Operating Support Grant - Renewal

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,008
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Twin Ports Wind Ensemble
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
January 2020
End Date
December 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
St. Louis
St. Louis
Project Overview

Operating Support Grant - Renewal

Project Details

Operating Support 2020.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.

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 ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,008
Other Funds Leveraged
$19,097
Direct expenses
$22,105
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The mission of TWPO is to continue bring a high level of performance of excellent wind literature to the public in a wide variety of venues. This year we have Oysten Baadsvick (international renown tuba soloist and recording artist) of Norway as a featured guest artist in our fall concert. TPWO will play for Minnesota Ballet's production of "Carnival of the Animals and Other Dances" and will collaborate with the Agate Encores Community Concerts in Moose Lake, MN. We plan on performing six public concerts in the up-coming year with a wide variety of music and venues. The theme of TWPO’s 2019-2020 season is “Sonic Soundscapes”, and concert titles are Symphonic Soundscapes (two performances), Sounds of the Holiday Season, It’s All About Transportation….How Does That Sound, Song and Dances of the Wild West, and Sounds of Summer. We will continue our Honors Musician Program and plan on performing with smaller ensembles made up of TWPO members at nursing homes and special venues. We have six measures of success for TWPO in the up-coming year. First, did the Board of Directors successfully implement the five new board positions to improve internal operations' Second, did attendance increase at TWPO performances' Third, did TWPO successfully perform six concerts. Fourth, did TWPO expand its venue of performance sites' Fifth, did TWPO successfully continue its Honors Musicians Program? Sixth, did TWPO have guest artists of the highest quality perform with them?

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Robert
Last Name
Gilmore
Organization Name
Twin Ports Wind Ensemble
Street Address
1201 Ordean Ct UMD 231 Humanities
City
Duluth
State
MN
Zip Code
55812
Phone
(218) 726-6124
Email
bgilmore217@gmail.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
Email the Agency
Location

424 West Superior Street, Suite 104
Duluth, MN 55802

Phone
Project Manager: Rebecca Graves
218-722-0952
Email the Agency