Community Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,936
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
The Floating Library
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2018
End Date
September 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview

Community Arts

Project Details

The Floating Library

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Marisol Chiclana-Ayala: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Colleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Vice President for Advancement; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of MN Founder and Executive Director; See More Perspective: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach St. Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter, LLP Attorney.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Alison Ruth: Theatre, Literature, Community Arts; Brittany Kallman Arneson: Music, Literature, Theatre; Deborah Jinza Thayer: Dance, Multidisciplinary, Theatre; Felicia Perry: Multidisciplinary, Design, Arts Dance; Hannah Gary: Photography, Public Art, Community Arts; Hlee Lee: Media Arts, Design Arts; Kealoha Ferreira: Dance, Theatre, Community Arts; Libi Baehr: Music, Literature, Theatre; Lisa Berman: Dance; Liz Lassiter: Music.

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
$4,936
Other Funds Leveraged
$64
Direct expenses
$5,000
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

50% of Floating Library attendees reside in Saint Paul. 25% of attendees are introduced to book arts for the first time through this project. ; 50% of Floating Library attendees reside in Saint Paul. 25% of attendees are introduced to book arts for the first time through this project. These outcomes will be evaluated in two ways: 1. informally by project staff and volunteers as they engage with Library patrons and recorded daily in the Library's "Captain's Log" 2. Through a ôMad-Libs Storyö survey developed in 2016 for patrons to fill out during their visits

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved most of the proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Molly Van Avery, Moheb Soliman, Shannon Brunette, Caroline Casey, Margit Wilson, Anh-Hoa Thi Nguyen
Project Manager
First Name
The
Last Name
Floating Library
Organization Name
The Floating Library
State
MN
Phone
(612) 597-7959
Email
thefloatinglibrary@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
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency