Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$76,369
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Juxtaposition Inc. AKA Juxtaposition Arts
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2021
End Date
June 2022
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

Juxtaposition Arts develops community by engaging and employing young urban artists in hands-on education initiatives that create pathways to self-sufficiency while actualizing creative power.

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
$76,369
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,918,886
Direct expenses
$1,918,886
Administration costs
$6,473
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Artists will work with officials, partners and residents on neighborhood improvement and policy initiatives. Maximize potential of JXTA campus in the West Broadway corridor. Track participation from the Northside community in programs and track relationships regionally and nationally. 2: Juxtaposition Arts will scale our youth art training and employment programs, employ artists and connect artists to college and career pathways. Maintain the number of youth employed annually. Deepen impact of Pathways to College and Careers (PACC): track no. of youth who continue to higher education and career pathways in art and design.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Artists worked with officials, partners, and residents on neighborhood improvement and policy initiatives. JXTA tracked the number of engagements where youth and artists worked on several projects and initiatives that improved and are improving the neighborhood. 2: Juxtaposition Arts will scale our youth art training and employment programs, employ artists and connect artists to college and career pathways. Maintain the number of youth employed annually. Deepen impact of Pathways to College and Careers (PaCC): track no. of youth who continue to higher education and career pathways in art and design.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
C Terrence Andersen, Deanna Cummings, Roger Cummings, Gregory C Cunningham, Lisa Denzer, Stephanie Englund, Sonal Gerten, Lili Hall, PJ Hill, Thomas Kane, Anne Paape, Dorion Taylor, Nesret Theba, Robert Sherer
Project Manager
First Name
Allison
Last Name
Wagstrom
Organization Name
Juxtaposition Inc. AKA Juxtaposition Arts
Street Address
2007 Emerson Ave N
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55411-2507
Phone
(651) 588-1148
Email
Allison.wagstrom@juxtaposition.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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