Arts Access

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$34,400
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Teatro del Pueblo, Inc. AKA Teatro del Pueblo
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2020
End Date
December 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Waseca
Washington
Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Waseca
Washington
Project Overview

Arts Access

Project Details

Teatro del Pueblo will introduce its Barrio project, bringing a culturally specific Latinx variety podcast show with live music, satirical dramatic sketches, and interviews with local community heroes to a number of undeserved neighborhoods throughout the metro area.

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

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Kristin Aitchison: Director of creative ventures, Episcopal Homes of Minnesota; Nicole Helget: Memoir and fiction writer, Mankato; Cynthia Jaksa: Retired accountant, board member of multiple nonprofits; Naaima Khan: Community Innovation Manager, Bush Foundation; Zoe Malinchoc: Bookseller, Fair Trade Books, Red Wing; Sheldon Theatre board member; Sherrie Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Aamera Siddiqui: Playwright and performer; coartistic director, Exposed Brick Theatre

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$34,400
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,101
Direct expenses
$35,501
Administration costs
$800
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Teatro will expose underserved neighborhoods in the metro area to cultural specific Latinx stories while building authentic relationships. The activity will be evaluated through audience surveys, spot interviews with audience members and a final debriefing meeting.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Teatro expose underserved neighborhoods in the metro area to Cultural specific LatinX stories while building authentic relationships. Since the project was amended because of the pandemic this outcome evaluated through anecdotal information from listens who connected with us and through social media likes and followers.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Bernice Arias, Lorys Sierralta, Ron Quintero, Alberto Justiniano, Minda Garcia.
Project Manager
First Name
Alberto
Last Name
Justiniano
Organization Name
Teatro del Pueblo, Inc. AKA Teatro del Pueblo
Street Address
209 Page St W Ste 208
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55107-3457
Phone
(651) 224-8806
Email
al@teatrodelpueblo.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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