Arts Project Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,150
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
BlackTableArts AKA Black Table Arts
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2020
End Date
December 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Arts Project Support

Project Details

A Garden Of Black Joy

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Craig Dunn: Arts Accessibility Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Professional; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Coordinator of Community Programs; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Afton Benson: General Administration, Artistic, Finance; Chris Harrison: Artistic; Dustin Steuck: Artistic, GeneralManagement/Administration/Support, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Emma Saks: General Management/ Administration/ Support, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Program Development; PHILLIP MCGRAW: General Management/ Administration/ Support, Artistic, Marketing/Audience Development; Rodrigo Sanchez-Chavarria: Artistic.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,150
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,050
Direct expenses
$10,200
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Art participants will build relationships and gain critical thinking skills and develop comprehension around literary devices and literary element. Our evaluation plan will be half sheet questionnaires given out monthly throughout the program. Our evaluation is focused on three key areas, knowledge, community and confidence.

Measurable Outcome(s)

95% of the participants expressed their appreciation for the zoom conversations and wanted to return to such a space in the near future to talk about black joy poet eggs and community organizing.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Sha Cage,Donte Collins, Antonio Duke,Jamil Jude,Janis Lane-Ewart
Project Manager
First Name
Keno
Last Name
Evol
Organization Name
BlackTableArts
Street Address
3840 12th Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55407
Phone
(612) 559-3176
Email
blacktablearts@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