Community Arts

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

TuckUnder Projects

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

March 2014

End Date

December 2014

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Hennepin

Project Overview

Community Arts

Project Details

Funding for the TuckUnder Project, a series of site-specific visual art exhibitions and community arts programming. Exhibitions will take place at the TuckUnder site in Minneapolis throughout 2014.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen; Executive Director, Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang; Program Director, Roseville Parks and Recreation; Bethany Brunsell; Music Teacher & Performer; Kathy Busch; Realtor and Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain; MN Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager; St. Paul Public Schools Administrator; Square Lake Film Festival Director; Joan Elwell; Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson; ISD 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette; Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett; Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez; Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Murakami Noonan; Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog; Consultant & Grant Writer; Heather Rutledge; ArtReach St. 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

Stacey Poirer: Artistic, General Management; James Lekvin: Artistic, Fundraising, General Management; Shauna Dee: General Management; Laura Narhi: Fundraising, General Management; Risheka Remus: General Management; Alison Schaub: General Management, Community Service, Organizational Development; Donna Saul Millen: General Management, Organizational Development, Volunteerism; Colleen McLaughlin: Fundraising, General Management, Organizational Development; Sara Zanussi: General Management, Education.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$1,250

Direct expenses

$6,250

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Tuckunder Projects believes that there will be approximately 15 artists served and 250 audience members served by this project. Tuckunder's third year of art programming will include five interior main gallery exhibits, five Leaky Sink Gallery exhibits, several exterior site projects, and one Raspberry Patch Residency that engage the local Fulton community with under recognized local and regional emerging artists and curators working in visual arts, video, site specific sculpture, and installation.TuckUnder plans a small range of evaluation methods including audience/participant head counts at openings and gallery appointments/open hours, an audience/participant end of year survey (Survey Monkey), online socio-media questions via Tumblr/Twitter/Facebook, post-exhibition feedback from artists, and internal audience feedback/comment jar.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We had 5 platforms of 20 artists over 7 months. Audience was approximately 500 viewers. TuckUnder had 1 solo, 2 duo shows, 1 group show, and 1 solo gallery/yard show, 1 temporary yard install, 3 LS solo shows, 2 LS performances, 2 kitchen performances, a 5 month outside install project, a 6 month sculpture project, and a 6 month Raspberry Residency, 1 alley garage video install, 1 poetry reading and 1 film screening.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Pete Driessen, Pamela Gaard, Frank Gaard, Sarah Schultz, Joseph Smith, Scott Stulen, Aaron Van Dyke

Project Manager

Pete

Driessen

TuckUnder Projects

5120 York Ave S

Minneapolis

55410