Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$23,613
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Northern Lightsmn, Inc. AKA Northern Lights.mn
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2014
End Date
June 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

General operating support

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist

Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$23,613
Other Funds Leveraged
$324,001
Direct expenses
$347,614
Administration costs
$23,613
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Support the creation and presentation of art in the public sphere by Minnesota artists focusing on innovative uses of technology, old and new. We will quantify the number of relevant projects presented during the year and evaluate their innovative focus using criteria developed for the Art(ists) On the Verge program. 2: Support the creation and presentation of art that focuses on participation and civic engagement. Project effectiveness will be measured in community capacity outcomes that have the potential to positively affect an issue of concern through a participatory process.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Northern Lights.mn supported the creation and presentation of art in the public sphere by Minnesota artists focusing on innovative uses of technology old and new. We used criteria of whether projects displayed one or more of the following characteristics: were they networked or used the idea of a network; were they interactive or participatory; did they use computation as a medium or in innovative ways. 2: Northern Lights.mn supported the creation and presentation of art that focuses on participation and civic engagement. We used in-person surveys for a project about the Minnehaha Creek Watershed called Ruination to evaluate participants' desire to affect the community's capacity for clean water.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Elizabeth Armstrong, Neal Cuthbert, Steve Dietz, Colleen Doran, Jeff Evans, Robert Hunter, Michelle Klein, Sarah Lutman, Gary Smaby
Project Manager
First Name
Steve
Last Name
Dietz
Organization Name
Northern Lightsmn, Inc. AKA Northern Lights.mn
Street Address
2751 Hennepin Ave S Ste 231
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55408-1002
Phone
(952) 994-4118
Email
stevedietz@northern.lights.mn
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