Arts Activities Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
StoryArk
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2018
End Date
January 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Washington
Washington
Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

What's Your Story?

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Osman Mohamed Ali: Founder and Executive Director; Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director; Cristeta Boarini: freelance audio producer, journalist, writer, Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director, Alejandra Iannone: Creative Co-Director, Wu Chen Khoo: Technical: Stage Technical Designer,Stage Director, Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant, Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Donna Saul Millen: Events Director, Christal Moose: Manager, Adaobi Okolue: Executive Director, Andrea Sjogren: Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator, Deanna StandingCloud: Program and Community Network Director, Sara Wilson: Attorney.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Ann Spencer: Fundraising, General Administration, Artistic; Chris Garza: Artistic, General Management and Administration, Finance; Denise Tennen: Youth Programming, Finance, Fundraising; Eri Isomura: Artistic, Youth Programming, Volunteerism; Fatima Camara: Artistic, Youth Programming, Education; Julia Hobart: Artistic, Audience Development and Marketing, General Administration; Kate Hujda: General Management and Administration, Artistic, Organizational Development.

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
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,500
Direct expenses
$12,500
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The HUSH and Carnation audio podcast teams and the Shush webisode team will each produce one episode that will be aired on Voices in the Valley before being uploaded onto the podcast directories and our YouTube channel and becoming a part of the StoryArk Network. We also will expand awareness such that our audience grows by 25%. We will use weekly assessments that include both students and mentors and participant surveys at the end to determine if student engagement increased, team working skills have been enhanced and artistic endeavors have been enriched. We will assess the quality of our episodes and the success in reaching an expanded audience by examining the analytics of our podcast host, website, digital flyers and social media.

Measurable Outcome(s)

In addition to continuing their series, the HUSH and Carnation teams inspired two new podcasts and a podcast camp that serve underrepresented youth whose stories are often absent from the mainstream narrative. In addition, Shush added a spin-off web series and inspired the desire to create a student production company. From an audience standpoint, over 4000 new listeners nationally tuned in.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Renee Cveykus, Julie Finch, Steve Forseth, Brenda Hudson, Beverly Petrie, Michael Smith, Jim Link, Dan Ajak
Project Manager
First Name
Stephani
Last Name
Atkins
Organization Name
StoryArk
Street Address
640 Main St N Ste 34
City
Stillwater
State
MN
Zip Code
55082
Phone
(651) 351-0804
Email
steph@storyark.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
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency