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2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$65,908
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Arcata Press AKA Saint Paul Almanac
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2014
End Date
December 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview
Arts Access
Project Details
Storymobile, a moveable art space in Saint Paul, invites people to share their stories in written, oral, and visual forms. Saint Paul youth will build the Storymobile with artist Roger Cummings. They will combine found materials from the city environment with solar power and computers all pulled by a bicycle!
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. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Michele Coppin: Painter and instructor, including work with seniors and genocide survivors; Katherine Dodge: Executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings program; board chair, Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission; Venessa Fuentes: Philanthropy writer at Project for Pride in Living; poet; Robert Hybben: Instructor, Hamline University; writer; Irna Landrum: Executive director, Summit-University Planning Council; community organizer and leadership developer; MaryLynn Pulscher: Environmental Education Coordinator, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board; Patricia Rall: Staff writer, Bemidji Pioneer; board member, Region Two Arts Council; Summer Scharringhausen: Board chair and former gallery director, Altered Esthetics; painter and multimedia artist; Robert Weisenfeld: Assistant vice president, corporate and foundation relations, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
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
$65,908
Other Funds Leveraged
$30,600
Direct expenses
$96,508
Administration costs
$18,600
Number of full time equivalents funded
1
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The Storymobile will work primarily in Saint Paul's African American community. We will document: 1) What partners, writing and performance artists, students, and community members we collaborated with within the Saint Paul African American community. 2: We will put our project on the streets of the Saint Paul African American community. Much of the project will have African Americans participating in multiple leadership capacities. We will document how many Saint Paul Almanac African Americans participated in Storymobile as writers and spoken word performers, interns, facilitating writers, participants in storytelling, and audience members.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We worked together with multiple African American community organizations, artists, community members and students. 2: Many barriers to participation were identified and addressed by putting African American leaders in charge of the Storymobile both on managerial and artistic fronts.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Carol Connolly, Lisa Steinmann, Leon Daisy, Lamar Collins, Shaunté Douglas, Nimo Farah, Shaquan Foster, Justin Holt, Stewart Stone, Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay, Clarence White, Stephanie Wright
Project Manager
First Name
Kimberly
Last Name
Nightingale
Organization Name
Arcata Press AKA Saint Paul Almanac
Street Address
275 4th St E Ste 701
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55101
Phone
(651) 785-6268
Email
saintpaulalmanac@gmail.com
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Administered By
Administered by

Minnesota State Arts Board

Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
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Email the Agency
msab@arts.state.mn.us
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