Community Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
West Bank Business Association
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2013
End Date
October 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Community Arts

Project Details

Funding for the fourth annual West Bank Music Festival, a daylong event celebrating the diverse music and cultural traditions of Minneapolis’ West Bank community. The festival will take place in August 2013.

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

Craig Harris: organizational development, administration, artist; Greg Bullard: organizational development, administration, finance; Tina Meckel: fundraising, artistic, administration; Mary Elizabeth Lee: artistic, audience development, computer systems; Ellen Cattadoris: fundraising, community service; Yumi Inomata: administration; Pete Driessen: artistic; Erika Herrmann: administration.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
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
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$40,000
Direct expenses
$45,000
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Grow audience of annual music festival by increasing diversity of creative media, expanding visual arts presence, and improving quality of performers.A post-festival evaluation meeting with collaborators and advisory committee.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Audiences of over 3,000 attended the festival; festival increased participation by visual artists and performing arts acts over previous year.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Todd Smith, Russom Solomon, David Alderson, Lisa Hammer, Rob Simonds, Sage Dahlen, Kermit Carter, Elizabeth Obregon, Tom OÆShea, Ted Lowell, Juliana Bryarly, Trevor Engelbrektson
Project Manager
First Name
Jamie
Last Name
Schumacher
Organization Name
West Bank Business Association
Street Address
1420 Washington Ave S Ste 2
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55454
Phone
(612) 326-9652
Email
jamie@thewestbank.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
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency