Arts Access

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$93,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
November 2017
End Date
May 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Cass
Crow Wing
Hennepin
Ramsey
St. Louis
Cass
Crow Wing
Hennepin
Ramsey
St. Louis
Project Overview

Arts Access

Project Details

Forecast will facilitate a public art consulting training program to fill existing gaps in formal education and training and prepare a more diverse network of consultants to help shape the future of public art and place making in our cities.

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. Chair, 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. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Lisa Anderson: Painter and teacher, on steering committee of the League of Longfellow Artists; Kimberly Buskala: Poet, visual artist, dance facilitator; Katherine Dodge: Retired executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings program; board member, Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission; Ryan Evans: Research associate, Wilder Research; musician; Devon Gilchrist: Social services program consultant, Minnesota Department of Human Services; Erinn Liebhard: Artistic director, Rhythmically Speaking Dance; Zahra Muse: Program and outreach coordinator, West Bank Business Association; project manager, Somali Museum of Minnesota; Christopher Palbicki: Artist and writer; former television producer, writer, and director

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$93,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$11,217
Direct expenses
$104,217
Administration costs
$11,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The training program participants will feel confident in their knowledge about public art planning and will be prepared to launch their public art consulting. Forecast will distribute a survey to participants at the start and close of the program to gauge their preparedness to enter the field of public art and place making consulting. 2: The field of public art and place making consulting will be more diverse and accessible to people of color and indigenous people. Forecast will ask participants about their intent to enter the field of public art consulting. Six months and one year after the training, we will follow up to understand the work they are doing.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The training program participants will feel confident in their knowledge about public art planning and will be prepared to launch their public art con. Forecast will distribute a survey to participants at the start and close of the program to gauge their preparedness to enter the field of public art and placemaking consulting. 2: The field of public art and placemaking consulting will be more diverse and accessible to people of color and indigenous people. Forecast will ask participants about their intent to enter the field of public art consulting. Six months and one year after the training, we will follow up to understand the work they are doing.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved most of the proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Lea Bittner-Eddy, Pamela Enz, James Farstad, Christine Hammes, Nathan Johnson, Bob Kost, John Pain, Avital Rabinowitz, Ben Shardlow, Hlee Vang, Dudley Voigt, Joan Vorderbruggen, Bethany Whitehead, Michael Watkins, Bethany Whitehead
Project Manager
First Name
Theresa
Last Name
Sweetland
Organization Name
Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art
Street Address
2300 Myrtle Ave Ste 160
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55114-1854
Phone
(651) 641-1128
Email
theresa@forecastpublicart.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