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2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$48,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
In Progress
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
End Date
October 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Polk
Polk
Project Overview
Arts Access
Project Details
Fresh Voices is a digital arts project dedicated to the creation of photographs, videos, and writing pieces that publicly acknowledge and celebrate the voice of Latinos living in the rural community of Crookston, Minnesota.
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
Christina Cotruvo: Harpist, certified clinical musician, and nonprofit administrator; Gregory Euclide: Visual artist and teacher; Venessa Fuentes: Program manager, Bush Foundation communications team; Jeanene Gross: Art teacher, Nay Ah Shing schools; Andrew Helbacka-Bennett: Creative director, Zeitgeist Arts; Adaobi Okolue: Executive director and publisher, Twin Cities Media Alliance and Twin Cities Daily Planet; marketing strategist; writer; Summer Scharringhausen: Program manager, MacRostie Art Center; painter and multimedia artist; Alessandra Williams: PhD candidate in culture and performance, researching dance and social justice
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
$48,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$11,850
Direct expenses
$59,850
Administration costs
$1,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.25
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Participants will develop skills and create artwork that demonstrates an understanding of the aesthetics, technique and principles of the artform. Participants will use arts criticism for self-assessment and growth that will be collected, synthesized, and reported on in alignment with state standards in the arts. 2: Audiences will become comfortable with viewing and discussing themes and cultural viewpoints addressed within participant created artwork. Audience tallies and informal interviews with participating artists and audience members will be collected and reported on.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Participants developed skills and created artwork that demonstrated an understanding of the aesthetics, technique and principles of the artform. Participants used arts criticism for self-assessment and growth that was collected, and synthesized in alignment with state standards in the arts. 2: Audiences were comfortable with viewing and discussing themes and cultural viewpoints addressed within participant created artwork. Audience tallies and informal interviews with participating artists and audience members were collected and reported on.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Sai Thao, Wa Houa Vue, Chao Yang, Bienvenida Matias, Victoria Abrigo Ramirez, Jeremy Gardner, Jacylynn Jones, Bryan Vue, Missy Whiteman, DeAnna Drift, Martin Case
Project Manager
First Name
Kristine
Last Name
Sorensen
Organization Name
In Progress
Street Address
213 Front Ave
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55117
Phone
(612) 805-0514
Email
ythmedia@aol.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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