Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$23,961
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Mark Lambert
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2015
End Date
May 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Clay
Crow Wing
Marshall
Polk
Roseau
Clay
Crow Wing
Marshall
Polk
Roseau
Project Overview
Arts Tour Minnesota
Project Details
The Warren MacKenzie: A Potter’s Hands tour will present an exhibition of MacKenzie’s pottery, a ceramic workshop, and screenings of Minnesota film artists' work Warren MacKenzie: A Potters Hands to four greater Minnesota communities.
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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Olive Bieringa: Co-director, Body Cartography Project; Molly Chase: Managing director, Springboard for the Arts; Jeff Larson: Executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Larry Long: Musician, song writer, founder and director, Community Celebration of Place; Natalie Morrow: Founder of The Twin Cities Black Film Festival; Stacy Richardson: Writer, editor, and music promoter; Dennis Whipple: Executive artistic director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$23,961
Other Funds Leveraged
$7,989
Direct expenses
$31,950
Administration costs
$6,955
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

400 residents of four greater Minnesota communities will attend the documentary screening, a ceramic workshop or an exhibition. The number attendees at each presentation will be tracked. To measure the quality of the experience, Minnesotans in attendance will be asked to complete a short evaluation form. 2: The artwork of four Minnesota film artists and one master potter will tour to four greater Minnesota communities, exhibiting their artwork and screening their documentary. This outcome will be evaluated by tracking the number of artists who tour their artwork and the number of towns they present screenings, exhibitions and workshops at.

Measurable Outcome(s)

662 residents of four greater Minnesota communities attended the documentary screening, a ceramic workshop or an exhibition. A written evaluation was distributed and collected at film screenings, workshops and exhibition openings. Oral evaluations also took place after film screenings. 2: The artwork of four Minnesota film artists and one master potter was shown at five greater Minnesota communities. The number of artists who toured their artwork and the locations they presented at was tracked.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Mark
Last Name
Lambert
Organization Name
Mark Lambert
State
MN
Phone
(763) 576-8429
Email
mark.kristin@live.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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