Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$20,315
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Catalyst Arts
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2019
End Date
June 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Catalyst Arts will host a six-month visual and performance art workshop series for indigenous, POC, and LGBT artists.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

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.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Michael Carlson: Art teacher, art club advisor, and track and field coach at Foley High School; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Gail Johnson: Musician and teacher; Krystal Kohler: Development officer, Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation; Danette McCarthy: Self-employed strategy consultant and teaching artist; Cynthia Orwig: Retired elementary school teacher; Erica Rasmussen: Artist; professor at Metro State

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$20,315
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,385
Direct expenses
$22,700
Administration costs
$4,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
1.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Artist participants will develop skills performance creation and visual design and expand their knowledge in these disciplines. All Applicants will fill out an application of interest where we will measure the skill / knowledge levels roughly with their end of program evaluation...both their own self-analysis and teaching artist and program director.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Minnesotans develop skills in or expand their knowledge about an artistic discipline. All Applicants filled out an application of interest where we measured the skill / knowledge levels roughly with their end of program evaluation, both their own self-analysis and teaching artist and program director. 2:

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Beliz Torres, Malick Cessay, Amiri Brotherson, Sonja Kuffinec, Cindy Beth Johnson
Project Manager
First Name
Sha
Last Name
Cage
Organization Name
Catalyst Arts
Street Address
PO Box 21305
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55421
Phone
(612) 559-0408
Email
sha.truruts@gmail.com
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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