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2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$43,600
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
In Progress
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2014
End Date
December 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Cook
Cook
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. 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
Maya Beecham: Executive assistant and creativity director, Youthprise; visual and spoken word artist; freelance writer; Laurel Bradley: Director and curator, Perlman Teaching Museum, Carleton College, Northfield; Gregory Bullard: Independent Management Consultant, Bullseye Services Corp.; Melissa Cuff: Director of grants and foundation relations for YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities.; Joanna Kohler: Filmmaker and Media producer, community storytelling; Sherri Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Paul Robinson: Director, James P. Shannon Leadership Institute, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, Saint Paul; Jessica Roeder: Writer, poet and teacher
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact
Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600
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
$43,600
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,355
Direct expenses
$44,955
Administration costs
$1,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Twenty-four members of the Latino community of Crookston will create video and photographic works that demonstrate an understanding of the aesthetics and principles of the art form. Artwork will be evaluated according to Minnesota State Standards in the Arts, using assessments designed by the project director. Participants will use arts criticism as a means for self-assessment and growth that will be collected and synthesized, and reported on. 2: 3,000 Crookston residents will be introduced to public presentations of participant created artwork. Additional exhibits will expand audience to a total of 5,000. Audience tallies and informal interviews with participating artists and audience members will be collected and reported on.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The Fresh Voices Project built strong working relationships with community members and representatives of local institutions that are underserved by the arts. 2: More Minnesotans, specifically from the northwestern region of the state were able to participate in the arts.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Juanita Espinosa, Denise Mayotte, Karen Starr, Sai Thao, Bee Vue, Bienvenida Matias, Victoria Ramirez, Bryan Vue, Anna Sherwood, 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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