Robert Lehmann

Community and Grant-Funded Programs Manager
rlehmann@thecedar.org
Pronouns: He/Him

Background: Robert works on The Cedar’s community and grant-funded programming including The Cedar Commissions, our program for emerging artist development; Global Roots Festival, our free, annual, three day festival featuring international artists new to the Twin Cities; and community programming which covers free outdoor programming, special collaborations with organizations, and local artist community building.

Robert first joined the staff in fall of 2018 as a cross-department member supporting both marketing and booking efforts, and has held the lead marketing and booking roles prior to his current role. Prior to this, Robert taught middle-school youth in the summers and worked with high school students on college access at Patrick Henry in North. Robert earned a BA in English and Mathematics from St. Olaf College where he studied piano performance and sang in choir all four years.

Robert is an active artist in the Twin Cities music community.

Contact Robert about: 

• Questions about Cedar Commissions, Global Roots Festival, The Cedar Public Access Channel, and Midnimo.

• Questions about community programming and non-performance ways for local artists to connect with The Cedar.