and will benefit from a focused effort in the planning stages to include a large variety of local authors and artists. 2: To provide a venue for over 6000 members of the public to interact with the literary arts. Rain Taxi will increase promotional efforts (advertising, social media, and community partnership), monitor attendance at the entrance and in event spaces, and keep track of programs to compare against previous years and other regional festivals.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The Twin Cities Book Festival featured a book fair with 146 local exhibitors and authors. 96 authors participated throughout the day with presentations and/or book signings. 2: An estimated 6,500 people attended the festival, which was an increase from last year’s attendance, with many attendees as first-time festival goers.

Source of Additional Funds

Other

Recipient Board Members
Kelly Everding, Michael Fallon, Kevin Fenton, Mark Gustafson, Kristen Hager, Timothy Hedges, Pamela Klinger-Horn, Kathryn Kysar, Eric Lorberer, Karen Olson, Margaret Telfer, Bethany Whitehead, Elisabeth Workman
Source of Additional Funds

local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Kelly
Last Name
Everding
Organization Name
Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books
Street Address
PO Box 3840
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55403
Phone
(612) 825-1528
Email
kelly@raintaxi.com
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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