Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$28,054
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2016
End Date
June 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Chisago
Clay
Cook
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Jackson
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Lake
Le Sueur
Lyon
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Mower
Nicollet
Nobles
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pine
Polk
Pope
Ramsey
Renville
Rice
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
St. Louis
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Wabasha
Waseca
Washington
Winona
Wright
Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Chisago
Clay
Cook
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Jackson
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Lake
Le Sueur
Lyon
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Mower
Nicollet
Nobles
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pine
Polk
Pope
Ramsey
Renville
Rice
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
St. Louis
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Wabasha
Waseca
Washington
Winona
Wright
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. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre

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. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre

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 Arts Access

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$28,054
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,157,123
Direct expenses
$1,185,177
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The O’Shaughnessy will serve and support Minnesota artists through its PRESENTS, Rentals and Women of Substance (WoS) programming. Present twelve artists/companies (50% Minnesota); help four Minnesota artists develop/premiere work; rent to 38 Minnesota organizations.; engage eight Minnesota women artists in WoS events. Track through program records, artist surveys/interviews. 2: Increase Minnesotan arts participation through PRESENTS activities and the 20th Anniversary Women of Substance Festival (WoSFEST). Offer two engagements per event; involve Minnesotans in curating WoSFEST; reach 70,000 audience members (3% over fiscal year 2015). Track through patron/sales records, participant and audience surveys/interviews.

Measurable Outcome(s)

All outcomes met as project, with adjustment to thirteen presents event, five Minnesota artists developing new work and seven Women of Substance events. Evaluation methods included ticket reports, marketing collateral (brochure listings, calendars, press features/reviews, Facebook posts), interviews with artists, letters and email feedback between clients/artists and director. 2: Offered sixteen engagements, serving 1,107 community members. Committee of eleven Minnesotans planned festival. Reached 65,782 audience members. Evaluation methods included ticket reports, Women of Substance event reports, committee meeting minutes, and Survey Monkey and onsite patron surveys.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Margaret Arola Ford, Kathleen O'Brien, Jean Wincek, Nancy JP Anderson, Laura Bufano, Kathryn Clubb, J. Kevin Croston, Margaret Gillespie, Anne McKeig, Donna McNamara, Christine Moore, Jean Delaney Nelson, Michael O'Boyle, Colleen O'Malley, Lois Gross Rogers, ReBecca Koenig Roloff, Therese Sherlock, Minda Suchan, Sandra Vargas, Debra Wilfong, Robert Wollan, Brenda Grandstrand Woodson, Valerie Young, Bonnie LoDuca, Brigette Marty, Cecilia Conchar-Farr, David Denison, Donna Hauer, Jacob Yarrow, Omari Rush, Sam Potts, Susan Sexton, Tamica Washington-Miller, Vivian Martis
Project Manager
First Name
Kathleen
Last Name
Spehar
Organization Name
The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy
Street Address
2004 Randolph Ave
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55105-1750
Phone
(651) 690-6700
Email
klspehar@stkate.edu
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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