Arts Project Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Rum River Art Center, Inc. AKA Rumriver Art Center
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2020
End Date
January 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Anoka
Project Overview

Arts Project Support

Project Details

Emerging Older Artist Mentor Program

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Craig Dunn: Arts Accessibility Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Professional; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Coordinator of Community Programs; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Jen Arlen: Fundraising, Artistic, Finance / Audit; John Munson: Artistic; Melissa Dargay: Artistic, Fundraising, Audience Development / Marketing and Communications; Nancy Fushan: Organizational Development / Planning, General Management / Administration, Finance / Audit; Sarah Wiechmann: Education, Marketing/Audience Development, Youth Programming.

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 Access

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,637
Direct expenses
$13,637
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

1. 95% of mentees indicated that their confidence, competencies, and skills improved in their selected art medium helping them find their inner artistic voice and guide them on their journey to reaching their full artistic potential. 2. 85% of mentors indicated they were invigorated with the opportunity to share their artistic experience and talents with the mentees and give them the chance to experience the joy that comes along with helping them to achieve their dreams and goals,. The mentorship program will be evaluated by (1) having both the mentors and mentees fill out a pre-program self-assessment form before the mentorship program begins to rate themselves on a variety of attributes such as self-confidence, current skill level and other qualities/attributes and then compare the results to a post-program self-assessment to see the extent of the growth to gauge the effectiveness of the program. (2) having both the mentors and mentees complete a midpoint and post-program survey that focuses on areas of satisfaction and dissatisfaction expressed through open-ended questions to gauge what went well and what improvements need to be made for future mentorship programs.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Lawrence
Last Name
Weinberg
Organization Name
Rum River Art Center, Inc. AKA Rumriver Art Center
Street Address
2665 4th Ave Ste 102
City
Anoka
State
MN
Zip Code
55303
Phone
(763) 323-8830
Email
larry@rumriverart.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
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency