Arts Activities Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Kingfield Neighborhood Association
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2012
End Date
June 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Funding to create a public art project depicting traditional cultural quilts and patterns in a 12 piece, multi-paneled mosaic of ceramic tiles. The panels will be installed on the exterior of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Recreation Center in Minneapolis.

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

John Megas: artist, youth programming, disabilities specialist; Janice Johnson: audience development, marketing, organizational development, multidisciplinary, visual arts, music; Scott Chamberlain: administration, music; Wanda Borman: administration, community art; Sivanuja Balaji: artist, youth programming, dance; Lana Barkawi: administration, literature; Sara Udvig: artist, visual arts; Kristen Cooper: fundraising, administration, finances, design arts, visual arts, music.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
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
$10,000
Direct expenses
$20,000
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Demonstrate, through visual art, the diversity of cultures in the Kingfield neighborhood and celebrate the shared public space at Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park. Create a 12-piece mural representing these cultures.Audiences will experience an exciting, enjoyable and educational concert.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Created 10 murals through a community-driven process engaging over 350 hours during 33 workshops; participants represented a diversity of races and ages; volunteers contributed 1,659 hours towards the creation of the murals.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Arthur Knowles, Julie Mueller, Bryan Thornton, Marshall Onsrud, Scott Bordon, JobyLynn Sassily James, Victoria Pena, Ben Rasmussen, Nate Bluenshine, Jess Alexander, Scott Mueller, Henry Jimenez, Hetal Delal, Sarah linnes-Robinson, Sarah Geason
Project Manager
First Name
Sarah
Last Name
Linnes-Robinson
Organization Name
Kingfield Neighborhood Association
Street Address
3754 Pleasant Ave S Ste 101
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55409-1278
Phone
(612) 823-5980
Email
sarah@kingfield.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