Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$40,518
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2021
End Date
June 2022
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

The Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center inspires hands, hearts, and minds through art forms produced by heat, spark, or flame.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$40,518
Other Funds Leveraged
$331,996
Direct expenses
$331,996
Administration costs
$16,416
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

MN artists further their careers through access to materials, equipment, space, mentorship and/or training in the fire arts. Regular survey of shop access program participants to measure impact. We also track first-time users of access programs; placement through craftsperson directory; artists who gain teaching positions.

Measurable Outcome(s)

MN artists furthered their careers through access to materials, equipment, space, mentorship and/or training in the fire arts. Annual survey of shop access users and student evaluations for all classes. We tracked the number of first-time users of access programs, new teaching artists, public art installations, and placement through craftsperson directory.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Becca Cerra, Heather Doyle, Christopher Harrison, Susan Haugen, Valerie Hoiness, Roger Karlson, Kathleen Kvern, Victoria Lauing, Jhyle Rinker, Heidi Schuster, Pete Segar
Project Manager
First Name
Victoria
Last Name
Lauing
Organization Name
Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center
Street Address
3749 Chicago Ave
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55407
Phone
(612) 294-0400
Email
victoria.lauing@cafac.org
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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