Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$97,449
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Black Label Movement
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2012
End Date
June 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
St. Louis
St. Louis
Project Overview
Arts Tour Minnesota
Project Details
Duluth's Zeitgeist Arts and Black Label Movement will present Carl Flink's evening length works Filed Songs and Wreck, during a multiple venue tour to Duluth, supported by educational activities for Duluth young and adult learners.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., 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. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Lynne Beck: Development director, COMPAS.; Steven Downing: Consultant, Northern Community Radio. School Board member, Northern Lights Community School. Trustee, Northland Foundation. Writer, musician, teacher, and arts administrator.; Stephanie Eichman: Executive director, Minnesota Dance Ensemble.; Jane Gudmundson: Artist and arts educator.; Athena Kildegaard: Lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Jeff Larson: Producing director, Minnesota Fringe Festival.; Alberta Marana: Landscape artist.; Peter Pestalozzi: Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Co-owner, Oddessy Design Works. Furniture designer/craftsman.; Kathleen Ray: Executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center. Theater artist and playwright.|Dyani Reynolds-WhiteHawk, Arts project manager, Native American Development Institute. Traditional Lakota and contemporary artist.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$97,449
Other Funds Leveraged
$25,982
Direct expenses
$123,431
Administration costs
$2,650
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state. Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations tour to communities and regions they haven’t previously visited. More community and nonprofit organizations become involved in presenting touring artists and arts organizations.

Measurable Outcome(s)

1. Black Label Movement toured twice to Duluth during 2012-2013 and performed three works by Artistic Director Carl Flink. The company completed a 5-week tour in September/October 2012, performing Flink's evening length work "Wreck" at Clyde Iron Works. In May 2013, Black Label Movement completed a 4-week tour to perform Flink's "Canary" and "Field Songs" at The College of Saint Scholastica. Black Label Movement successfully performed these works with post-show talkbacks for enthusiastic audiences, numerous

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Angela Renae Amarillas, Colleen Callahan-Russell, William Cameron, Sharon Fischlowitz, Carl Flink, Janine Laird, Issac Roth, Frank Simer
Project Manager
First Name
Sharon
Last Name
Fischlowitz
Organization Name
Black Label Movement
Street Address
528 Hennepin Ave Ste 401
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55403
Phone
(612) 382-3300
Email
blacklabelmovement@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
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