Community Arts
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council
Status
Completed
Start Date
December 2011
End Date
June 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Artist Salon Series
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 multiple venues in Minneapolis and St Paul between February and May 2012.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Alice Dodge: Library and grants manager, Midway Contemporary Art; Obi Egwim: Grants manager, Umunne Cultural Association of Minnesota; Danelle Griner: Visual artist and director of Rise Inc. Art Speaks program; Zacc Harris: Musician, Atlantis Jazz Quartet; Owen Henry: Director, Katha Dance; Delia Kuczmarski: manager, Minnesota Public Radio; Judi Lamble: Executive Director, Twin Cities Jewish Chorale; Carol Rudie: Arts administrator, Metropolitan Boys Choir; Damon Runnals: Managing director, Southern Theater.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Project Details: 2012 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
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$5,305
Direct expenses
$10,305
Administration costs
$5,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
A more engaged and literate public for the arts will be created.Arts Advocacy Committee assesses excellence of discussion, number and diversity of participants; feedback from participants via written evaluation.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Audiences, although lower than expected, were reportedly inspired by the Salons.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Robyn Awend, Judy Brier, Barbara Camm, Judy Gaviser, Debra Fisher Goldstein, Bette Globus Goodman, Jonathan Gross, Erwin Grossman, Aviva Hillenbrand, Jay Isenberg, Matt Levitt, Lynda Monick-Isenberg, Paula Pergament, Jeffrey RIchman, Margaret Rog, Yonatan
Project Manager
First Name
David
Last Name
Jordan Harris
Organization Name
Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council
Street Address
Barry Family Campus 4330 S Cedar Lake Rd
City
St Louis Park
State
MN
Zip Code
55416-3700
Phone
(952) 381-3449
Email
rimon@sabesjcc.org
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