Arts Tour Minnesota

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$80,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

March 2014

End Date

May 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Blue Earth

Hennepin

Itasca

Olmsted

St. Louis

Project Overview

Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details

Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater's 35th anniversary celebration will include engagements in four different Minnesota communities (Ely, Grand Rapids, Mankato, and Rochester), and include performances and community inclusive activities for a diverse array of populations.

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

Jessica Frost: Program Director, North House Folk School; Robin Gillette: Arts Administrator, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Jane Gudmundson: Freelance consultation, education and the arts; George Keller: Performer, Producer, Educator; Katherine Milton: Independent instructional designer and arts administrator; board member, Minnesota State University Design Council; Natalie Morrow: Founder of The Twin Cities Black Film Festival www.tcbff.org; Elizabeth Mowry: Community engagement coordinator, Juxtaposition Arts; Douglas Scholz-Carlson: Artistic director, Great River Shakespeare Festival; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year

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

$80,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$30,800

Direct expenses

$110,800

Administration costs

$8,567

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater will have the opportunity to reach more audiences in greater Minnesota with a 35th Anniversary Tour to Ely, Grand Rapids, Mankato, and Rochester. The outcome will be evaluated by determining size of audiences at each project venue. In addition, the tour will be evaluated through audience responses feedback from post-performance dialogues, and audience surveys (print and electronic). 2: Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater will reach new populations through community inclusive activities presented in conjunction with this tour. Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater will consult with presenters to determine diverse populations to be reached through arts and education, arts and healthcare, and other activities. The success of these programs will be assessed through attendance and responses from each tour location.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater reached more audiences in greater Minnesota on this tour, approximately 3,700 people, through public performances, movement workshops, and classes. 2: In the workshops and classes associated with this project, Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater reached a number of groups throughout the state with whom it had not previously worked.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Ruth Balbach, Howard Bell, Michael Brooks, Judith Johnson, Jennifer Olson, Zoe Sealy, V. Paul Virtucio

Project Manager

Stuart

Pimsler

Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater

528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 707

Minneapolis

55403