Community Arts
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Stevens Square Community Organization AKA Red Hot Arts
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2012
End Date
August 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Cinema and Civics
Project Details
Funding for the eighth annual Cinema and Civics, a series of community arts events that will consist of a musical performance, educational guest speakers, and the presentation of a feature-length film. The series will take place at Stevens Square Park in Minneapolis in summer 2012.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Laura Narhi: Vice President, Minnesota Symphonic Winds; Daniel Pinkerton: Impresario, Fortunes' Fool; Curt Lund: Marketing and Communications, Minnesota Center for Books Arts; Jamil Dwan Jude: Producer in Residence, Mixed Blood Theatre; Thomas Borger: Communications and Marketing Manager, The Playwrights' Center; Brittany Kallman Ameson: Development Associate, Jungle Theater; Karen Goodenough: Program Manager, Capri Arts; Charles Campbell: Artistic Director, Skewed Visions; Kayin Gⁿlgⁿn: Managing Director, Skewed Visions.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2012 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,400
Direct expenses
$8,400
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Awareness of community issues will be increased through film, music, and discussion.Audience and participant surveys; audience numbers.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Presented seven shows featuring local musicians and guest speakers; averaged over 210 attendees per performance with 77% of audience members living below the poverty line; audience surveys indicate programming improved dialogue between citizens and civic
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Bryan Anderson, Bobby Monach, Katie Dailey, Ray Ferris, Erik Farseth, Rochelle Payton, Therese Cluff, Howard Penas, Ken Strobel, Arlene Storandt, Maureen Wells, Staff Gallagher, Dave Delvoye, Robert Skafte, Sarah Jordet
Project Manager
First Name
Sarah
Last Name
Jordet
Organization Name
Stevens Square Community Organization AKA Red Hot Arts
Street Address
1925 Nicollet Ave
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55403
Phone
(612) 874-2840
Email
sarah@cinemaandcivics.org
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