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Arts Midwest Invests $73,825 in South Dakota Service at a Glance Arts Midwest Invests $73,825 in South Dakota For more than 25 years, Arts Midwest has been a strong partner with the South Dakota Arts Council. Together, we have provided enriching cultural opportunities to South Dakota artists, arts organizations, and audiences—fostering and sustaining vibrant, diverse communities throughout the state. Economically, we serve to leverage South Dakota public funds to generate more private investment while providing broad public access to arts and cultural activities. In FY13, Arts Midwest is reporting a 456% return on investment to the state of South Dakota for services in the 2012–2013 programming cycle. Through our performing and visual arts and leadership development programs, we have leveraged $16,198 in state dues to provide $73,825 in services. We are thrilled to report that these programs and services reached urban and rural communities across the state. Learn more by visiting www.artsmidwest.org. Service at a Glance ■ Arts Midwest Touring Fund: awarded $23,825 to ten South Dakota performing arts organizations ■ Arts Midwest World Fest: $50,000 in services per year for two years of artist residencies in Hill City ■ Arts Midwest Conference: provided business, learning, and networking opportunities to five individuals from four South Dakota organizations in 2012 ■ The Sum of Many Parts: featuring the work of South Dakota quiltmaker Bonnie LeBeau in an exhibition touring across China ■ Leadership: continued professional development and networking opportunities for state arts agency staff and leaders Arts Midwest Touring Fund Arts Midwest Touring Fund encourages performing arts touring by providing financial support to arts presenting organizations in the Midwest. Arts Midwest Touring Fund provides fee support up to $4,000 to performing arts organizations to bring dance, theater, and music to audiences across Arts Midwest’s region. Each engagement includes in-depth educational activities and public performances, and aims to reach underserved audiences. Through the FY13 Arts Midwest Touring Fund cycle (2012–2013 performance season), Arts Midwest awarded $23,825 to 10 performing arts organizations in South Dakota. These activities included 17 public performances and 29 community and educational events. Grantee City Artist Grant Aberdeen Area Arts Council Aberdeen Spencer's Theatre of Illusion $1,500 Aberdeen Parks, Recreation and Aberdeen TAP Kids $2,085 Forestry Department Adams Museum & House Deadwood William Feasley $500 Black Hills Dance Theatre Rapid City TU Dance $5,000 (special project) Britton Community Theatre Britton Missoula Children's Theatre $500 Brookings Chamber Music Society Brookings Imani Winds $600 Dahl Arts Center Rapid City Orlando Chamber Soloists $2,400 Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues Society Sioux Falls Luciana Souza $600 Spearfish Arts Center Spearfish Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience $640 Washington Pavilion (special project) Sioux Falls TU Dance $10,000 Arts Midwest World Fest Arts Midwest World Fest connects small and mid-sized Midwestern communities to world cultures through week-long residencies with global performers. Arts Midwest World Fest’s mission is to instill appreciation for diversity and “[I] have a big future to look acceptance of other cultures. Over a two-year cycle, four global musical forward to and reading your ensembles conduct week-long residencies in Midwestern communities. guys [Wust el Balad’s] Residencies include public concerts, K-12 school workshops, and background it truly did inspire community outreach activities such as family and senior citizen workshops me. I will keep on pursuing my and master classes. The program is committed to reaching communities dreams as an artist and my main that lack access to high-quality international arts and education goal is to make a difference in experiences. Arts Midwest invests approximately $100,000 to bring this this world. Well I would like to program to South Dakota for the two-year cycle, and local communities are have the pleasure of thanking you again and I hope that in the only responsible for school busing, hall rental, and hospitality costs. future I could see you all again.” The 2011–2013 Arts Midwest World Fest cycle featured Yamma Ensemble -Dylan, student (Israel), Tarim: Uygur Song and Dance (People’s Republic of China), Wust Star Academy, Custer, SD el Balad (Egypt), and Cudamani (Indonesia). Handwritten letter to the band The fall 2011 tour featured Wust el Balad. During their week-long stay in Hill City, the artists conducted 12 educational and performance events that reached more than 2,265 residents, including more than 1,680 youth. Location City Description Youth Adults Star Academy / SD Dept. of Custer School Workshop 105 13 Corrections Custer Schools—Hermosa Hermosa School Workshop for K - 8th graders 173 29 Best Western Golden Spike Hill City Community Reception 10 39 Restaurant School Workshop for Pre-K - 5th Custer Elementary School Custer 256 46 graders Custer High School Custer School Workshop for 9th - 12th graders 271 42 Custer Middle School Custer School Workshop for 6th - 8th graders 163 27 Hill City Elementary School Hill City School Workshop for K - 2nd graders 126 12 Hill City Elementary School Hill City School Workshop for 3rd - 4th graders 70 7 Hill City Elementary School Hill City School Workshop for 5th graders 63 10 Hill City High School Hill City Community Workshop 2 30 Hill City High School Hill City School Workshop for 6th - 12th graders 250 32 Hill City High School Hill City Public Concert 200 289 The spring 2012 tour featured the Yamma Ensemble. During their tour, the artists conducted 14 educational and performance events that reached more than 2,110 residents, including more than 1,550 youth. Location City Description Youth Adults Best Western Golden Spike Hill City Community Reception 5 27 Restaurant Custer Elementary School Custer School Workshop — Gr PreK - 5 267 52 Custer High School Custer School Workshop — Gr 9 - 12 200 30 Custer Middle School Custer School Workshop — Gr 6 - 8 152 31 Custer Schools-Hermosa Hermosa School Workshop Gr K-8 168 32 Star Academy / SD Dept. of Custer School Workshop 135 30 Corrections Special dinner with select community Black Forest Inn Bed & Breakfast Rapid City 28 members Hill City High School Hill City School Workshop — Gr 9 - 12 145 10 Hill City Middle School Hill City School Workshop — Gr 7 - 8 76 5 Hill City Elementary & Middle Hill City School Workshop — Gr 5 - 6 77 15 Schools Hill City Elementary School Hill City School Workshop — Gr K - 2 134 8 Hill City Elementary School Hill City School Workshop — Gr 3 - 4 72 6 Hill City High School Hill City Community Workshop 3 28 Hill City High School Hill City Public Concert 124 250 The fall 2012 tour featured Çudamani. During their week-long stay in Hill City, the artists conducted 12 educational and performance events that reached more than 2,250 residents, including more than 1,650 youth. Location City Description Youth Adults Best Western -- Golden Spike Inn Hill City Community Reception 2 33 Black Hills Children's Home Rapid City School Workshop—Gr 1-8 51 16 Black Hills Bronze Hill City Bronze pour and birthday party 37 Hill City High & Middle Schools Hill City School Workshop—Gr 6 - 12 278 40 Hill City Elementary School Hill City School Workshop—Gr K - 2 126 17 Hill City Elementary School Hill City School Workshop—Gr 3 - 5 134 16 Star Academy / SD Dept. of Corrections Custer School Workshop 122 24 Grand Magic Show theater Custer Community Workshop 64 5 Custer High School Custer School Workshop — Gr 9 - 12 230 43 Custer Elementary & Middle Schools Custer School Workshop — Gr Pre K - 8 334 68 Custer Schools-Hermosa Hermosa School Workshop Gr K-8 181 30 Hill City High School Hill City Public Concert 130 275 The spring 2013 tour featured Tarim. While final activity descriptions are still pending, we know that this residency included nine educational and performance events and reached more than 2,300 residents, including more than 1,500 youth. Since the program’s inception in 2003, we have brought 20 engaging international ensembles to four communities in South Dakota: Aberdeen, Brookings, Hill City, and Spearfish. Learn more at www.artsmidwesworldfest.org. Arts Midwest Conference The preeminent annual booking and education conference for the Midwest performing arts industry. The only meeting of its kind in the Midwest, our Conference attracts top presenters from across the United States and around the world. The goals of the Arts Midwest Conference are to connect arts administrators, foster and sustain the dynamic performing arts industry, and promote the vibrant local arts scene in the Conference city. In 2012, 905 arts professionals convened in Grand Rapids, Michigan from September 12 –15 to network, conduct business, engage in in-depth professional development sessions, experience live performance showcases, and gain new insights into the world of performing arts touring and presenting. Representatives from South Dakota included five individuals from four different arts organizations. The 2013 Arts Midwest Conference will take place September 9–12 in Austin, Texas and we expect to serve a broad sector of South Dakota artists, presenters, and arts organizations at the event. Flamenco Vivo performs at the 2012 Conference. Photo by Joshua Feist. 2012 Attendees City Aberdeen Area Arts Council Aberdeen South Dakota Arts Council Pierre Spearfish Arts Center Spearfish Washington Pavilion Management Sioux Falls The Sum of Many Parts: 25 Quiltmakers from 21st-Century America An exhibition of American quilts commissioned by the U.S. Embassy-Beijing, touring through China in 2012–2014 Quiltmaking has always been an important tradition in America, and the many styles of American quilts reflect the diversity of the United States itself. The Sum of Many Parts features 25 contemporary quilters from the Midwest, the South, and Hawaii. Touring across China from 2012–2014, this exhibition highlights a range of quilting styles and techniques while providing an opportunity for Chinese audiences to connect with American culture through our shared love of textile arts.
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