Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$16,622
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Zeitgeist
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2014
End Date
June 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Carver
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
Wright
Anoka
Carver
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
Wright
Project Overview
Operating Support
Project Details
General operating support
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
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
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$16,622
Other Funds Leveraged
$230,232
Direct expenses
$246,854
Administration costs
$1,062
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Increase the scope of Zeitgeist New Music Cabaret and Zeitgeist Early Music Festival. Zeitgeist will produce Zeitgeist Early Music Festival and Zeitgeist New Music Cabaret, maintaining the diversity of performers present in each and increasing number of participating schools. 2: Present innovative programming that connects with audiences in imaginative ways. In partnership with other organizations, present high-quality performances of Ghost Camp by Craig Carnahan and Hole in the Sky by Kathy McTavish and continue to develop Yukionna by Asako Hiribayashi.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Increased the scope of Zeitgeist New Music Cabaret and Zeitgeist Early Music Festival. Zeitgeist produced Zeitgeist Early Music Festival and Zeitgeist New Music Cabaret, maintaining the aesthetic and cultural diversity of performers present in each and increasing the number of participating schools by two. 2: Presented innovative programming that connects with audiences in imaginative ways. Zeitgeist presented Ghost Camp in the Twin Cities with MCA The Singers and hole in the sky in Duluth with Kathy McTavish, reaching audiences interested in vocal music, the civil war, poetry, and the environment.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Heather Barringer, Pat O'Keefe, Philip Blackburn, Chris Campbell, Carrie Henneman Shaw, Craig Sinard, Julie Haight-Curran, Sarah Porwoll-Lee, Brett Wartchow
Project Manager
First Name
Heather
Last Name
Barringer
Organization Name
Zeitgeist
Street Address
275 E 4th St Ste 200
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55101-1628
Phone
(651) 755-1600
Email
heather@zeitgeistnewmusic.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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