Arts Access

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$31,428
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Arcata Press AKA Saint Paul Almanac
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
November 2017
End Date
November 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview

Arts Access

Project Details

Saint Paul Almanac's Storymobile will conduct a series of home stories in the Rondo neighborhood, focused on healing and reconciliation efforts happening in the city.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Rachel Carlson: Poet, novelist; nominated for Minnesota Book Award; Adam Courville: Puppet program coordinator, PACER Center; studying for master's in nonprofit management at Hamline; Elizabeth Jaakola: Musician; music educator at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College; Annette Lee: Astrophysicist and artist; Arts Board grantee; Kue Xiong: Multidisciplinary artist, digital media producer, and music composer; Ahmed Yusuf: Writer and playwright; Christopher Zlatic: Artist; studio director at The Bindery

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$31,428
Other Funds Leveraged
$33,921
Direct expenses
$65,349
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.25
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Media Literacy - skills developed that enables youth to actively engage with media and tell their stories. We will hire a culturally competent outside evaluator to measure outcomes both quantitatively and qualitatively and have other media professional reviewing work of youth. 2: Complementing the reconciliation work happening throughout the Rondo Community by facilitating social healing within our cohort. This more personal outcome will be evaluated by interviewing participants throughout the project on changes in their views.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Media Literacy - skills developed that enable local Rondo youth to actively engage with media and tell their stories and their community stories. Hearing first hand from our students that they were competent in media skills. The ways the change from beginning to end. We had a final evaluation where they had the opportunity to express their development when it came to media literacy. 2: Greater understanding of the history of Rondo and facilitating interactions between youth and elders. Surveying respective groups, what new things they learned about their neighborhood. Counting of new interactions that occurred as a result of this project - thus far around 100, specifically youth and elders.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Metric Giles, Stephanie Wright, Justin Holt, Stewart Stone, Leon Daisy, Carla Knight, Adam Luebke, Linda White, Deb Runyon, Marion Gomez, Michael Kiesow Moore
Project Manager
First Name
Darius
Last Name
Gray
Organization Name
Arcata Press AKA Saint Paul Almanac
Street Address
235 4th St E Ste 701
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55101
Phone
(651) 785-6268
Email
dariusseangray@gmail.com
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
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