Arts Access

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$99,800
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Arcata Press AKA Saint Paul Almanac
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
November 2015
End Date
October 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview
Arts Access
Project Details
Storymobile is a complex, solar powered, moveable art space that will be used by artists to help people share their stories on the street in writing, film, and performance.
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
Ann Benrud: Director of communications and external relations, Minneapolis College of Art and Design; Christina Chang: Museum curator; doctorate in art history; Kevin Curran: Nonprofit professional in development and grant writing for arts organizations; Mary Flicek: Arts administrator; board member, River Junctions Arts Council; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Patrick Serrano: MS in nonprofit institutions, volunteer grant writer; Dameun Strange: Bush Foundation Community Innovation Team member
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

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$99,800
Other Funds Leveraged
$13,081
Direct expenses
$112,881
Administration costs
$15,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
1
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The Storymobile will work primarily in Saint Paul's African American community. We will document what partners, writing and performance artists, and community members we collaborated with in Saint Paul's African American community. 2: We will put our project on the streets of the Saint Paul African American community. African American artists and community members will participate in multiple leadership capacities. We will document how many African Americans participated in Storymobile as leadership workers, writers and spoken word performers, participants in storytelling, and as audience members.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The Storymobile collected 503 stories, mostly in Saint Paul's African American neighborhood and built new and further developed old partnerships. Outside evaluators GrayHall studied our processes through an extensive review. They participated in our meetings and work from the beginning to the end of the project. They interviewed staff and participants and partners. A 24-page evaluation was completed. We now have a blueprint for moving forward. 2: African American community members were leaders of the project and thus took ownership over the project. Outside evaluators GrayHall evaluated our processes through an extensive review. They participated in our meetings and work from beginning to end of project. They interviewed staff, participants and partners. A 24-page evaluation was completed. We now have a blueprint for moving forward. It was a complicated project because we designed and built a whole new `arts engagement vehicle` then we operated it on the street for four months, engaging with multiple partners, artists, and audience members.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Metric Giles, Carol Connolly, Carla Knight, Leon Daisy, Stewart Stone, Shaquan Foster, Justin Holt, Adam Luebke, Stephanie Wright, Shaunté Douglas, Clarence White
Project Manager
First Name
Kimberly
Last Name
Nightingale
Organization Name
Arcata Press AKA Saint Paul Almanac
Street Address
275 4th St E Ste 701
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55101
Phone
(651) 785-6268
Email
kimberly@saintpaulalmanac.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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