Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,065
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Thomas-Dale District 7 Planning Council AKA Frogtown Neighborhood Association
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2012
End Date
November 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

This project creates a series of arts workshops to teach adults in Frogtown to document their experiences with the housing crisis.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Shari Aronson: Co-founder, Z Puppets Rosenschnoz.; Alison Good: Former commercial artist, educator and administrator; active community volunteer; Zhimin Guan: Professor of art, Minnesota State University Moorhead.; Karla Nweje: Dancer, choreographer, writer, and educator.; Gretchen Pick: Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.

Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,065
Other Funds Leveraged
$11,319
Direct expenses
$36,384
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

More Minnesotans are engaged in arts learning opportunities.

Measurable Outcome(s)

No final reporting received as of 2/24/2015.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Samuel
Last Name
Buffington
Organization Name
Thomas-Dale District 7 Planning Council AKA Frogtown Neighborhood Association
Street Address
685 Minnehaha Ave W
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
(651) 789-7481
Email
sam@frogtownmn.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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