Creative Intersections
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,219
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Upstream Arts, Inc.
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2013
End Date
November 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Creative Intersections
Project Details
Funding for an exhibition and activities to increase participation of young people with disabilities in the Stillwater area in collaboration with ArtReach Saint Croix and Valley Friendship Club.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Adrienne Diercks: general management, administration; Heather Doyle: artistic, general management, administration, education; Danelle Griner: general management, administration; Michael Hoyt: youth programming, artistic, general management, administration; Gary Kelsey: education, general management, administration, fundraising; Bob Olsen: education, organizational development, planning, fundraising; Kathryn Rosebear: organizational development, planning, fundraising.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact
Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Jeff Prauer (651) 645-0402
Project Details: 2013 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
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,219
Other Funds Leveraged
$4,610
Direct expenses
$13,829
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
The arts community’s ability to engage individuals with disabilities will be strengthened, and the disability community will have greater access to participating in the arts.The number of artists with disabilities who are reached by arts organizations will be measured.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Fifteen Saint Croix Valley area youth with disabilities were engaged in photography and other visual arts as a result of the collaboration of three nonprofits.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Adrian Freeman, Margaret Quinlan, Maren Lindner, Kim Adams, Michelle Dickerson, Alyssa Klein, Patrick Burns, Chase Buzzell, Mary McEathron, Marsha Baer, Joe Cavanaugh, Kim Keprios, Sarah Millian-Toffler, Chris Reano, Norah Shapiro, Katie Taylor, Joanne Toft
Project Manager
First Name
Bree
Last Name
Sieplinga
Organization Name
Upstream Arts, Inc.
Street Address
3501 Chicago Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55407
Phone
(612) 331-4584
Email
info@upstreamarts.org
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