Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,600
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2012
End Date
June 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding for an Artist Salon Series, a three-event series engaging local Jewish artists from many disciplines in dialogue with local audiences. The series will take place at Minneapolis and St Paul venues between October 2012 and May 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
Rick Shiomi: general management, theatre; Denise Prosek: artist, general management, theatre, music; Mark Kausch: audience development, marketing, artist, education, music; Amy Miller: artist, community education, audience development, marketing, community arts, music, dance; Libby Tschida: youth programming, community education, education, community arts, visual arts, literature; Orin Rutchick: general management, administration, youth programming, artistic, visual arts; Doug Tiede: fundraising, education, artistic, theatre, dance, music; Stanford Felix: general management, music; Ethan Turcotte: general management, organizational development, youth programming, fundraising, media arts, photography.
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
$7,600
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,800
Direct expenses
$11,400
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Will reach out to new audiences and engage them with new ideas and artists.Arts Advocacy Committee will evaluate number and diversity of participants, quality of collaboration, financial income, and seeds for future.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Two-hundred and thirty-three individuals attended the salons; revenue exceeded projections; audience interest and engagement was high; new relationships with IFP Minnesota, the Katherine E Nash Gallery and the Jewish Daily Forward were formed as a result of this project; lively discussion and debate by audience members took place at the salons.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Janet Kampf, Jonathan Gross, Andrea Lubov
Project Manager
First Name
David
Last Name
Harris
Organization Name
Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council
Street Address
4330 Cedar Lake Rd S Barry Family Campus
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55416
Phone
(952) 381-3449
Email
rimon@sabesjcc.org
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