Arts Access

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$60,210
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Minnesota Museum of American Art
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2019
End Date
December 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview

Arts Access

Project Details

The Minnesota Museum of American Art will collaborate with three community groups to dismantle barriers to art through relationship building with specific communities, social interaction, creativity, and engagement with culturally relevant artists.

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.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, 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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; 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

Catherine Belleveau: Founder and artistic director, Mask and Rose Women's Theater Collective; Rhonda Dass: Associate professor of anthropology and director of museum studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Elizabeth Horslev Gilbert: Community outreach director, Holmes Theatre; McKayla Murphy: Program resources specialist at Girl Scouts River Valleys; dance instructor and program coordinator; Simon Sperl: Director of corporate and foundation relations. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities; Chelsea Unold: Free Arts progam manager, Big Brothers Big Sisters Greater Twin Cities; Julio Zelaya: Greater Minnesota Racial Justice Project Coordinator with the American Civil Liberties Union

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

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$60,210
Other Funds Leveraged
$7,340
Direct expenses
$67,550
Administration costs
$4,014
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Program participants will feel personally connected to and comfortable at the Minnesota Museum of American Art. The M will distribute pre- and post-surveys to measure the change in connectedness and comfort participants feel with the M and the arts 2: The M will deepen its ability to build trust and responsive arts programming with community-based organizations and the people they serve. The M will distribute pre- and post-surveys to partners, participants, and teaching artists to measure change familiarity and trust with the M. The M will also host debrief sessions with partners and teaching artists to gather qualitative feedback.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Program participants are more personally connected to and comfortable at the Minnesota Museum of American Art. Artists in residence conducted feedback sessions at the end of the project. 2: The M deepend its ability to build trust and responsive programming with community based organizations and the people they serve. Artists in residence conducted feedback sessions at the end of the project.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Nancy Apfelbacher, Tom Arneson, Jo Bailey, Tim Beastrom, Mike Birt, Brenda Child, Andy Currie,
Jim Denomie, Sue Focke, Ann Heider, Robin Hickman-Winfield, Tom Hysell, Nathan Johnson, Bonnie Olsen Kramer, Mike McCormick, Paul Mellblom, Dave Neal, Gregory Page, Ann Ruhr Pifer, Diane Pozdolski, Robyne Robinson, Michael Sammler-Jones, Rick Scott, Hawona Sullivan Janzen, Patty Whitaker, KaYing Yang, Dick Zehring
Project Manager
First Name
Christine
Last Name
Durand
Organization Name
Minnesota Museum of American Art AKA MMAA
Street Address
350 Robert St N
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55101
Phone
(651) 797-2571
Email
cdurand@mmaa.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