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2018 ARTS MIDWEST RETURN ON INVESTMENT REPORT: MINNESOTA Arts Midwest Invests $359,288 in Minnesota The cast of Romeo and Juliet at the Guthrie Theater. Photo by Jenny Graham, courtesy of the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, MN. In partnership with the Minnesota State Arts Board, Arts Midwest provides audiences across Minnesota with enriching cultural experiences. The Minnesota State Arts Board and Arts Midwest Arts Midwest’s professional development activities have partnered for more than 30 years to bring served 113 individuals from 43 cultural high-quality creative experiences to Minnesotans. organizations across the State of Minnesota. Our partnership fosters and supports vibrant and diverse communities throughout the state. In total, Arts Midwest leveraged $34,620 in state dues to provide $359,288 in programs and services In FY18, Arts Midwest’s artistic programming between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018, resulting served 22,153 youth and 15,170 adults from 79 in a 1,037% return on investment to the state of communities across the State of Minnesota. Minnesota for the 2017–2018 programming cycle. 1 2018 ARTS MIDWEST RETURN ON INVESTMENT REPORT: MINNESOTA 2018 MINNESOTA OVERVIEW FY18 Arts Midwest Artistic Programming Serving Minnesota Residents Page Program Youth Adults Cities Value 4 Arts Midwest Touring Fund 7,950 9,284 13 $41,288 Grants awarded to performing arts organizations in the state. 6 Arts Midwest World Fest 1,363 1,381 2 $50,000 First year of a $100,000 two-year investment in international artist residencies. 8 Arts Midwest Folkefest 555 307 4 $25,000 First year of a $50,000 two-year investment in residencies with artists from Nordic countries. 13 NEA Big Read 66 3,490 1 $14,000 Grants awarded to support innovative community reading engagements. 14 Shakespeare in American Communities 12,219 708 59 $50,000 Grants awarded to support theater companies presenting the work of William Shakespeare. Totals 22,153 15,170 79 $180,288 FY18 Arts Midwest Professional Development Activities Serving Minnesota Cultural Organizations Page Activity Individuals Organizations Value 10 Arts Midwest Conference 47 21 - Provided professional development and critical business and networking opportunities. 11 ArtsLab 63 21 $179,000 Provided intensive organizational development and leadership training to participants. 15 SAA Leadership Development 3 1 - Arts Midwest provided SAA leadership with retreats, professional development, networking opportunities, monthly meetings, and attendance at national conferences. Total 113 43 $179,000 2 2018 ARTS MIDWEST RETURN ON INVESTMENT REPORT: MINNESOTA 2018 IMPACT ACROSS MINNESOTA Arts Midwest grants and partnerships with Minnesota 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. 3 2018 ARTS MIDWEST RETURN ON INVESTMENT REPORT: MINNESOTA ARTS MIDWEST TOURING FUND Daedalus Quartet conducting Student Assembly with Saint Anthony Park Elementary School students, as part of The Schubert Club's Music in the Park Series. Photo courtesy of The Schubert Club in St. Paul, MN. 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 Percussion demonstration by Grand Rapids High and community activity and reach an audience with School Band Director prior to performance of limited access to the arts, fostering exchanges between STOMP. Photo courtesy of Reif Center in Grand the artists and community. Rapids, MN. Arts Midwest Touring Fund 4 2018 ARTS MIDWEST RETURN ON INVESTMENT REPORT: MINNESOTA In FY18, Minnesota 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 $41,288 to 16 performing arts organizations in Minnesota. These activities reached 13 communities through 23 public performances and 62 engagement events. FY18 Arts Midwest Touring Fund Grants – Minnesota Congressional Grantee City Grant Artist District 1 Performance Center at Saint Mary's Winona $3,200 Ballet Memphis University 1 City of Rochester Music Department Rochester $3,088 The Del McCoury Band 2 The Sheldon Theatre of Performing Arts Red Wing $3,200 Manual Cinema 4 The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine St. Paul $3,200 Camille A. Brown & University Dancers 4 The Schubert Club's Music in the Park St. Paul $3,200 Lark Quartet Series 4 Brownbody Vadnais $2,400 FlyGround Heights 5 Northrop at the University of Minnesota Minneapolis $3,200 Alonzo King LINES Ballet 5 Walker Art Center Minneapolis $3,200 Bouchra Ouizguen/ Compagnie O 5 Ragamala Dance Company Minneapolis $3,200 Alarmel Valli 6 Fine Arts Programming at Saint John's Collegeville $2,800 Literature to Life University 6 Fine Arts Programming at College of Saint St Joseph $3,000 Acrobuffos Benedict 6 Chamber Music Society of Saint Cloud St. Cloud $720 Lincoln Trio 7 Performing Arts Series at Minnesota State Moorhead $1,520 Sybarite5 University Moorhead 7 Performing Arts Series at University of Morris $1,280 Flamenco Vivo Carlota Minnesota Santana 7 Historic Holmes Theatre Detroit Lakes $1,280 Pat Hazell 8 Myles Reif Performing Arts Center Grand Rapids $2,800 STOMP Totals $41,288 Arts Midwest Touring Fund 5 2018 ARTS MIDWEST RETURN ON INVESTMENT REPORT: MINNESOTA ARTS MIDWEST SUPPORT TO MINNESOTA ARTISTS While not including this number in the overall return on investment calculation, we want to highlight the fees earned by artists from your state via Arts Midwest Touring Fund and Global Exchange programs. No Minnesota State Arts Board funds were used to support these activities. From May 16–31, 2018, Arts Midwest invested $99,700 to conduct the Arts Midwest Global Exchange program Dessa in China, which toured Minneapolis-based rapper, singer, and writer Dessa, along with supporting musicians Aby Wolf (Minneapolis) and Matthew Santos (Chicago), to Beijing, Chengdu, and Guangzhou, China. The artists conducted workshops and performances for hundreds of Chinese audience members, ranging in age from children to seniors. In sharing their stories and music and engaging in one-on-one conversations, artists and audiences examined their shared humanity through the similar themes that arose between their cultures. Arts Midwest supported 8 projects featuring Minnesotan ensembles touring to other Midwest states during 2017 –2018. In total, these Minnesota artists earned $224,700 by participating in Touring Fund programming. FY18 Arts Midwest Touring Artists – Minnesota Congressional Grantee City, State Minnesota Artist Artist Fee District 1 Dubuque Chorale Dubuque, IA Monroe Crossing $10,000 1 Crooked Tree Arts Council Petoskey, MI Six Appeal $5,000 2 River Arts Prairie du Sac, WI Holy Rocka Rollaz $2,700 6 Green Lake Festival of Music Green Lake, WI The Rose Ensemble $6,500 6 Michigan Festival of Sacred Music Kalamazoo, MI The Rose Ensemble $15,500 12 UMS Ann Arbor, MI Ragamala Music and Dance $42,000 Theatre 12 Midland Theatre Newark, OH Rhythmic Circus Productions $18,000 13 Krannert Center for the Champaign, IL Minnesota Orchestral $125,000 Performing Arts Association Totals $224,700 Arts Midwest Touring Fund 6 2018 ARTS MIDWEST RETURN ON INVESTMENT REPORT: MINNESOTA ARTS MIDWEST WORLD FEST Japanese artists Ondekoza reached 1,263 students and 892 adults in Minnesota through Taiko drumming concerts and workshops like this one in Red Wing, Minnesota. Photo by Shigeyo Henriquez. 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 “The performance itself saw ensembles engage with communities across the Midwest through activities that 40% of the audience as include public concerts, K-12 school workshops, and community outreach visiting the theatre for the activities such as family and senior citizen workshops and master classes. first time. The week was a Committed to reaching communities that have limited access to high-quality true success and we were international arts and education programming, Arts Midwest invests approximately honored to have Ondekoza $100,000 to bring this program to Minnesota for the two-year cycle. Communities in Red Wing.” are responsible only for local costs like lodging, busing, concert venue expense, —Jennifer Staley, Development local administration/marketing, and modest hospitality requirements. & Community Relationships Coordinator, Sheldon Theatre Over the 2017–2019 Arts Midwest World Fest cycle, Red Wing, Minnesota, is hosting four engaging educational and performance residencies featuring Manhu (China); Ondekoza (Japan); Sofi & the Baladis (Israel); and Unni Boksasp Ensemble (Norway). Since the program’s inception in 2003, we have toured 28 international