Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$17,526
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
20 Theatre Company Twin Cities AKA 20% Theatre Company
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2016
End Date
May 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Benton
Carlton
Clay
Fillmore
Houston
Sherburne
Stearns
St. Louis
Wabasha
Winona
Benton
Carlton
Clay
Fillmore
Houston
Sherburne
Stearns
St. Louis
Wabasha
Winona
Project Overview
Arts Tour Minnesota
Project Details
20% Theatre Company will present performances of The Naked I: 4.0 along with in-depth post show dialogues to communities in greater Minnesota.
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; 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; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Andrea Cheney: Interim managing director, Bedlam Theatre; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Jamil Jude: Freelance theater director and producer; Jennie Knoebel: Executive director, Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Stacy Richardson: Writer, editor, and music promoter; Christopher Taykalo: Marketing and development manager, Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$17,526
Other Funds Leveraged
$6,353
Direct expenses
$23,879
Administration costs
$3,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

20% will tour to Minnesota communities, strengthening and building upon existing relationships, and forming new ties in areas we have not toured before. Through audience surveys, facilitated post-show discussions, and informal conversations, we will determine how this tour has advanced our reach in areas previously toured, and forged new connections in untoured areas. 2: Minnesotans in communities outside the Twin Cities Metro will have the opportunity to experience a professional company from Minneapolis. We will bring our high quality theater to less urban communities, and maintain accurate records of attendance at each venue, whether or not tickets are sold.

Measurable Outcome(s)

20% Theatre Company toured to four greater Minnesota communities, deepening and strengthening relationships in each area. Evaluation methods included audience surveys; audience size; feedback from post-show Q and As, host staff and patrons; unsolicited emails received from patrons; a consultant-facilitated evaluation session with all tour performers; and a private meeting between that same facilitator and our ED and board chair to examine/evaluate this data and feedback. 2: Over 400 people in greater Minnesota experienced live theatre from a professional Minneapolis theatre company. 20% Theatre staff and tour host staff took a count of total attendance at each performance. This information is listed in the Public Events page.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Erica Fields, Mykel Pennington, Jo Lum, Maureen Stoltzman, Suzanne Cross, Katonya Strickland, Zealot Hamm, Corinna Troth, Ryan Cooley, Melissa Harl, Laurie Sieve
Project Manager
First Name
Claire
Last Name
Avitabile
Organization Name
20 Theatre Company Twin Cities AKA 20% Theatre Company
Street Address
5152 Aldrich Ave N
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55430
Phone
(612) 227-1188
Email
claire@tctwentypercent.org
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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