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Arts Midwest Invests $119,344 in Iowa

Japanese ensemble Ondekoza reached 2,440 students in Iowa through Taiko drumming concerts and workshops like this one in Dubuque, Iowa. Photo by Shigeyo Henriquez.

In partnership with the Iowa Arts Council, Arts Midwest provides audiences across Iowa with enriching cultural experiences.

The Iowa Arts Council and Arts Midwest have Arts Midwest’s professional development activities partnered for more than 30 years to bring served 117 individuals from 63 cultural high-quality creative experiences to Iowans. organizations across the State of Iowa. Our partnership fosters and supports vibrant and diverse communities throughout the state. In total, Arts Midwest leveraged $25,000 in state dues to provide $119,344 in programs and services In FY18, Arts Midwest’s artistic programming between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018, resulting served 16,232 youth and 12,019 adults from 23 in a 477% return on investment to the state of Iowa communities across the State of Iowa. for the 2017–2018 programming cycle.

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2018 IOWA OVERVIEW

FY18 Arts Midwest Artistic Programming Serving Iowa Residents Page Program Youth Adults Cities Value 4 Arts Midwest Touring Fund 7,950 9,934 12 $35,844 Grants awarded to performing arts organizations in the state. 6 Arts Midwest World Fest 5,107 1,315 9 $50,000 First year of a $100,000 two-year investment in international artist residencies. 8 Arts Midwest Folkefest 3,175 770 2 $25,000 First year of a $50,000 two-year investment in residencies with artists from Nordic countries. Totals 16,232 12,019 23 $110,844

FY18 Arts Midwest Professional Development Activities Serving Iowa Cultural Organizations Page Activity Individuals Organizations Value 10 Arts Midwest Conference 45 22 n/a Provided professional development and critical busi- ness and networking opportunities. 11 ArtsLab 70 40 $8,500 Provided intensive organizational development and leadership training to participants. 13 SAA Leadership Development 2 1 - Arts Midwest provided SAA leadership with retreats, professional development, networking opportunities, monthly meetings, and attendance at national conferences. Total 117 63 $8,500

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2018 IMPACT ACROSS IOWA

Arts Midwest grants and partnerships with Iowa communities provided programming that touched the lives of thousands of individuals of all ages in both urban and rural communities.

This map details the communities reached by Arts Midwest programs in FY18.

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ARTS MIDWEST TOURING FUND

Terence Blanchard's post-performance Q&A with University of Iowa music and cinema students. Photo by Miriam Alarcon Avila, courtesy of Hancher Auditorium at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA.

The Arts Midwest Touring Fund provides financial support to arts organizations in the Midwest to present work by touring artists.

Arts Midwest Touring Fund engages people in meaningful experiences with the fine arts of dance, music, theater or musical theater, and other performing arts forms. When we share creative experiences, we build powerful connections with the people we are closest to, with our community and the world around us, and with ourselves.

Grants of up to $4,000 are awarded to performing arts organizations to bring professional performances to their community. Engagements feature a public performance and community activity and reach an audience with In-school workshop at Horizon Elementary with limited access to the arts fostering exchange between Hubbard Street Dance. Photo courtesy of Des artist and community. Moines Performing Arts in Des Moines, IA.

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In FY18, Iowa audiences experienced vibrant performances—from intricate orchestral music to energetic dance—and participated in community-driven activities. In the 2017–2018 performance season, Arts Midwest awarded $35,844 to 18 performing arts organizations in Iowa. These activities reached more than 12 communities through 23 public performances and 90 engagement events.

FY18 Arts Midwest Touring Fund Grants – Iowa Congressional – District Grantee City Grant Artist 3 Warren Cultural Center Greenfield $500 The Britins 1 Dubuque Arts Council Dubuque $2,500 Alliance Brass 1 Dubuque Chorale Dubuque $1,600 Monroe Crossing Hubbard Street Dance 3 Des Moines Performing Arts Des Moines $3,200 Chicago Heritage Center at the University of 1 Dubuque Dubuque $3,200 Take 6 Guthrie 3 Guthrie County Arts Council Center $780 Todd Green Ronald K. Brown/ Evidence 1 Luther College Center Stage Series Decorah $3,200 Dance Company Hancher Auditorium at the University of Terence Blanchard and the 2 Iowa Iowa City $3,200 E-Collective Baker & Tarpaga Dance 2 The Englert Theatre Iowa City $1,509 Project Iowa State Center at the Iowa State 4 University Ames $3,000 Flip FabriQue Woodbury Central Community School 4 District Moville $1,360 Boston Brass 3 Civic Music Association Des Moines $3,200 Eighth Blackbird 1 The Grand Opera House Dubuque $625 Strutz Entertainment 2 School of Music at The University of Iowa Iowa City $500 Brian Lynch 1 Hawkeye Community College Waterloo $1,560 Colleen Raye Productions 2 George Daily Auditorium Oskaloosa $1,360 Montana Repertory Theatre 1 Live On Stage Marshalltown Marshalltown $1,350 Paul McDermand Performing Arts at North Iowa Area 4 Community College Mason City $3,200 Straight No Chaser Totals $35,844

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ARTS MIDWEST WORLD FEST

Israeli ensemble Sofi and the Baladis reached 2,667 students in Iowa through in-school concerts and workshops like this one in Dubuque, Iowa. Photo by Lindajoy Fenley.

Arts Midwest World Fest connects small and mid-sized Midwestern communities to world cultures through week-long residencies with international musicians.

Arts Midwest World Fest’s goal is to foster an understanding of and appreciation for global uniqueness and differences. Over a two-year cycle, four global musical “It was monumental that the ensembles engage with communities across the Midwest through activities that Mayor of Dubuque even include public concerts, K-12 school workshops, and community outreach activities such as family and senior citizen workshops and master classes. proclaimed the week as "Israeli Music & Culture Committed to reaching communities that have limited access to high-quality Week" in the City of international arts and education programming, Arts Midwest invests approximately Dubuque, with the $100,000 to bring this program to Iowa for the two-year cycle. Communities are proclamation read live at a responsible only for local costs like lodging, busing, concert venue expense, local administration/marketing, and modest hospitality requirements. city council meeting, live on community access Over the 2017–2019 Arts Midwest World Fest cycle, Dubuque, Iowa, is hosting television, and also live at four engaging educational and performance residencies featuring Manhu (China); the welcoming reception.” Ondekoza (Japan); Sofi & the Baladis (Israel); and Unni Boksasp Ensemble —Thomas Robbins, Executive (Norway). Since the program’s inception in 2003, we have toured 28 international Director at the Heritage Center ensembles to the Midwest. We have brought tours to 8 partner communities (and multiple neighboring towns) in Iowa.

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Sofi & the Baladis (Israel): Fall 2017 activities – Iowa Location City Description Adults Youth Hazel Southwestern School Green, WI Workshop for K-8 20 300

Audubon Elementary School Dubuque Workshop for PK-5 25 375

Heritage Center, Univ. of Dubuque Dubuque Welcoming Reception 60 20

Epworth Elementary School Epworth Workshop for PK-4 20 325

Bellevue Elementary School Bellevue Workshop for PK-5 25 350

Dyersville Elementary School Dyersville Workshop for PK-4 20 292

Peosta Elementary School Peosta Workshop for PK-4 28 375

Marshall Elementary School Dubuque Workshop for K-5 15 270

Aquin Elementary School Cascade Workshop for K-8 12 270

Heritage Center, Univ. of Dubuque Dubuque Pre-Show Lecture 50 25

Heritage Center, Univ. of Dubuque Dubuque Full Performance - Sofi & Baladis 322 65

Totals 597 2667

Ondekoza (Japan): Spring 2018 activities – Iowa Location City Description Adults Youth Seton Catholic Elementary Peosta Workshop for K-5 25 250 St. Columbkille Catholic Elementary Dubuque Workshop for K-5 25 250 Heritage Center, Univ. of Dubuque Dubuque Welcoming Reception 55 15

Holy Ghost Catholic Elementary Dubuque Workshop for K-5 10 90

Resurrection Catholic Elementary Dubuque Workshop for K-5 25 250

Sageville Elementary Sageville Workshop for PK-5 30 325

Jefferson Middle School Dubuque Workshop for Grades 6-8 50 600

Farley Elementary Farley Workshop for PK-4 20 200

Galena Primary Galena Workshop for K-4 40 350

Heritage Center, Univ. of Dubuque Dubuque Pre-show lecture plus Q&A 90 30

Heritage Center, Univ. of Dubuque Dubuque Performance 348 80

Totals 718 2,440

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ARTS MIDWEST FOLKEFEST

Finnish musical ensemble Kardemimmit hosts a workshop with music students at Washington High School, featuring the kantele, a traditional Finnish folk instrument. Photo by Stephen Manuszak.

Bringing traditional Nordic music to rural communities in the Upper Midwest

Arts Midwest Folkefest deepens awareness of the Scandinavian traditions, heritage, and history of the Upper Midwest through week-long “For many of the senior center residencies with traditional Nordic musical ensembles. residents who can't easily travel anymore, Folkefest was a wonderful Beginning in fall 2017, Arts Midwest Folkefest is presenting residencies in experience since there are no small communities in six Midwestern states that experienced a significant options for assisted transportation in influx of Scandinavian immigrants during the 1800s and 1900s and bear signs of this heritage today. town. They are no longer able to attend any type of outside concert Over the 2017–2019 Arts Midwest Folkefest cycle, Washington, Iowa, is or event because of the lack of local hosting two engaging educational and performance residencies that transportation options, so there feature Kardemmimit (Finland) and Emilia Amper Band (Sweden). were several residents who thanked

me profusely for being able to bring Through the generosity of our funders, Arts Midwest invests approximately $50,000 to bring this program to Iowa for the two-year Folkefest to them." cycle. —Cat Nelson, Facility Manager, Washington Community Theater School

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Kardemimmit (Finland): Spring 2018 activities – Iowa Location City Description Adults Youth Dodici's Washington Welcome Reception 30 0

Washington High School Washington Workshop with band and choir students at 6 120

Washington High School Washington Workshop with jazz improv students at High 5 5

St. James Catholic School Washington Workshop with elementary school students 13 95 Highland High School Riverside Workshop with High School band students 8 65

Washington Middle School Washington Workshop with band students at Middle 7 210

Dodici’s Washington Finnish themed dinner at local restaurant 55 0

United Presbyterian Home Washington Performance at Senior Residential Home 69 7

Halcyon House Washington Performance at Senior Residential Home 60 3

Washington Free Public Library Washington Performance at Public Library 60 8

LETs Center Washington Introduction to the kantele at local arts & 13 2

Washington Community Center Washington Public performance at theater 75 3

Totals 401 518

Finnish musical ensemble Kardemimmit performed for elders at United Presbyterian Home Health Center. After, participants got a chance to play the kantele, a Finnish instrument. Photo by Stephen Manuszak.

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ARTS MIDWEST CONFERENCE

Attendees visited the 2017 Arts Midwest Conference from across the globe. Photo by Terry Gilliam.

The Midwest’s preeminent performing arts booking and education conference.

The only meeting of its kind in the Midwest, our professionals convened in Columbus, , from August Conference is committed to connecting arts 28–31st to network, conduct business, access in-depth administrators, strengthening the Midwest’s performing professional development sessions, experience live arts industry, and promoting the vibrant local arts scene in performances, and gain new insights into the world of the Conference city. To those ends, in 2017, Arts Midwest performing arts touring and presenting. Representatives welcomed a record number of attendees to our 30th from Iowa included 45 individuals from 22 different annual Conference, totaling 1,104 individuals. Arts arts organizations.

2017 Arts Midwest Conference Attendees – Iowa Organization City Organization City Arts Center at Iowa Western Council Bluffs Iowa Arts Council Des Moines Burlington Civic Music Association Burlington IVCCD Orpheum Theater Center Marshalltown Cadence Arts Network Kellogg Luther Colleige Decorah Churchill One Man Play by Andrew Edlin Fairfield North Iowa Area Community College Mason City City of Ames Parks and Recreation Ames Orange City Arts Orange City Civic Music Association of Des Moines Des Moines Rosemary Clausen Center Holstein Dow Artists, Inc. Chariton Sioux Center Arts Sioux Center

Dubuque Arts Council, Inc Dubuque The Englert Theatre Iowa City

George Daily Auditorium Oskaloosa University of Dubuque Dubuque Grinnell College Grinnell Washington Community Center Washington Hancher Auditorium/University of Iowa Iowa City Williams Center for the Arts Oelwen

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ARTSLAB

ArtsLab: Iowa brought together 32 Iowa arts organizations to build long-term capacity for the arts in Iowa. Photo courtesy of the Iowa Arts Council. ArtsLab strengthens the impact of arts organizations in urban and rural communities through leadership and strategy development. ArtsLab seeks to nurture a vibrant regional arts ecosystem that ensures our cultural leaders have the skills, ideas, and mindset of adaptability and resiliency needed to thrive in a world of continuous change. Through in-depth training and peer-to-peer learning, ArtsLab cultivates a more effective and viable arts sector poised for community engagement.

To those ends, Arts Midwest invested $8,500 in Iowa ArtsLab programming benefitting 40 Iowa organizations who participated in FY18 in the following cohorts.

Prairie States: Building Resiliency, Adapting to Change In FY2018, ArtsLab concluded the Prairie States cohort, which convened arts organizations from , , and Iowa to explore sustainable business models. Through this cohort, organizational teams ex- plored relevancy within community, leadership development, financial and resource development, and organization- al infrastructure. Participants received a toolkit for use in continuing learning within their local communities, devel- oped a strategy roadmap, and crafted a compelling story of their vision, values, and identity. Over the course of the seven month program, participants attended two 2.5 day retreats, as well as webinar workshops, and were support- ed by several alumni coaches from the previous cohort, strengthening the network of leadership in the state. . Prairie States: Building Resiliency, Adapting to Change – Iowa Organization City Organization City Clear Lake Arts Center Clear Lake Central Iowa Art Association Marshalltown

Figge Art Museum Davenport, Iowa Valley Community College - Orpheum Marshalltown

ArtHaus Decorah Decorah Southwest Iowa Art Council/Golden Hills Oakland

Luther College Decorah Orange City Arts Council Orange City Riverside Theatre Iowa City

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ArtsLab: Iowa In April 2018, ArtsLab: Iowa peer learning cohort began with leading arts organizations from across the state in con- versation around ArtsLab’s healthy business model. Over the course of seven months, 32 Iowa-based arts organiza- tions learned about and discuss such topics as relevancy within community, financial and resource development, and organizational infrastructure. Participants also received a toolkit for use in continuing learning within their local community after the cohort’s conclusion—helping them build long-term capacity for the arts in Iowa.

ArtsLab – Iowa Organization City Organization City Stinson Prairie Arts Council Algona Artisan's Sanctuary Marion Ames International Orchestra Ames Orpheum Theater Marshalltown Festival Association

Starlighters II Community Theatre Anamosa The Art Center Marshalltown Art Center of Burlington Burlington Living Proof Exhibit Moline James and Meryl Hearst Center for Cedar Falls Mount Vernon Area Arts Council Mount Vernon the Arts

National Czech & Slovak Museum & Cedar Rapids Muscatine Art Center Muscatine Library The Hook Cedar Rapids Golden Hills RDC Oakland Coralville Center for the Performing Coralville Orange City Arts Oragne City Arts Figge Art Museum Davenport Fine Arts and Cultural Events of Mahaska Oskaloosa County ArtHaus Decorah Art on the Prairie Perry Des Moines Gay Men's Chorus Des Moines Arts On Grand Spencer Iowa Stage Theatre Company Des Moines Spencer Community Theatre Spencer Bell Tower Theater Dubuque L.E.T.'s Center for the Healing and Washington Creative Arts Emmetsburg Main Street Emmetsburg Legacy learning Boone River Valley Webster City Community Theatre Guttenberg Gallery and Creativity Guttenberg Winterset Art Center Winterset Center Iowa Heartland Resource Indianola Englert Theatre Iowa City Conservation & Development

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LEADERSHIP Arts Midwest draws on the insight, skills, and expertise of the Midwest arts community to inform and shape our programs and to ensure that our services nurture leadership among arts organizations.

Each year Arts Midwest convenes a summit of the state arts agency executive directors representing , , Iowa, , , North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and . In 2018, Arts Midwest expanded this summit to include a half-day training on accessibility and inclusion in the arts, creating an opportunity for accessibility coordinators and executive directors to delve into this important topic together.

Additionally, Arts Midwest hosts six bi-monthly phone calls each year for the leadership of the nine state art agencies in the region.

Through this effort, Matt Harris, former administrator of the Iowa Arts Council, along with key staff members participate in leadership development and knowledge sharing with key professionals in the public art sector.

Leadership Activities – Iowa Date Activity SAA Attendees Supported by Arts Midwest August 28 – 31, 2017 Arts Midwest Conference Matt Harris January 25, 2018 Arts Midwest SAA Directors Matt Harris Summit January 25, 2018 Accessibility Training Matt Harris, Jennie Knobel January 26, 2018 Accessibility Coordinator Meeting Jennie Knobel October 11-13, 2017 National Assembly of State Arts Jennie Knoebel Agencies (NASAA)

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FOR MORE INFORMATION

Arts Midwest is pleased to offer these programs and services to Iowa. For additional information on Arts Midwest programs and services beyond those opportunities listed in this report, please contact Chelsea Brown at 612-341-0755 or [email protected].

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