Community Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Poetry for People
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2018
End Date
July 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Community Arts

Project Details

Poetry and Pie Picnic

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

Michelle Woster: General Management, Administration, Audience Development, Marketing; Betty Mackay: Artistic, General Administration, Organizational Development; Lacey Prpic Hedtke: Artistic, General Management, Administration, Fundraising; Tiffany Xiong: Fundraising, Community Education; Emma Kasiga: General Administration, Organizational Development, Community Service, Development; Carol Oyanagi: Artistic, Community Service, Development, Education, Jay Gilman: Artistic, Organizational Development, Audience Development, Marketing.

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
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$885
Direct expenses
$5,885
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We will feel successful if 200 People attend event, eight poets write a new poem for the event, and audience surveys indicate that 75% of the attendees respond positively to the evaluation comments. We will have a volunteer count attendees. We will require people to fill in a poetry mad lib comment card to get their feedback before taking a free broadside from the event.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved proposed outcomes.
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Venessa Fuentes, Lacey Prpic´ Hedtke, Sun Yung Shin
Project Manager
First Name
Molly
Last Name
Van Avery
Organization Name
Poetry for People
Street Address
3505 11th Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55407
Phone
(612) 558-7179
Email
mollyvanavery@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