Arts Experiences

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$35,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Fireweed Community Woodshop
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
May 2024
End Date
April 2025
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Arts Experiences

Project Details

Fireweed will offer thematic programming on chair making and joinery by offering classes and demonstrations for women, non-binary makers, BIPOC, and LGBTQA+ individuals in Minneapolis.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Stephanie Hunder: Stephanie Hunder is a printmaker and mixed media artist originally from Rochester, MN. She has taught visual arts in the Twin Cities for over 20 years, currently at Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She received her BFA and MA from the University of Wisconsin?Madison, and her MFA from Arizona State University. Recent activities include solo exhibitions at the at the Priebe Gallery at UW-Oshkosh, Bloomington Art Center, and Gordon Parks Gallery of Metro State University. Recent group exhibitions include Printmaking: A Social Practice at UW Madison, and Optical Impermanence at the IMPACT conference in Bristol, UK.; Melinda Ludwiczak: Ludwiczak, is a retired librarian, who has coordinated legacy fund programming for 100 MELSA libraries from 2009-2015, creating partnerships with teaching artists, performers, authors, and arts and cultural organizations. She served on the Minneapolis Arts Commission for nine years, serving on several public art selection panels. She volunteered for grant review panels for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. An arts enthusiast, Ludwiczak frequents live performances, visual arts exhibitions, art festivals, and film screenings.; Cynthia McEwen Haynes: Cyd Haynes has 3 decades of experience in theatre as a director and playwright. She helped establish the only bi-lingual theatre in the Midwest that features both deaf and hearing actors, sign language and English onstage. She is grantwriter and non-profit arts leader who proudly calls MN...home. ; Margie Melaniphy: Melaniphy is a licensed clinical psychologist and the owner of Proven Behavioral Health, a private practice specializing in helping people with anxiety disorders live fuller lives. She began her career as a magazine writer and editor and has also worked as a director of a nonprofit, helping creative people learn to become successful business owners in the beauty industry.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$35,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$35,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Audience will learn about chair making and joinery through in depth classes. Women and Non-binary makers will experience confidence building and community. Fireweed will evaluate its progress by tracking attendance per class and the frequency of full classes; by requesting feedback via tools such as surveys and testimonials; and through community-based conversations with students and instructors.

Project Manager
First Name
Jessica
Last Name
Hirsch
Organization Name
Fireweed Community Woodshop
Street Address
14 27th Ave SE
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55414
Phone
(239) 227-3591
Email
jess@fireweedwoodshop.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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