Arts Access

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$57,043
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Upstream Arts, Inc.
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
End Date
October 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Anoka
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview
Arts Access
Project Details
Upstream Arts will carry out 36 weeks of arts programming for adults with disabilities at three different disability service providers - Lifeworks, Opportunity Partners, and Hammer - culminating in two evenings of public performances at Mixed Blood Theatr
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
$57,043
Other Funds Leveraged
$6,355
Direct expenses
$63,398
Administration costs
$1,847
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Adults with disabilities at three disability service agencies will participate in arts programming and create and perform in public performances. Participant evaluations will show increased arts access, participation and skills in the arts. Audience surveys will show increased exposure of audiences to artists with disabilities.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Adults with disabilities at three disability service agencies participated in arts programming and created and performed in public performances. Participant evaluations showed increased arts access, participation, and skills in the arts; and audience surveys showed increased exposure of audiences to artists with disabilities.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Margaret Quinlan, Calvin Keasling, Alyssa Klein, Steve Anderson, Janice Downing, Michelle Dickerson, Richard Murray
Project Manager
First Name
Bree
Last Name
Sieplinga
Organization Name
Upstream Arts, Inc.
Street Address
3501 Chicago Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55407
Phone
(612) 331-4584
Email
bree@upstreamarts.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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