Funding to purchase lighting, sound, computer equipment, and light masking to provide a higher degree of technical support for the artists using the space.
Funding to replace and upgrade the organization’s technology system including the purchase of a desktop and laptop computer, and to work with a consultant on a server upgrade.
Preservation of a historically important collection of photographs, taken for the purposes of insurance underwriting in the mid-1950's, was the goal of this project. Appropriate storage was researched and determined. Archival grade sleeves and storage boxes were obtained. An inventory of all photographs was performed, cataloged and entered into a professional software database. Digital imaging of the original photographic prints provides researchers with a sustainable alternative to viewing the prints.
In May 2009, the Minnesota State Legislature asked the Minnesota Humanities Center and four state councils-the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, the Council on Black Minnesotans, the Chicano Latino Affairs Council, and the Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans-to collaboratively create new programs and events that celebrates and preserves the artistic, historical, and cultural heritages of the communities represented by each council.
This is the third installment of a project to purchase microfilmed Minnesota city directories to add to the Minnesota Genealogical Society's research collection. Eighty-one rolls of microfilm, covering the post-1930's period, were acquired this time.
The nine member Counties and Soil and Water Conservation Districts of the Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance (GBERBA) will be able to enhance our effectiveness to provide elevated levels of technical assistance, education and outreach in the areas of urban stormwater, wellhead protection, nutrient management, conservation agronomy, drainage and agricultural best management practices to reduce nonpoint source pollution in the Blue Earth, Le Sueur and Watonwan River Watersheds.
Funding for Balkanicus, a free public concert featuring contemporary Balkan chamber music. The concert will take place at the University of Minnesota Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall in April 2011.
Funding for the production of C-Sharp Lounge, a televised forum for artists, producers, and leaders in the black arts community to preserve, promote, and educate the community about their craft. The showcase will result in a 30-minute segment to be aired
Funding for Caribbean Carnival, a cultural celebration featuring live salsa music, Latin dance performance groups, and festive art. The event will take place at the Cedar Cultural Center in March 2011.
Funding to produce and stage Shakespeare’s All’s Well That Ends Well. Performances will take place in May 2011 at Walker Community Church in Minneapolis.
Funding for The Moon’s Desire, a contemporary flamenco theater production exploring the life and poetry of Federico Garcia Lorca. Four performances will take place at Intermedia Arts in April 2011.
Funding for THR3E x THR3E, a modern retelling of The Three Little Pigs, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and The Three Billy Goats Gruff. Performances will take place in spring 2011 at Open Eye Figure Theatre in Minneapolis.
Funding for two large-ensemble Baroque chamber music programs, including Tobias Hume, Mercenary Composer, and Monteverdi’s Fifth Book of Madrigals. Each program will be presented at The Baroque Room in Lowertown, St. Paul, and The Rogue Buddha Gallery in
Funding to host bi-weekly open mic nights and monthly spoken word workshops for residents of North Minneapolis’ Heritage Park Neighborhood. The open mic nights and workshops will take place between April and December 2011.
Funding for the third annual Italian Film Festival, consisting of seven recently produced feature films to be shown at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. The project, which includes discussions with local film critics and historians, will take pla
Funding for The King is Dead, the world premier of a clown show set in Medieval England featuring British and American performers. Performances will take place at the Southern Theater in summer 2011.
Funding for the first annual Midtown Global Jazz Festival, featuring a lineup of global Jazz genres, art vendors, ethnic food, and an educational stage. The festival will take place in July 2011 outside the Midtown Global Market in Minneapolis.
Funding for the formation and training of a volunteer hospice choir. Activities include weekly rehearsals and visits to area hospice centers between January and May 2011.
Funding for Twin Cities Refugee Day, a cultural festival featuring more than 50 local organizations serving refugees. The festival will take place in June 2011 at Minnehaha Falls Park in Minneapolis.
Funding to produce and stage Chickens on the Freeway, Film at 11, an original two-act musical inspired by Betty Wolden, the first local female television news reporter. Performances will take place at Minneapolis Theater Garage in November 2011.
Funding for two variety shows featuring adults with developmental disabilities. Performances will take place at Edina’s Edinborough Park indoor amphitheater in December 2011 and May 2012.
Funding for the Orono Community Arts Festival featuring hands-on activities, demonstrations, and performance art. The festival will take place at the Discovery Center in Maple Plain in February 2011.
Funding for the 2011 National Asian/Pacific Islander American Spoken Word Summit. The four-day event will bring together local and national APIA artists to perform and participate in workshops and panel discussions. The summit will take place at The Loft
Funding to provide six concerts presenting a variety of music styles to communities with limited arts access. Performances will take place in the seven-county metro area between January and August 2011.
Funding for Just Add Ink: A Comic Cookbook, a collaborative project to develop a cookbook illustrated and written by local comic artists. The project will include workshops for artists on the art of cartooning and will culminate in an exhibition featuring
Funding to develop and produce the world premiere of I Hate Myself, a new dance inspired by the music of The Carpenters. Performances will take place at the Southern Theater in March 2011.
Funding for the Tuesday Music Series, ten concerts of new improvised music by established and emerging performers. Performances will take place at Open Eye Figure Theater between February and November 2011.
Funding for Let Music Surround You, a children’s choir festival featuring four metro-area choirs. The festival will take place at Lord of Life Church in Maple Grove in February 2011.
Funding for Two Chairs Telling, a series of three performances pairing national storytellers with other narrative artists across generations, race, sexual orientation experience, and spoken word styles. The series will be held at Open Eye Figure Theatre b
