Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,734
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
TigerLion Arts
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2019
End Date
June 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Beltrami
Carlton
Faribault
Freeborn
Hennepin
Lake
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
St. Louis
Wabasha
Winona
Beltrami
Carlton
Faribault
Freeborn
Hennepin
Lake
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
St. Louis
Wabasha
Winona
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

TigerLion Arts celebrates the wisdom of humans and the spirit of nature through artistic works that awaken, inform, and delight communities.

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

Emily Edison: Executive director, SOAR Career Solutions; David Hanson: Retired ad agency owner; professional musician; Linda Holliday: Founder and president, Impact Minnesota and Holliday Pottery; Lorrie Janatopoulos: Former planning director, Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency; Donna Johnson: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center; Ho Nguyen: Housing and economic justice program manager, Minnesota Coalition for Batter Women; Blake Potthoff: Executive director, Fairmont Opera House; board member, MN Presenters Network; Anne Jin Soo Preston: Arts and cultural nonprofit organization consultant; former Springboard for the Arts board member; Melissa Rands: Director of accreditation and assessment, MCAD; Yee Thao, Executive director, Center for Hmong Arts and Talent

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 Arts Access

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,734
Other Funds Leveraged
$258,022
Direct expenses
$258,022
Administration costs
$10,734
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

TigerLion Arts will use our walking play format to strengthen and build community relationships where we tour The Buddha Prince and Nature. TLA will conduct pre- and post- tour interviews with collaborators and audiences to assess initial relationships and changes that occur as a result of our shows and related activities. 2: TigerLion Arts will expand sustainably and entrepreneurially to develop Big World and other multi-genre initiatives with new multicultural partners. TLA will evaluate progress with measures of new community connections, financial stability, staff workload and service to mission.

Measurable Outcome(s)

TigerLion Arts strengthened and built community relationships by touring the outdoor walking play Nature to nine locations, including six in Minnesota. TLA conducted pre-tour interviews with company members and held ongoing feedback sessions throughout production. Audiences and venues completed surveys about their experience and had the opportunity to provide feedback in person after each show. 2: TLA successfully expanded fundraising and community connections to begin developing Big World, though work was delayed due to Covid-19. We reviewed our fundraising results, number of workshops, and number of community connections.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Steve Brooks, Thupten Dadak, Sam Elmore, Tyson Forbes, Shannon Forney, Markell Kiefer, Dianne Lev, Tenzin Ngawang
Project Manager
First Name
Markell
Last Name
Kiefer
Organization Name
TigerLion Arts
Street Address
730 2nd Ave S Ste 1400
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55402
Phone
(612) 770-8372
Email
markell@tigerlion.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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