Community Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Hope Community, Inc.
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2013
End Date
September 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview
Community Arts
Project Details
Funding for The Power of Vision, a neighborhood mural program that will engage approximately 50 youth in developing arts and leadership skills. The project will take place between April and September 2013 and culminate in a public mural and community unveiling ceremony.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Craig Harris: organizational development, administration, artist; Greg Bullard: organizational development, administration, finance; Tina Meckel: fundraising, artistic, administration; Mary Elizabeth Lee: artistic, audience development, computer systems; Ellen Cattadoris: fundraising, community service; Yumi Inomata: administration; Pete Driessen: artistic; Erika Herrmann: administration.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$22,416
Direct expenses
$27,416
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

50+ diverse youth will be engaged in design and creation of two murals, providing participants opportunities to develop artistic and social skills.Individual participant feedback, focus groups, reflection on process and content as each mural is completed.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Fifty youth participated in the design and painting of a new community mural, learning new artistic and leadership skills; two other murals painted in previous years were refurbished to maintain community impact.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Steve Shapiro, Clint Hewitt, David Newman, Patricia Cummings, Jody Jonas, Muna Abdirahman, Anne Barry, Heidi Lasley Barajas, Cecil Bedor, Sharon Sayles Belton, Mary Keefe, Paul Leighton, Maria McLemore, Patricia Mullen, Brockman Schumacher, Cathy Smith, Arika Tyner, Jake Virden, Roland Wells, Tia Williams, Hana Worku
Project Manager
First Name
Chaka
Last Name
Mkali
Organization Name
Hope Community, Inc.
Street Address
611 E Franklin Ave
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55404
Phone
(612) 435-1677
Email
cmkali@hope-community.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
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

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