Minnesota Department of Administration

Minnesota Department of Administration

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St. Paul, MN 55155

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Related Projects

Statewide
American Indian Collections Purchase
A project of: Science Museum of Minnesota
Recipient: 
Science Museum of Minnesota
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$208,350
Source: 
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

The museum purchased 191 pieces of American Indian artifacts. This will allow the museum to generate and disseminate new cultural heritage knowledge about the collection and share that knowledge with Minnesotans in actual and virtual ways. This will also preserve Minnesota cultural artifacts and keep them in Minnesota.

Projects include:
Digitization of the Whipple American Indian Collection
Statewide
Animal Shows
A project of: Zoos
Recipient: 
Como Park Zoo and Conservatory
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$22,000
Source: 
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Creating connections with Como's animals, plants and gardens foster appreciation, conservation and preservation. Como will develop and produce fun and educational interactive performances that provide audiences with entertainment and education about animals and their natural behaviors.

Art Extra
Recipient: 
WDSE TV
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$6,699
Source: 
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

WDSE's news magazine series Almanac North will incorporate a monthly Art Extra segment featuring newsmakers in the arts. The segments will cross promote The Playlist series and website by encouraging viewers to connect to monthly arts opportunities.

Statewide
Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations (Ampers)
Recipient: 
Ampers
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$2,623,500
Source: 
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Ampers member stations are producing a variety of programs, documentaries and musical specials on Minnesota's arts, historical, and cultural heritage. The stations are also offering free public performances.

Projects include:
Butch Thompson's Jazz Originals
Jazz from J to Z
Legacy Server Upgrade
Mankato Symphony Orchestra Collaboration
Minnesota Music Moment
MN Voices: Certain Standards
Studio One
Teacher Feature
Viva City
What's Real
Black Bear Exhibit
A project of: Zoos
Recipient: 
Minnesota Zoo
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$43,792
Source: 
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

The black bear is an iconic animal in Minnesota. This project will develop a wooded area at the end of the zoo's Minnesota Trail into habitat and interpretive exhibit for black bears.

Close up of butterfly at Blooming Butterflies Exhibit
Statewide
Blooming Butterflies Exhibit
A project of: Zoos
Recipient: 
Como Park Zoo and Conservatory
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$35,000
Source: 
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Hundreds of butterflies from around the world fly freely in an indoor, temporary exhibit among plans in a lush garden environment, offering visitors a total immersion experience. Visitors will have the chance to better understand and appreciate the life cycle of butterflies and their importance to the ecosystem.

Blue Earth Reader Workshop
A project of: Public Radio Competitive Grants Fiscal Year 2012
Recipient: 
KMSU Radio
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$15,000
Source: 
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

13-part science fiction audio theater series called "MAKA"

Butch Thompson's Jazz Originals
A project of: Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations (Ampers)
Recipient: 
KBEM-FM
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$43,665
Source: 
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

This program educates listeners about the origins of jazz with vintage jazz recordings, live piano solos and demonstration, and narrative from one of the country's original jazz experts. The show educates listeners about the origins of jazz through live solo concerts by Butch Thomspon at various venues. Each concert is recorded for broadcast.

Butch Thompson's Road Show
A project of: Public Radio Competitive Grants Fiscal Year 2012
Recipient: 
KBEM-FM
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$15,286
Source: 
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Butch Thompson's Road Show will educate listeners about the origins of jazz with vintage jazz recordings, live piano solos and demonstration, and narrative from one of the country's original jazz experts. The show also aims to educate listeners about the origins of jazz through live solo concerts by Butch Thompson at various venues.

Central Minnesota Spotlight
A project of: Public Radio Competitive Grants Fiscal Year 2012
Recipient: 
KVSC Radio
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$28,222
Source: 
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

KVSC will hire an Arts and Culture Radio Producer to produce daily Arts Collage radio show featuring arts, culture and heritage with a Central Minnesota focus. Local artists and historians will have their work showcased. All long form programs will be uploaded to KVSC.org and Ampers.org web sites.