Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$50,415
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Emily A. Johnson
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2014
End Date
March 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Cook
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Project Overview

Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details

Minneapolis-based choreographer Emily Johnson will partner with the Grand Marais Art Colony and Arrowhead Center for the Arts to bring her dance company, Catalyst, to Grand Marais for a series of unique performances and workshops for a diverse range of north shore Minnesotans.

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. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. 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.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Jeffery Amundson: Executive Director, Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale; Christopher Atkins: Coordinator, Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Sharon Bailey: Artist, Arts Administrator; Tania Blanich: Executive Director, Rourke Art Gallery Museum; Molly Chase: Managing director, Springboard for the Arts; board member and managing director, HUGE Improv Theater; Elisabeth Comeaux: Fundraiser / development manager, Minnesota Opera; Vanessa Healey: Production Stage Manager and Performing Arts Manager, Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts; performing arts, production and arts administration; Rebecca Petersen: Executive director, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Luverne Seifert: Head of BA Performance, Department of Theater Arts and Dance, University of Minnesota. Co-founder of Sod House Theater Company.

Conflict of Interest Contact

Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600

Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$50,415
Other Funds Leveraged
$14,020
Direct expenses
$64,435
Administration costs
$3,955
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Minneapolis based choreographer and dancer Emily Johnson and her dance company Catalyst will tour her work to Grand Marais to perform for several North Shore populations. This tour project would represent the first time that Emily Johnson and Catalyst will tour full productions to audiences outside of the metro area, marketing to communities all along the north shore, from Duluth to the Grand Portage Band of Chippewa. 2: The Grand Marais Art Colony will collaborate to bring Catalyst and its uniquely combined performances and workshops to Grand Marais. Evaluation surveys will be completed by both major presenting collaborators to determine the value of the project for their own goals of reaching wider audiences and strengthening their own programming and community impacts.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Emily Johnson/Catalyst toured The Thank-you Bar, Niicugni and their Fish-skin sewing workshop/Feast to Grand Marais for three separate engagements, performing for several North Shore communities. 2: Emily Johnson/Catalyst, Grand Marais Art Colony, Grand Marais Playhouse collaborated on bringing a series of unique performances, classes, a feast, and workshop to Grand Marais over many months.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Emily
Last Name
Johnson
Organization Name
Emily A. Johnson
State
MN
Phone
(612) 597-7400
Email
emily@catalystdance.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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