Arts Access

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$30,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Springboard for the Arts
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
End Date
October 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clay
Clearwater
Cook
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Isanti
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clay
Clearwater
Cook
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Isanti
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Project Overview
Arts Access
Project Details
Springboard for the Arts will collaborate with the Center for Small Towns at the University of Minnesota and the Forum of Regional Arts Councils to present the fourth Rural Arts and Culture Summit in June 2017.
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
Kjellgren Alkire: Artist and researcher; faculty member, Saint Mary's University Winona; Adam Courville: Arts educator and manager, puppeteer; studying for master''s in nonprofit management at Hamline; Shelley Johnson: Theater and dance teacher at Franklin Middle School; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Jessica O'Brien: Associate director, Minnesota Council of Churches’ Mankato refugee services; Dameun Strange: Bush Foundation Community Innovation Team member
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact
Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600
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
$30,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$117,582
Direct expenses
$147,582
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Artists, arts organizations and community leaders will expand their skills through learning, exchange and celebration of rural arts and culture. At least 90% of participants will report the event significantly increased their arts leadership skills and that they will expand how they connect to their communities. 2: Participants will identify barriers to participation in arts and culture in rural communities, and leave with strategies for accessibility. At least 90% of all participants will feel capable of implementing at least one goal in increasing access to the arts to underserved audiences in rural communities.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Artists, arts organizations and community leaders expanded their skills through learning, exchange and celebration of rural arts and culture. 94% of evaluations indicated that participants increased their skills and 98% indicated that `some` or `many` new connections were made that will help them expand the way they work with their communities. 2: Participants identified barriers to participation in arts and culture in rural places, and left with new strategies for accessibility. 93% of evaluations indicated that participants feel capable of implementing at least one goal in increasing access to the arts to underserved audiences in rural communities.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Laura Zimmermann, Noel Nix, Mike Hoyt, Lisa Middag, Melanie Full, Kelly Asche, Tasha Byers, Jeremy B. Cohen, Jerome Rawls, Bo Thao-Urabe, Va-Megn Thoj
Project Manager
First Name
Carl
Last Name
Swanson
Organization Name
Springboard for the Arts
Street Address
308 Prince St Ste 270
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55101-1437
Phone
(651) 292-4381
Email
carl@springboardforthearts.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
Email the Agency