Minnesota Festival Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$74,680
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual-Transgender Pride Twin Cities AKA Twin Cities Pride
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2016
End Date
September 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Olmsted
Ramsey
Scott
Sherburne
St. Louis
Stearns
Washington
Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Olmsted
Ramsey
Scott
Sherburne
St. Louis
Stearns
Washington
Project Overview

Minnesota Festival Support

Project Details

Twin Cities Pride will present more than 60 artists, including twenty-five queer artists of color, at the 2016 Pride Festival and will work with festivalgoers and others to create a film that documents the LGBT Pride Movement in Minnesota.

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.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; 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; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Private equity manager; board chair, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Nolita Christensen: Community and nonprofit management consultant; woodworker; Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Leif Larsen: Producer, music events for MPR; attorney; Christian Novak: Membership and marketing manager, American Craft Council; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Cultural Heritage

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$74,680
Other Funds Leveraged
$36,963
Direct expenses
$111,643
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Twin Cities Pride will provide the opportunity for queer artists of color to be paid a fair wage for their performance at the Pride Festival. Twin Cities Pride will compare the number of paid queer artists of color in 2016 to 2015 numbers and record artist impact statements. 2: Twin Cities Pride will create a Living History film documenting the Pride Movement in Minnesota. The film will be shared with participants and public. The Living History film will be shared via social media channels where the resulting number of views can be tracked.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Thirty-seven local queer artists of color were paid approximately $100/hour to perform at Pride. Pride was deliberate in outreach to artists of color and was able to quantify the number who participated. Pride sent checks out to performers after the event and included a self-addressed stamped postcard with a five question survey to determine the success of reaching new audiences.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Scott Feldman, Darcie Baumann, Kurt Wiger, Eric Zucker, Lys Akerman-Frank, Steph McCluskey, Mike Hobbs, Zack Krause, Danny Walter, Tim Peterson
Project Manager
First Name
Dorothy
Last Name
Belstler
Organization Name
Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual-Transgender Pride Twin Cities AKA Twin Cities Pride
Street Address
2021 E Hennepin Ave Ste 460
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55413
Phone
(612) 255-3260
Email
dot.belstler@tcpride.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
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