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Nature + Culture Nurturing Connections Report to the Community FY 2016 Nature + Culture Nurturing Connections Report to the Community FY 2016

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CONNECT 3-6 NATURE 7-8 CULTURE 9-10 COMMUNITY 11-12 THANK YOU 13-21 FINANCIALS 22

Cover: Birch Forest, Lars Lerin. 2009-2011 1 Mission The American Swedish Institute is a gathering place for all people to share experiences around themes of culture, migration, the environment and the arts, informed by enduring links to Sweden. Vision The American Swedish Institute will be a leading museum and cultural center of international reputation which invites all people to gather to connect their pasts to their shared future, to understand their heritage in relation to others, and to discover their role as neighbors and global citizens. Vibrant, ongoing ties to Sweden will illuminate and inspire all these endeavors. ASI AT A GLANCE 156,348 People Connected and 6,393 Festival Attendees 1,025 Kids at the Castle Guests Engaged at ASI in FY 2016 (Julmarknad, Midsommar and Winter Solstice) 594 Artists Engaged with ASI 63,577 Turnblad Mansion and Museum Admissions 5,100 Clubs, Organizations and 110 Language / Culture Classes Performing Groups Visits by 31 Groups Serving 1.023 People 43,535 Diners at FIKA 4,497 Active Member Households 30 Slöjd/Handcraft Workshops 23,547 Facebook Fans Serving 268 People 3,434 Youth & Family Program 12,872 Volunteer Hours Donated Participants 1 Outdoor Play Cart by 171 Volunteers 1,506 School Partnership Program 10,805 Adult Program Participants Participants 2 CONNECT A MESSAGE FROM BRUCE KARSTADT, ASI PRESIDENT / CEO The single white oak tree which has taken root in our courtyard is known as a vårdträd, or guardian tree. These mystical trees are believed to protect the land and its people; and this symbiotic relationship can also be seen as a metaphor for the great care that Swedes and their Nordic neighbors give to the natural environment. Sweden’s status as a nature-conscious nation can be traced back to the 17th century, when Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus pioneered modern-day ecology. With this inspiration, the American Swedish Institute engaged our communities in exploring the theme Nature + Culture during the 2015-16 year with a pair of major exhibitions, a steady stream of art offerings, lectures, concerts, events and many lively conversations. The year was highlighted by exhibitions of work by two acclaimed Swedish artists — Lars Lerin, a Swedish art star long recognized as one of the world’s foremost Nordic watercolourists; and Magnus Nilsson, internationally lauded chef and photographer. Watercolor Worlds, Lerin’s fi rst exhibition in the United States in more than 30 years, garnered enormous critical and popular praise, bringing record audiences to ASI to appreciate his watercolors of rural and built-up Nordic and other landscapes. Celebrity Chef Magnus Nilsson showed another side of his multi-faceted creativity by presenting a series of large-scale photographs as part of his fi rst-ever exhibition, Magnus Nilsson’s Nordic: A Photographic Essay of Landscapes, Food and People. These images portray the people and places he visited during his three-year journey throughout the far-fl ung Nordic region while researching his landmark text, The Nordic Cookbook. Beyond these seminal cultural experiences, our programs and services reached an incredible breadth of the community, affi rming that the American Swedish Institute is not just a notable landmark (as valuable as that is). More than that, we are recognized as a lively and welcoming community center, a place of learning and a gathering space where many people from different cultures intersect. Collaboration with people and organizations from a wide cross-section of our community is a hallmark of our programming, and strengthens and enriches all that we do. Consider these examples drawn from this past year: • Story Swap is an annual program in which ASI staff and volunteers facilitate conversations and exchange among young immigrant students and community elders. When a Somali high school student sits down with an 80-year-old grandson of a Swedish immigrant to share stories about their heritage over meals of meatballs and sambosas, they fi nd so much more in common (from spices to sports) than they might expect.

3 • Quilting Art Today showcased the traditional to the abstract in an extraordinary exhibition of quilts created by Nordic, regional and local artists. • A concert collaboration with Source Song Festival, hosted by acclaimed Swedish baritone Håkan Hagegård and esteemed Minnesota composer Libby Larsen, featured exemplary music from Sweden as well as American works, including a new song cycle by Larsen. • Cow Calls in Dalarna was a one-hour reader's theater piece matching a cycle of original poems by Duluth playwright/poet Bart Sutter to traditional music, that evoked the lost world of Sweden’s summer pasture camps. • The ASI hosted a charming exhibition of original woodblock prints created by Minnesota artist Betsy Bowen to illustrate The Troll with No Heart, a University of Minnesota Press book with text by folklorist Lise Lunge-Larsen. • We welcomed Jonas Hassen Khemiri, one of the most important author/playwrights of his generation in Sweden, to Minneapolis for a reading of a new English translation of his play ≈[Almost Equal To], which premiered to sold-out audiences at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, in our fi rst collaboration with Pillsbury House Theatre. • We continue to be a cherished venue for long-standing community traditions, whether dancing around the majstång at Midsommar, eating Swedish-style crayfi sh at a communal kräftskiva table, or experiencing one of Sweden’s loveliest Christmas traditions, a Sankta Lucia concert. These highlights, just a small part of all that happened on our campus this past year, illustrate that our work is in true alignment with our mission to be “a gathering place for all people to share experiences around themes of culture, migration, the environment and the arts, informed by enduring links to Sweden.” I’m deeply grateful for the opportunity to be part of a team of capable staff, volunteers and Board leadership whose creativity, energy and persistence never cease to amaze me. Of course, all of this is possible because of generous fi nancial support from donors, members and other patrons who, like the vårdträd, protect, nourish and sustain the American Swedish Institute. Thank you! We look forward to seeing you often in the coming year!

Bruce Karstadt American Swedish Institute President/CEO

4 CONNECT EXHIBITIONS, GUESTS, PROGRAMMATIC PARTNERS AND ARTS AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS Osher Gallery and Turnblad Mansion Exhibits: For You Naked The Watercolor Worlds of Lars Lerin Magnus Nilsson's Nordic: A Photographic Essay of Landscapes, Food and People Performances Quilting Art Today Veterans of Orphei Drängar A Different Way of Seeing Ballroom Music Series featuring Christopher Kachian Mansion in Mourning and The Musical Offering A Nordic Christmas: Myths, Legends & Fairytales Lucia Concerts A Troll with No Heart: Woodcuts by Betsy Bowen and Stories by Lise Lunge-Larsen Julglädje Only Mama is Awake ASI Spelmanslag 30th Anniversary Concert Cow Calls in Dalarna Family Gallery Exhibits: Source Song Festival, An Evening of Song A Troll Family Adventure sjUNG Swedish Youth Choir Makers Village Special Events Theatre A Night of Social Wonder: The Way Music Moves Me Impossible Salt, The Stranger Julmarknad Staged Reading, ~[Almost Equal To] by Jonas Khemiri Neighborhood Open House with Pillsbury House + Theatre Winter Solstice Akvarell Bash: The Watercolor Worlds of Lars Lerin Film Screenings Cocktails at the Castle – Light Up the Night Alive Inside 2016 Winter Film Series – Swedish Film Institute A Nordic Christmas: Myths, Legends & Fairytales, Magnus Nilsson, The Watercolor Worlds of Lars Lerin (BELOW, L to R)

5 Phillips History Museum Craft-Sprit Beer and Spirits Tasting Party (BELOW) Craft-Sprit Beer and Spirits Tasting Party A Night at the Chef’s Table Midsommar Crayfi sh Party Cocktails at the Castle – A Different Way of Seeing Julbord Holiday Feasts

Nordic Partners Nordiska Akvarellmuseet Embassy of the United States, Stockholm, Sweden Danish American Center Finnish Honorary Consulate House of Sweden Icelandic-American Association of Minnesota Norway House Minneapolis-Uppsala Friendship Committee Royal Norwegian-American Consulate The Swedish Embassy to the United States

Special Guests from Sweden and the Nordic Region Magnus Nilsson Summer Day Camp (BELOW) Bera Nordal, Sofi a Olofsson, Roine Andersson Jonas Khemiri Po Tidholm Professor Richard Tellström Frida Lindberg – Alice Lund Textilier AB Professor Jan Palmblad – Karolinska Institute Sofi a Jannok Rickard Åström

Other Programs Kids at the Castle Summer Day Camp ASI at Minnesota History Day Birthday Parties Easter at the Castle Malmberg Fellow: Mohamud Mumin, Shape of Things That Are

6 NATURE INSPIRED BY OUR SURROUNDINGS – THE NORDIC LANDSCAPE IN CONTEMPORARY ART

In our 2015-2016 fi scal year of programming, the American Swedish Institute (ASI) gathering place for Nordic food traditions. Nordic went on to travel to Los Angeles presented exhibitions that explored the ties between nature and culture with a where it made its West Coast debut, showcasing ASI’s standing as a renowned particular emphasis on the Nordic countries. cultural center that engages locally and connects internationally.

Lars Lerin’s fi rst appearance at ASI was in April of 1986, when as a young artist he In coordination with the exhibit, Craft-Sprit, North Meets North and the Night at the displayed a brief, four-week display of his watercolors. Thirty years later, Lars Lerin’s Chef’s Table gave ASI members and guests a special opportunity to sample some watercolors have reached a level of mastery that is renowned all over the Nordic of the region’s fi nest cuisine as prepared by notable Twin Cities chefs with special region. Lerin’s intricate use of detail on a grand scale leads to watercolors that guest Magnus Nilsson. Fika’s own chef John Krattenmaker, together with Spoon submerge the viewer in a faraway place. Presented in Osher Gallery and and Stable’s Gavin Kaysen, Bachelor Farmer’s Paul Berglund, Restaurant Alma’s the Turnblad Mansion, the Watercolor Words of Lars Lerin represented the Alex Roberts and many others created memorable food events. Guests dined on re-introduction of Lerin’s work to North American audiences. Developed and everything from Flying Jacob, to grilled trout and whole roasted pig while raising their produced by ASI in partnership with the Nordic Watercolor Museum, Nordiska glasses in a Skål with Chef Nilsson. Special thanks to our media sponsor the Star Akvarellmuseet, the exhibition attracted 18,800 attendees over 17 weeks (1,100 Tribune, as well as Delta Air Lines and Cooks of Crocus Hill for partnerships that visitors per week). Lerin’s focus on the natural Swedish landscape evokes a deep made the Nordic exhibition run a success. appreciation of the environment and its natural beauty. The Watercolor Worlds of Lars Lerin (BELOW) Chef Magnus Nilsson’s endeavor to unravel the mysteries and culture of Nordic food led him all over the vast northern region, leading to a compilation of 700 heirloom recipes in his masterwork The Nordic Cookbook. In Nilsson’s words, “I decided to explore how similar our Nordic cultures really are, but also how they differ…and how it can be tracked through the food we eat.” Often sleeping on sofas or in tents to track down his research subjects, Nilsson photographed stunning scenes of the Nordic landscape. Drawing from this work, and in special collaboration with the Swedish Photography Museum Fotografi ska, Magnus Nilsson, publisher Phaidon and ASI produced a major traveling exhibition: Nordic: A Photographic Essay of Landscapes, Food and People. Our fi rst accompanying exhibit catalog was made possible with special support from Chuck and Jill Koosmann. An unprecedented 11,837 people visited the exhibition in nine weeks and helped lift ASI’s profi le as a

7 The Watercolor Worlds of Lars Lerin (BELOW) Chef's Table (BELOW)

Music by Improvestra during Akvarell Bash (BELOW) Craft-Sprit Beer and Spirits Tasting Party guests with Magnus Nilsson (BELOW)

8 CULTURE YOUTH AND FAMILY FOCUS LANGUAGE, CRAFT AND ASI strengthened its commitment to being a place where families can gather and play, learn and interact with Swedish culture and the outdoors. This emphasis on CULINARY PROGRAMS GROW environmental learning is rooted in Swedish values and practices that focus on ASI’s Swedish and Finnish language class participation grew by 10%. Handcraft outdoor play to encourage benefi cial childhood development and an appreciation of course participation grew 21% and Nordic Table foodways programming grew 33%. the natural world. ASI aspires to espouse those same values in our youth and family Together, language, craft and foodways help increase understanding of culture and programming to foster a natural curiosity and appreciation of the outside world. heritage. Svenska Skolan , ASI’s language and culture program for children ages 4 – 13, As inspired by Magnus Nilsson and food historian Dr. Richard Tellström, ASI continues to grow. Children engaged in “A Year in Sweden,” learn about the presented a food traditions lecture and heirloom recipe exchange plus a series of country's geography and customs. Kids at the Castle continues to attract families Nordic Cooking and Culture workshops where participants prepared classic Nordic eager to explore the Turnblad Mansion, have fun together indoors and outside and dishes accompanied with insights on Nordic culture. maybe get a little dirty. The Outdoor Play Cart, in ASI’s courtyard, is stocked with games, books and other items that pique interest and engagement with the natural world.

Kids at the Castle (BELOW) Nordic Table Workshop in ASI's Courtyard (BELOW)

9 ASI COLLECTIONS CATALOGUED AND Coffee Party, Herman Rosell. 1932 (BELOW) ACCESSIBLE TO OUR COMMUNITY

Thanks to a Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Fund grant more than 7,000 material objects were catalogued and made available online for researchers, authors and community members. ASI’s collections include our library, archives and objects that express the best of contemporary Swedish culture and represent the historic and ongoing experiences of Swedish America.

ASI’s material collections focus on:

• Artwork and objects pertaining to the Turnblad family and the American Swedish Institute

• Fine and Decorative arts, particularly works by Swedish-American or leading Swedish artists

• Objects refl ecting the daily lives of Swedish Americans Traditional Swedish Wool Folk Jacket, Dala-Floda/Dalarna/Sweden (BELOW)

• Objects related to select Swedish American organizations and businesses

• Objects representing all cultural groups in Sweden

The collection is strong in paintings, prints and drawings, Swedish glass, woven textiles and needle arts, as well as Swedish folk and vernacular clothing. Other collection categories include: armaments, art ceramics, birch weaving, ceremonial artifacts, dinnerware, fi gure carving, furniture, housewares, jewelry, memorabilia, music, personal artifacts, sculpture, tools and equipment, toys, models, miniatures, and the items in the Turnblad Mansion.

ASI’s historic folk art collection was researched and will be included in a defi nitive guide to Nordic design in an upcoming publication by Phaidon Press.

10 COMMUNITY DEEPENING CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING IN THE PHILLIPS WEST NEIGHBORHOOD

ASI represents one of the key cultural anchors in the Phillips West Neighborhood. elders go to Wellstone high school to share food, stories and traditions from the stu- Along with our many local partners, we support meaningful cultural exchange among dent’s cultures. Story Swap is rooted in ASI’s mission to be a gathering place to share neighboring organizations. This focus on engaging locally could not occur without experiences around culture and migration. The challenges for many new immigrants support from the Marbrook Foundation for our Pippi Project and Story Swap pro- are daunting and Story Swap serves as an opportunity to address the wellbeing of grams along with the continued assistance of our members and donors. immigrant students by listening to their experiences and welcoming them to their new home. Pippi Project

The Pippi Project is an ongoing partnership between Minneapolis Public Schools, the American Swedish Institute and local author Susan Marie Swanson. ASI staff work with students at Andersen United and Bancroft Elementary schools to create fi ctional stories inspired by Astrid Lindgren’s famous Pippi Longstocking novel. Stu- dents develop their own fi ctional characters, design a dust jacket and write their own Pippi Celebration at Andersen Elementary School (BELOW) creative short story. This practice in storytelling equips students, many of whom are from immigrant backgrounds, to express and share their own experiences. Parents are invited to a closing party at the school where students share their “Pippi Project” and celebrate accomplishments. This creative experience plays an important part in helping raise student’s their cultural awareness while giving them the tools to begin sharing their own cultures.

Story Swap

Now in its 11th year, Story Swap is an opportunity for young, recently arrived immi- grants to participate in an authentic exchange with elders from the ASI community. Through a series of “swaps” at ASI and Wellstone High school, they share stories about immigration, music, craft and food. Students visit the ASI, hear the story of the Turnblads, partake in a traditional Swedish Smorgasbord and an informal exchange of experiences, stories and conversation. This experience is reciprocated when the

11 Wellstone Story Swap at ASI (BELOW) PICA Headstart

Each spring ASI invites the Phillips neighborhood chapter of PICA Headstart to host their pre-school graduation ceremony at ASI. Preschoolers and their proud parents fi ll Larson Hall and celebrate this special landmark in their education. PICA students can regularly be found at ASI when they are either touring the Mansion or enjoying some outdoors playtime in the courtyard.

Brian Coyle Center

In partnership with the Brian Coyle center and the Somali Museum, ASI worked to create an afterschool program to serve new immigrant families: 75 Brian Coyle Center participants visited the ASI and the Somali Museum to share an experience that drew parallels between Swedish-American immigration in the 20th century and modern immigration in Minneapolis.

Bruce Karstadt, US Ambassador to Somalia Stephen Schwartz & Council Member Abdi Warsame with members of the Somali Community. (BELOW) PICA Headstart at ASI's Community Garden (BELOW)

The Gothenburg Combo

12 THANK YOU FY 2016 VOLUNTEERS SERVE OUR MISSION INDIVIDUALS HOURS 171 12,872

Volunteers giving 100 hours or more:

Geraldine Berg Lisa Ledin (BELOW) 2016 Volunteers of the year: Margareta Beyer Joann Lowrie Gerrie Berg, Sue Droegemueller, Arlene Restad, Lynda Kochevar, Patti Carlson, Erma Comstock Judith Blomberg Barbara Lutz Andrea Blum Kurt Mankell Patricia Butler Diane Nelson Erma Comstock Bev Norris Allen Croone Cheryl Olson Kathleen Dahl Warren Olson Linda Dahlquist Larry Peterson Dorothy Delegard Robert Rapp Virginia Dell Arlene Restad Bud Erickson Patricia Rosen Ruth Gustafson Mary Ellen Sax Richard Hanson Corey Schultz Wilbur Hill Jeanne Sielaff-Daum Kirsten Ingerson Nilla Sjöberg Kaaren Jacobson Gerald Sjogren Ted Johnson Dale Swenson Kent Johnson JoAnn Thoreen Beth Kaluza Phyllis Waggoner Carolyn Klug Marilyn Wahlstrom Lynda Kochevar Jeanine Westling Christine Lane Harlan Widholm Rianne Leaf Virginia Wilson

13 Their Majesties the King and Queen of Sweden visited the Wallenberg Library and Archives, October 2012. BOARD OF TRUSTEES (FY 2016) OFFICERS Ellen Ann-Kristin de Verdier Dean Erickson, Chair Brad Engdahl Helen Bergren, Vice Chair Barbara Linell Glaser Ed.D Carline Bengtsson, Secretary Diane Hofstede Russ Michaletz, Treasurer Joe Hognander Laurie L. Holmquist TRUSTEES Beth Lundquist Jones Rev. Rodney Anderson Alexander Källebo Phillip J. Anderson, Ph.D. Laurie Jacobi Karl Benson Herbert Frederick (Ted) Johnson Helen Bergren Lena Norrman Martin Bertilsson Roland B. T. Thorstensson Dr. David Carlson Veronika Torarp Terri Carlson Jennifer L. Dalquist As of September 30, 2016.

MANAGEMENT & LEAD STAFF Bruce Karstadt, President & CEO Karen Nelson, Communications & Marketing Manager Peggy Korsmo-Kennon, Chief Operating Offi cer Rick Sellen, Retail Manager Bonnie Nelson, Chief Financial Offi cer Naomi Crocker, Executive Consular Services Coordinator Scott Pollock, Director of Exhibitions, Collections & Programs Rachel Morgan, HR Generalist Christy Stolpestad, Director of Mike Palmer, Facilities Manager Development & Membership Ingrid Nyholm-Lange, Associate As of September 30, 2016. Director for Programs and Community Engagement

14 THANK YOU ASI CLUBS, AFFILIATES & PARTNERS FY 2016 Core to the fabric of our gathering place are the clubs, affi liate organizations and community partners that nurture the spirit of community, honor heritage and history, and extend ASI’s reach in new and innovative ways that benefi t the community we serve.

Svenska Sällskapet American Swedish Historical Museum (Philadelphia, PA) ASI CLUBS AND Svenkarnas Dag Girls Choir Association of Midwest Museums Swedish Genealogical Society of MN Augustana College PERFORMING GROUPS Twin Cities Dalaföreningen Augustana Teaching Museum of Art ASI Cloudberries Twin Cities Nyckelharpalag Alyssa Baguss ASI Male Chorus Twin Cities Swedish Folk Dancers Bancroft Community School ASI Male Chorus Auxiliary Vasa Jr. Folk Dancers Shirley Barber ASI Spelmanslag Vasa Order of America – John Morton Lodge Beez Kneez F.E.S.T (Friends Encouraging Scandinavian Traditions) Vasa Order of America – Stenbock Lodge Bell Museum Gustavus II Adolphus Society Värmlandsförbundet Sebastian Bergström Kaffestuga Friends Västergötland Society Betsy Bowen Minneapolis-Uppsala Friendship Committee Blackout Improv Punschklubben Carl Larsson-gården (Sundborn, Sweden) Scandinavian Friends Cedar Cultural Center Swedish Hospital Alumni Association ASI AFFILIATE Hope Cervantes Sons of Norway—Vonheim Lodge ORGANIZATIONS Mary Chalmers Svea Club Ann Charters Agassiz Swedish Heritage Society Coffee House Press (BELOW) ASI Male Chorus Bemidji Affi liate of ASI Jarrod Stone Dahl Dala Heritage Society of Mora DANCEBUMS Dalesburg Scandinavian Association Danish American Center Fox Valley Swedish Society Danish Honorary Consulate, Minneapolis Swedish Cultural Society of Duluth Dalarnas Museum (Falun, Sweden) Three Crowns American-Swedish Association Hope de Cordova Jennifer Davis Tom Dengler Lydia Diemer COMMUNITY PARTNERS Beth Dow AND PRESENTERS The Drawing Project Du Nord Craft Spirits 612 Sauna Society Eclipse Music 89.3 Radio, The Current Eric Edgin Samantha Aburime Kate Eelkema Andersen United Elementary School Embassy of Sweden American Association of Museums Embassy of the United States (Stockholm, Sweden) American Craft Council Erlander Home Museum (Rockford, IL) American Scandinavian Foundation Fair State Brewing Cooperative

15 Ellen Fenster Lise Lunge-Larsen Stone’s Throw Urban Farm Finlandia Foundation-Twin Cities Tracey Maloney Bart Sutter FinnFest International Susi McCune Ross Sutter Finnish Honorary Consulate Meet Minneapolis Svenskarnas Dag / Scandinavian Day Fest Film Society of Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Svenskarnas Dag Girls’ Choir FOCI Minnesota Center for Glass Arts Mindekirken Swedish American Chamber of Commerce Fotografi ska, The Swedish Museum of Photography Minnesota Association of Museums Swedish American Museum (Chicago, IL) FuturesNorth Minnesota Center for Book Arts Swedish Council of America Fulton Minnesota Kubb Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center Får North Spirits Minnesota Historical Society The Museum of Russian Art Gamle Ode Minnesota International Center Thompson and Dougherty Funeral Home Gammelgården (Scandia, MN) Minnesota Transportation Museum Po Tidholm Germanic American Institute Minnesota Quilters Richard Tellström Gustavus Adolphus College MinnPost Transmission Music Leslie Hammons Minneapolis College of Art and Design University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum - Growing Good Jillian Hanesworth Minneapolis Public Schools University of Minnesota Department of German, Scandinavian Riley Hanick Dr. Kjerstin Moody and Dutch Studies Marya Hart Sherri Mueller University of Minnesota Goldstein Museum of Design Heavy Table The Musical Offering University of Minnesota Institute for Global Studies and Tricia Heuring National Library of Sweden European Studies Consortium House of Sweden (Washington, DC) Bera Nordahl Uppsala kommun (Sweden) The Heart of the Beast Puppet Theatre Nordic Heritage Museum (Seattle, WA) Uppsala University (Sweden) Helena Hernmark Nordic Watercolor Museum (Sweden) Urban Forage Hippocrates Cafe Dr. Lena Norrman Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum Beth Homa James Norton Veterans of Orphei Drängar Icelandic-American Association of Minnesota Norway House Vikarbyns Lilla Spelmanslag Impossible Salt Sara Pajunen Walker Art Center Improvestra Music Project Professor Jan Palmblad Water Bar Inmigration Cheryl Paschke Lola Whalen Indeed Brewing Lacey Perpic-Hedtke Ben Weaver Charlie Jahn Phaidon Press Weaver’s Guild of Minnesota Anita Jain Phillips West Neighborhood Association Weinstein Gallery Laurie Jacobi PICA Head Start Wellstone International High School Kaleidoscope Public Functionary Sarah White Christopher Kachian LaDonna Redmond Whittier Elementary IB PYP Aditi Kapil Randy Reyes Cameron Wittig Kendra Kauppi Rupert Angeleyes Mark Wheat Dee and Ray Kleinow Angela Ryden Robins Yelp! Frida Lindberg Royal Norwegian Honorary Consulate Emily Zimmer Paul Linden David Shattuck Zuluzuluu Fred Livesay Somali Museum of Minnesota Rickard Åström Mike Loeffl er Sons of Norway Don Luce StepUp

16 THANK YOU $500-$999 $250-$499 ANNUAL DONOR LIST Martin Bertilsson and Karin Holt Westen Anderson* ASI thanks donors whose gifts help care for the Turnblad Mansion and ASI collections and Brook and Kathryn Adolfson* Kenneth and Doris Berglund Vogel and Terrill Albinson* William and Margareta Beyer* present exhibits, heritage experiences, language and handcraft classes, and contemporary Diane Anderson Judith K. Blomberg Nordic programming. Gifts also support special capital improvement projects. The following ASI Donation Boxes Laurie Borggreve list recognizes donors who contributed $100 or more during FY 2016 (October 1, 2015 – Carline Bengtsson Darrell Carlson September 30, 2016). Three Crown and Linneaus membership dues are included in giving Kenneth and Lorraine Benson* Terri Carlson totals. We are grateful for all gifts received in support of our mission. Tack! George and Denise Bergquist* John and Virginia Dell Gary and Helen Bergren* Marilee DesLauriers and John Militello* Gerald and Joan Sjogren* Elaine Brolander* Karen Durant* $125,000 + Swedish Council of America John Cori* Mary Anne Ebert and Paul Stembler* Anne Ray Charitable Trust Ruth and Doug Crane John Erickson Estate of Doris Matson Betty Dahlberg Flickorna Fem Estate of Melvin J. Peterson Sr. $1,000 - $2,499 Ann-Kristin de Verdier* Katie and Rick Fournier* Minnesota State Arts Board Alfred E. and Margaret I. Syring Fund of the Duane and Marlene Engstrom* Nils Hasselmo* Saint Paul Foundation Kim Erickson and Bud Mullen* John Hawkinson Rev. Rodney L. Anderson and Julane M. Anderson Rochelle Gunn Helena Hernmarck* $25,000 - $99,999 Karl Benson and Marie Dwyer Marilyn Gustafson Peter Huber and Deborah Van Dyke* Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation Mark and Debbie Bergman* Mary and Dale Harpstead Catherine and Kim Jackson Estate of William Almquist Barbara Brunzell and Michael Looney* Linda and John Hoeschler Erik Johnson Jane N. 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Hognander Jr. Karin Larson* Duane and Pat Rosenberg* Ingrid Mattsson* Patty and Ed Lindell* John and Nancy Lindahl* Mary Rudquist and Scott Beekman* Robert and Suzanne Meyerson* Marbrook Foundation Norene Lundwall Ewa and Anders Rydåker* Dawn and Edward Michael* Minneapolis Public Schools Scott Milburn Earl Sanford and Barbara Flanagan Jan and Russ Michaletz* Myrna and Charles Smith* Leslie Nelson* Mary and Bill Seeger Stacy and Michael Monson Marilyn Nelson* Marsha and Dick Servetnick Maud Nelson* Thomas and Susan Nelson* Denise Simonett Diane Nelson* $2,500-$4,999 Joanne Reisberg* Lori Sommerfi eld and Dennis Dullinger John and Patricia Pacyga Johan and Jean Åkesson* Sally and Anders Knutzen Family Fund Jean Treber* Mary and Dan Peterson American Scandinavian Foundation Robert and Dorothy Tengdin* Twin Cities Nyckelharpalag Patricia Robertson Harley Bergren Veronika Torarp and Todd Reubold Charles Upcraft* Susan T. Rydell* Richard Hjelm* Robert J. 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Anderson Wayne and Debra Fehlandt Janelle Mattson Tanya and Carl Stockberger Phil and Karna Anderson Robert Firing Jan McElfi sh and Tom Ajax* Carol Stoddart Brooke Anthony Dave Fitzgerald Barbara Meacham Christy and Dave Stolpestad* Maribelle and Douglas Appleby Sue Flanders Vernice Monson Judith Stone Connie Ardin John and Priscilla Folin* Mary Jo Monson* Robert and Patty Strandquist* Carole and Darlene Arwidson David and Cynthia Folin* Mildred Monson Betty and Gregory Strong* ASI Male Chorus Auxiliary Dale and Sara Forsberg* Jarolynn Morris Shelley Sullivan Eleanor Asplin* Philip Fy Robert and Betty Nasstrom* Svea Club Roberta Balstad Gary and Miriam Gandrud Needlework Guild of Minnesota Svenska Sällskapet Jennifer Barkley Eloise and Ted Giannobile* Russell Nelson Wildie and Donald Swanson* Karen Bartig Robert and Rosalie Gies Claire and Gary Nelson* Eileen Swanson* Carla and Daryl Batalden Barbara Linell Glaser* Gordon and Judy Nelson Mary Swenson Betty Battista Stephen Gronewold and Jaime Pedraza* David and Doris Nelson Susan Thompson* Donald and Keri Beck* Nels Gronquist Sandra Nelson JoAnn Thoreen Sarah Beckman Joan Growe and Tom Moore* John and Barbara Nergaard Becky Thorson Don and Mary Benson Ray Gustafson Kate and Stuart Nielsen* Roland and Edi Thorstensson* Mardi Bentzen Eric Hall Anderson Colleen Nipp Joan and Charles Threet Stephen and Linda Berg* Robert and JoAnn Hanson Nancy Nordlund* Paul and Ruth Tillquist* David and Betty Berg William and Barbara Harrison Byron and Janet Nordstrom United States District Court District Fred Bergstrom Carol Hassemer Lena Norrman of Minnesota Karen Bieschke* Anne Heller* Janet Olfelt Västergötland Society Gordon Bjorklund* Charlie and Emily Herrmann* Laurie Olmon Barry and Ann Wallerstedt Mark and Jeanne Bloomquist George Hicks Bette Olson* Janice I. Warren Kristin Bortnem Allen and Joanne Hinderaker Bettye Olson Peter and Gail Westlin Hildy Bowbeer Joe Hognander* James and Jill Ostlund* Laura Westlund Gaylon Brandt* David and Cynthia Hokenson Jean Ostlund Johnson and Ronald Johnson Gregory White* Mats and Mary Brenner Marilyn Holm Paul and Maxine Persson Joel and Nancy Wiberg* John and Jennet Brooks Laurie and Gary Holmquist* Marcia and Owen Peterson Margaret and Duane Wiita Bruce Klein and Helen C. Klein Trust Steven Hunegs and Jenifer Robins Doris and Corwin Peterson* Jerry and Florraine Williams Carol A. Burgess Beverly Jahn Inger and Louis Pignolet* Timothy Wunderlich and Danielle Matson Jeffrey Cairns Kristin and Dale Janning Thomas and Jessie Pink Anthony and Ruth Ann Yocum Jean Canfi eld Karl and Beth Johansson Donna Pitcher Steven and Catherine Carlson* Eugene and Barbara Johnson* Sharon Quittner Terryl Carlson* Shirley Kallevig R.G. Higgins and Associates, Inc. Daisy Carlson Patricia Kane and Joel Rudney Judy Reinking Larry and Linda Carlson* Ingrid Christina Keune Dr. David and Suzanne Rhees William Carlson Jeffrey and Margaret Keyes Jeannine and Sidney Richison Patti Carlson Dee and Ray Kleinow David Ringnell* *Denotes upper level member. Kenneth Carpenter Oliver and Eleanor Knight Thomas and Kristen Ritchie Cynthia and Steve Chapman* Joan Konigson Sheila Johnson Robbins Rod Chelberg Jr., M.D.* Dean and Kathryn Koutsky John Roos* Margaret Cleveland Bonnie J. Kreatz Brian and Penny Rosengren Jenean Cordon Chad and Karen Lange* Richard and Judy Sandeen* Meg and John Crissinger* Carol and Terry Leach Stephen and Karen Crofton 18 THANK YOU Erling and Marilyn Eibs John Hasselberg LIFE MEMBERS Elsie Ekström Martin Nils Hasselmo Duane and Marlene Engstrom Lorraine Hasselquist Life Members have made a membership commitment for life and given a gift that Daniel and Joan Erickson Dolores Hawkinson symbolizes their gratitude for the American Swedish Institute and supports our exhibits, Leanne Erickson Priscilla Hawkinson programming, neighborhood outreach and care of the Turnblad Mansion and its Kim Erickson and Bud Mullen Mark and Jacqueline Hegman collections. Thank you! Maxine Erickson Betsy Henderson and Brad Hokanson Muriel Erickson Kirsti Hendricksen and Nils Johnson Ira Adelman George and Denise Bergquist Myrna Erickson Ann and Bob Hildreth Judith and David Adolfson Kerstin Berndt Roland and Pauline Erickson Tony and Diane Hofstede Susan and Louis Ainsworth Michael Birt Roselyn Erickson O.C. Hognander Jr. Vogel and Terrill Albinson Jackie Bjoin Erik and Carol Erling Brad Hokanson and Betsy Henderson David G. Anderson Suzanne and Cliff Bloberger Marcia and Ron Everson Richard Holmberg David Anderson Carl Boberg Jean Feroe Honeywell, Inc Deloris Anderson Jon Bylander and Terri Vrba Helen Fosdick Patricia Idström Dennis and Betty Anderson Anastasia Carlson Grace Foster Bonnie and Gale Ikola Greg and Penny Anderson Catherine and Steven Carlson Philip Friedlund and Lisa Isenberg Annette Johnson James and Marilyn Anderson Ethel Carlson Catherine Fuller Birdeen Johnson Mrs. George R. Anderson Herbert and Joan Carlson Marc Fuller Dennis and Carol Johnson Peggy Anderson Joanne Carlson Margot Gafvert Donald and Ann Johnson Penny and Greg Anderson Mary Carlson Barbara and Edwin Gage Edith Johnson Roy and Shirley Anderson Pat Carlson Jennifer and Rob Gimpl Erik Johnson Westen Anderson Steven and Catherine Carlson Barbara Linell Glaser Eugene and Barbara Johnson Anderson Insurance Agency Terryl Carlson Kimara Glaser Gustafson and Eva Johnson Benny Andersson and Mona Norklit Barbara Cartford Eric Gustafson Frank and Peggy Johnson Peter and Sally Anson Judy Chartrand Gopher Machine and Engineering Co. John and Arlene Johnson Duane and Christina Arndt John Clemedtson Marjorie Gores June E. and Robert R. Johnson Eleanor Asplin Consulate General of Sweden, Minneapolis Barbara Granath Kent and Birgit Johnson Stanley and Betty Auslund Bo and Margareta Crabo Fran Gunberg Lois Johnson Jerry and Pam Barstow Richard Cronstrom Arvis Gustafson Lowell and Andrea Johnson Gary and MaryAnn Bawden Laurie and David Dahl Caroline Gustafson Mrs. Harry A. Johnson Scott Beekman and Mary Rudquist Tracie Dahl Charles and Laurie Gustafson Nils Johnson and Kirsti Hendricksen Ellen and Michael Bendel-Stenzel Paul and Marikay Dahlin Hugo Gustafson Ruth Johnson Donald E. Benson Mary Jean Dahlstrom Kai Aleksander Gustafson Thomas Jordet Kenneth and Lorraine Benson David Agency Sven Gustavsson Bruce Karstadt Robert Berg Shirley and Vern Discher Gustavus II Adolphus Society Charles and Sandra Kelley Kjell and Donna Bergh Valerie Eastlund Eva and Jonas Hafström Kjell Bergh's Borton Travel Michael Edwins Erick and Karin Hakanson Duane and Susan Kullberg Lois Hall and Phil Morton Kirsten and Matthew Kurz

19 David Larson and Brenda Witt Ann Marie Nelson Gary and Patty Sander JoAnn and George Swanson Doug and Evelyn Larson Bloise Nelson Jon and Beth Sander Rich and Cheryl Theilen Levonne Larson Bonnie Nelson Charles Schoen Jeffrey and Sandra Thoele Michael Larson and Marijane Tessman Genevieve and Lennart Nelson Margit Schott Dale Thomas and Amy Cusick Dorothy Laurence Joyce Nelson Linnea Schummer Inge and Helene Thulin Karen LaVine Leslie Nelson Sandra Schwamb Paul and Ruth Tillquist Charles and Diana Lawrence Mary Jo Nelson and Mike Naas Jeanne Sielaff-Daum Anna-Lisa Tooker Anne Siren Levig Maud Nelson Gerald and Joan Sjogren Charles Upcraft John and Nancy Lindahl Michel and Barbara Nelson Georgia Skjold Virginia Wagner Carol and Kenneth Lindberg Pat Norby Lorna Smith Steven and Suzanne Walters Elsa Ingeborg Lindberg Nancy Nordlund Myrna and Charles Smith Lisa Weisman Erik Lindberg and Marcia Glick Henrik and Charlotte Nordstrom Bengt Sohlén Mrs. George Werness Ed and Patty Lindell Bev Norris Keith and Karen Solimar Gregory White Rebecca and Paul Lindell Jennifer and Jay Novak Wendy and Keith Springer John and Sandra White Evodia Linner Charles and Laura Nystrom Muriel Stock Jerry and Florraine Williams Carl Lofgren Karen E. O'Connor Robert and Patty Strandquist Jorene Magnuson Bette Olson Russell Strom Jan McElfi sh and Tom Ajax Jim and Karen Olson Svenska Sällskapet Sällskap (Life Members in FY 2016 — Ella Meyerson Lyndon and Kay Olson Carol A. Swanson October 1, 2015 – September 30, 2016) Jan and Russ Michaletz Marian Olson Craig and Larey Swanson Lydia and Scott Midness Fern Palmer David Mitchell Lisa Paulson Winter Solstice Celebration (BELOW) Britta Monson Beverly Pearson Cory Monson Claire and John Perry Daniel Monson Elise Peters David Monson and Mary Hirschboeck Joyce Peterson Erik Monson Mary Jo and Winston Peterson Julie Monson Ernest and Caryl Pierson Kendall Monson John and Chris Plaisted Kirsten Monson Michael and Linda Redmond Kylie Monson Joanne Reisberg Mary Jo Monson Lynne and Tom Rendahl Randal and Lori Monson Todd Richter Ron and Carla Monson Margareta Ritt Steven Monson Patricia and William Rosen Lily Monson Gimpl Barbara Rudquist and Barry Schreiber John and Susan Morrison Mary Rudquist and Scott Beekman Sylvia Myren Jayne Rudquist Quinlan and Dan Quinlan Robert and Betty Nasstrom Ewa and Anders Rydåker

20 THANK YOU HERITAGE SOCIETY MEMBERS Heritage Society Members have made a commitment to ASI’s future, ensuring that we can continue to explore cultural nuances and uplift the importance of our environment. Gifts include naming the ASI as a benefi ciary in estate plans and/or a gift of $3,000 or more to the Heritage Endowment Fund. Tack så mycket!

Roland Amundson Leanne Erickson Dee and Ray Kleinow Kay and Dale Schwie E. Viktoria Anderson Kim Erickson and Bud Mullen Diane Larson Maribeth Selvig Gerry Anderson Roselyn Erickson Gretchen Larson Myrna and Charles Smith Lee and Penny Anderson Erik and Carol Erling Levonne Larson Bengt Sohlén Penny and Greg Anderson Grace Foster Anne Siren Levig Keith and Karen Solimar Rev. Rodney L. Anderson and Philip Friedlund and Lisa Isenberg Frank Lindholm Carol Stoddart Julane M. Anderson Barbara Linell Glaser Evodia Linner Astrid Swain Westen Anderson Arvis Gustafson Carl Lofgren Eileen Swanson Carole and Darlene Arwidson Lois Hall and Phil Morton Jorene Magnuson JoAnn and George Swanson Eleanor Asplin John Hasselberg Norma and John Magnuson June Swanson Louise Bauman Nils Hasselmo Dawn and Edward Michael Virginia and Bob Taylor Gary and MaryAnn Bawden Lorraine Hasselquist Mary Jo Monson Mariann Tiblin Donna and Kjell Bergh Priscilla Hawkinson John and Susan Morrison Wayne Tubbs Bonnie Bergman Curtis Herbert Leslie Nelson Lisa Weisman Helen and Gary Bergren Helena Hernmarck Rodney Nelson Gregory White Kerstin Berndt Ann and Bob Hildreth Mary Noble John and Sandra White Jackie Bjoin Bernetta Huber Nancy Nordlund Jerry and Florraine Williams Gordon Bjorklund Annette Johnson Marian Olson Carl Boberg Birdeen Johnson Roger Olson Joanne Carlson David Johnson Fern Palmer Phyllis Carlson Dennis and Carol Johnson Diane and Richard Pearson Mary Jean Dahlstrom Dennis and Kathryn Johnson Elise Peters Sheldon Damberg Elizabeth Johnson Jean Peterson Valerie Eastlund Eva Johnson Judy Reinking (Heritage Society Members in Erling and Marilyn Eibs Margaret Johnson Margareta Ritt FY 2016 — October 1, 2015 – Siri Eliason Muriel Johnson Barbara Rudquist and Barry Schreiber September 30, 2016) Duane and Marlene Engstrom Nancy J. Johnson and Mike Addy Mary Rudquist and Scott Beekman Vianne Engwall Pearl and John Johnson Jayne Rudquist Quinlan and Dan Quinlan

21 SOURCES OF FUNDS AND EXPENDITURES FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL PROJECTS FY 2016*

SOURCES OF FUNDS FOR FY 2016

Operations Other Donations and Grants $1,759,700 Donations for Capital Projects $1,607,200 Memberships 272,400 Total Sources of Funds for Other $1,607,200 Admissions 431,200 Programs, Classes and Events 363,400 Cultural Enterprises, Net of Cost of Sales 712,300 Endowment Support 150,000 Other 122,500 Total Sources of Funds for Operations $3,811,500

EXPENDITURES FOR FY 2016

Operations Other Museum, Programs and Capital Expenditures $12,000 Operational Support $3,267,000 Capital Debt Reduction & Interest $1,593,500 Total Operations Expenditures $3,267,000 Total Capital Project Expenditures $1,605,500

*For the period October 1, 2015 - September 30, 2016. The above fi nancial information accurately represents operations but is not presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principals. For audited fi nancial statements, see ASImn.org.

22 (ABOVE) Traditional Icelandic smokehouse beside Lake Mývatn, Magnus Nilsson 2013

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