Community Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Out Twin Cities Film Festival
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2012
End Date
August 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview
Out Twin Cities Film Festival
Project Details
Funding for the 2012 Out Twin Cities Film Festival, a safe and supportive event for artists and audiences to view and discuss GLBTQ inspired films and the ideas presented in them. Screenings will take place at the Saint Anthony Main Theater in Minneapolis in May and June 2012.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Laura Narhi: Vice President, Minnesota Symphonic Winds; Daniel Pinkerton: Impresario, Fortunes' Fool; Curt Lund: Marketing and Communications, Minnesota Center for Books Arts; Jamil Dwan Jude: Producer in Residence, Mixed Blood Theatre; Thomas Borger: Communications and Marketing Manager, The Playwrights' Center; Brittany Kallman Ameson: Development Associate, Jungle Theater; Karen Goodenough: Program Manager, Capri Arts; Charles Campbell: Artistic Director, Skewed Visions; Kayin Gⁿlgⁿn: Managing Director, Skewed Visions.
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
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
$13,500
Direct expenses
$18,500
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

GLBTQ media artists will have a place to showcase their work, and increase understanding of the GLBTQ community.Audience surveys with specific feedback provided to individual artists.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Audience feedback told a story of broadened awareness of the GLBTQ community as a result of this film showcase.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Chris Durant, Chanstay Young, Donovan Harmel, Cole Baur, Perry Lueders, Dean Otto, David Hoffman
Project Manager
First Name
Donovan
Last Name
Harmel
Organization Name
Out Twin Cities Film Festival
Street Address
3036 Dupont Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55408
Phone
(612) 827-5163
Email
donhmpls@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
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

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