Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$430,583
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2024
End Date
June 2025
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

The mission of Artspace is to create, foster, and preserve affordable and sustainable space for artists and arts organizations.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$430,583
Other Funds Leveraged
$21,649,777
Direct expenses
$21,865,069
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Artspace will leverage affordable space to increase arts production, collaboration, and earnings; engage audiences; and spur positive development. Artspace will provide 1,536,937 square feet of affordable space-- across 14 projects in six Minnesota communities-- for some 430+ artist residents and their families, and 490+ arts organizations and arts enterprises. 2: Artspace will increase participation of arts experiences for all Minnesotans via accessible, free arts experiences in Minneapolis' Arts District. Artspace will evaluate Minnesotans' participation by tracking people accessing free arts experiences within Artspace's significant Arts District infrastructure, including the NKB and its surrounding arts campus development, Grain Belt, and JacFlats.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Dana
Last Name
Mattice
Organization Name
Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace
Street Address
250 N 3rd Ave
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55401-1641
Phone
(612) 333-9012
Email
dana.mattice@artspace.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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