Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$31,394
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
One Voice Mixed Chorus
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
August 2016
End Date
November 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
St. Louis
St. Louis
Project Overview
Arts Tour Minnesota
Project Details
One Voice Mixed Chorus will travel to Milaca, Duluth, Virginia, and International Falls, presenting a work based on the life of gay civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, while engaging audiences in the experience of creating music.
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
Harold Cropp: Executive director, Commonweal Theater Company, Lanesboro; Lisa Fuglie: Multi-instrumentalist with bluegrass band Monroe Crossing; Arts Board grantee; Cheryl Larson: Executive director of Central Square Cultural and Civic Center; Natalie Morrow: Founder of The Twin Cities Black Film Festival; Jeanne Willcoxon: Assistant professor of theater, St Olaf College.
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
$31,394
Other Funds Leveraged
$10,465
Direct expenses
$41,859
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

One Voice will partner with three communities that have never been served by One Voice’s touring activities. Involvement and participation by the local communities will be a measurement of engagement, both in rehearsal and performance. Pre and post rehearsal/concert surveys evaluate the audience experience. 2: Partnering communities will have access to artistically excellent LGBT choral performances and residency activities. Surveys and critical reviews of performances and activities by participants and audience members, local media, and community partners.

Measurable Outcome(s)

One Voice toured to Ely, Mountain Iron, and Duluth to perform movements from a new work based on the life of gay civil rights activist Bayard Rustin. We visited with audience members about their concert-going experience during receptions at each concert and based on their comments, the project achieved the proposed outcome of touring the organization to new areas we hadn't previously visited. The majority of the audience had heard of us, but hadn’t heard us until we toured to these areas. Audience members in the communities that we visited would welcome a return engagement. 2: Communities had access to artistically excellent LGBTA choral performances and residency activities. We visited with audience members about their concert-going experience during receptions at each concert and based on their comments, the project achieved the proposed outcome of more Minnesotans having increased access to high quality arts opportunities. I was transfixed by your performance. The message couldn’t have come at a better time, reminding us not only of our struggles but also our joy! Per a Duluth audience member.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Paul Halvorson, Jim Roth, James Gottfried, Lee Silverstein, Justin Martin, Abbey Martin, Katrina Johnson, Colleen Watson, Tom Becker, Sarah Olson, Cal Vande Hoef
Project Manager
First Name
Christopher
Last Name
Taykalo
Organization Name
One Voice Mixed Chorus
Street Address
732 Holly Ave Ste Q
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
(651) 298-1954
Email
executivedirector@onevoicemn.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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