Minnesota Festival Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Midtown Global Music Festival
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
November 2014
End Date
September 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Chisago
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
Anoka
Chisago
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
Project Overview
Minnesota Festival Support
Project Details
The fifth annual Midtown Global Music Festival will take place on July 11, 2015. The festival will feature a full day of live global music, dance/drum performances, and ethnic food from Midtown Global Market tenants.
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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Daniel Adolphson: Former director of United Arts Fund and program director of COMPAS/Travelers Arts and Diversity grant program; Ken Chin-Purcell: Director of the Saint Anthony Park Arts Festival; owner and potter, Bungalow Pottery; Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; Natalie Nowytski: Vocalist, composer and performer of international folk music; Kathleen Peterson: Arts administrator, playwright, visual artist, freelance writer; active community arts volunteer; Timothy Wollenzien: Director of cultural events, music organizations and program operations at Concordia College, Moorhead
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

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$21,095
Direct expenses
$36,095
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Attendance: 9,500 plus with 40+% from the neighborhood. Attendance: Midtown Global Market door counts, traditional event observation methods comparisons to previous festivals. Neighborhood attendees: Attendee survey results, comparisons to previous festivals. 2: Provide a venue for 70 plus artists to perform a global array of music and dance, Latin, European, US, Caribbean, Native American, Asian and more. Entertainment Line-up Variety (answer): Number of different cultures represented? Did the entertainment line-up minimize overlap in terms of cultural, style and art form? Number/types of disciplines performed? Number of Artists: tally number of performers.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Attendance: 2.5-2.75K people (power outage from storm). 32%-neighborhood. Attendee survey, spoke to security (police) for their input, hourly counts, spoke with MGM tenants. Here's the deal. Key/traditional means for measuring project attendance is via MGM door counters. These were inoperable due to the power outage. Once power was restored, they had to be manually re-set, a process that took place the following Monday. 2: The 2015 Midtown Global Music Festival presented 105 performing artists (90 adult, 15 youth) representing fifteen genres/styles of music and dance. Tallied the number of performing artists, categorized their presented art form and genre.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
J. Marie Fieger, Jeff Alexander, Mike LaFave
Project Manager
First Name
David
Last Name
Bonko
Organization Name
Midtown Global Music Festival
Street Address
663 University Ave, Ste 200 c/o Neighb Dev Ctr
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
(612) 872-4041
Email
dbonko@q.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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