Community Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Cracked Walnut
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
May 2015
End Date
June 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview
Community Arts
Project Details
Funding for the Cracked Walnut Literary Festival 2015, consisting of 30 separate public readings featuring a mix of poetry, fiction, spoken word, and essays by a diverse collection local artists. The readings will take place at 30 community settings between May and June 2015.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Minnesota Public Radio Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Nancy Anderson: Administration; Bob Graf: Artistic; Hayley Johnson: Audience development, fundraising, administration; Pam Braunwarth: Artistic, organizational development, administration; Kristen Wesloh: Administration, community development; Rebecca Moran Cusick: Artistic, volunteerism, organizational development; Kristina Bloomquist: Administration; Paul Eastwold: Administration.
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
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,250
Direct expenses
$6,250
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We hope that there will be an average of 40 people at each of the 30 literary events for the festival. We hope that writers will find new audiences and be more comfortable in reading their work and that audience members will gain an enlightened outlook on the events subject. We will do a head count and prepare a brief survey for audiences that will measure what brought them to the event and their level of familiarity with 'spoken literature' to see how well we are bringing in new audiences. We will have surveys for participants as well that will include information on their book sales so we can measure how successful the reading is for personal readers.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We can honestly say that all our writers would happily perform for us again and that they will speak highly of us to their writer friends. The average attendance of each reading was 25 and we had a grand total of 710 people attend (including people who came to multiple readings.) Our online interest also sky rocketed- our Facebook followers alone increased by 126 which brought us to 560.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Satish Jayaraj, Azure Anderson, Mary Schmidt, David Stein
Project Manager
First Name
David
Last Name
Stein
Organization Name
Cracked Walnut
Street Address
3660 38th Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55406
Phone
(612) 817-2443
Email
hennepindave@gmail.com
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