Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$11,259
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
TigerLion Arts
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2021
End Date
June 2022
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Isanti
Ramsey
Hennepin
Isanti
Ramsey
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

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

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

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

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$11,259
Other Funds Leveraged
$311,507
Direct expenses
$311,507
Administration costs
$1,400
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

TigerLion Arts will strengthen and build community relationships where we perform The Buddha Prince and pilot performances of Big World. We will evaluate this outcome with pre-tour and post-tour interviews with artistic collaborators, producing partners and audiences to assess these relationships and to look more closely at the effects of our production on the local community. 2: TLA will implement new production formats to share our work with wider audiences and create new sustainable revenue streams. We will assess audience engagement and analyze new revenue streams from albums, live stream performances, licensing, and trainings in our methods of outdoor theater creation.

Measurable Outcome(s)

TigerLion Arts (TLA) engaged with MN's Tibetan community to develop and produce an album of songs from its original production The Buddha Prince. In depth conversations were conducted with leaders of and artists from the Tibetan community over the course of the album's creation and release. Numbers of attendees were recorded at outreach events, and responses to the music were documented. 2: The Buddha Prince Album was released via TigerLion Arts' new E-store, Nature Album produced, partners engaged and scripts/scores prepped for licensing. TLA gathered data from musicians, engineers and audiences to refine its process of producing an album. With consultants/advisors, completed and shared an Equity Diversity Inclusion statement with a goal to develop outdoor performance training.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Markell Kiefer, Tenzin Ngawang, Tyson Forbes, Dianne Lev, Thupten Dadak, Steve Brooks, Shannon Forney, Sam Elmore
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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