Operating Support
Operating Support
Minnesota Fringe connects adventurous artists with adventurous audiences by creating open, supportive forums for free and diverse artistic expression.
Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre
Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre
ACHF Arts Access
New and returning audiences discover engaging, novel performing arts events that are digestible, inexpensive, and interconnected to their communities. Surveys will measure the ability to: connect with first-time performing arts audiences; engage Festival attendees in year-round activities; and grow increasingly diverse and adventurous audiences. 2: Artists equipped with training, resources and opportunities are empowered to produce adventurous work within a knowledge sharing community of peers. Surveys will measure: utilization of artist training and resources, artistic exchange between national and local artists; successful achievement of self-defined goals; and increased artistic momentum.
New and returning audiences discover engaging, novel performing arts events that are digestible, inexpensive, and interconnected to their communities. Electronic surveys revealed greater participation from audiences outside the metro area and that audience members viewed more content than usual because they did not have to overcome mobility issues that make in-person attendance challenging. 2: Artists equipped with training, resources and opportunities are empowered to produce adventurous work within a knowledge sharing community of peers. Artist feedback described the benefits of providing a centralized platform for ticketing hybrid performances and streaming virtual shows, with the ability to participate without the burden of travel constraints while ensuring fair compensation.
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