Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Arcata Press AKA Saint Paul Almanac
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2012
End Date
September 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding for the 2014 Saint Paul Almanac, an annual publishing of amateur and professional literary artists. The 2014 Saint Paul Almanac will be released in September 2013.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Mary Grace Flannery: organizational development, general management, community service, development, literature, visual arts, theatre; Joko Sutrisno: artistic, education, music; Jonna Kosalko: fundraising, audience development, marketing, administration, theatre, dance, multidisciplinary; Abby Marcus: administration, finance, audit, marketing, theatre, multidisciplinary, media arts; Mark Hinds: artistic, administration, theatre, multidisciplinary, media arts; Noah Keesecker: artistic, administration, music, multidisciplinary; Mary Farquhar: marketing, computer systems, volunteerism, music, theatre, craft arts; Andrea Lubov: artist, administration, music; Kristie Gaalswyk: youth programming, education, marketing, theatre, music, dance.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2013 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$58,000
Direct expenses
$68,000
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Will publish Saint Paul Almanac book, will list St Paul event dates; will hold a release party and 12 author readings.Sales of book; editor surveys; author questionnaires.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Eight-hundred books sold by September 30; additional pages added; 100 additional photos added; the community editor process was a huge success; increased public readings to 25.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Metric Giles, Pam Vanderwei, Sooriya Foster, Ann McKinnon, Carol Connolly, Patricia Kirkpatrick, Sovathe Oum, Shaquan Foster, Nimo Farah, Felix James, Kaye Thompson Peters
Project Manager
First Name
Kimberly
Last Name
Nightingale
Organization Name
Arcata Press AKA Saint Paul Almanac
Street Address
275 4th St E Ste 701
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55101
Phone
(651) 785-6268
Email
saintpaulalmanac@gmail.com
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