Community Arts
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,850
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
New Franklin Cultural Center AKA Franklin Art Works
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
May 2013
End Date
August 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Community Arts
Project Details
Funding to present a solo exhibition of works by Nigerian-born, New York-based artist Njideka Akunyili. The exhibition exploring the artist’s conflicting personal and cultural affiliations to the country of her birth and her new home in the U.S., will be held between May and August 2013.
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
Charles Campbell: artistic, administration, marketing; Daniel Pinkerton: artistic; Louis Porter II: artistic, organizational planning, education; Heather Everhart: artistic, administration, marketing; Hayley Johnson: general management; Jamil Dwan Jude: artistic; Lindsy Halleckson: artistic, general management; Elizabeth Simonson: artistic, administration; Hilary Smith: fundraising.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2013 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
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,850
Other Funds Leveraged
$12,985
Direct expenses
$17,835
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Educate and inform gallery visitors on topics related to immigration, global citizenry, and the increasing mobile world population through the works of artist Njideka Akunyili.Track attendance; critical reviews; feedback received in comments left by visitors.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Taylor Acosta, Carol Bemis, Lisa Duff, Valerie Golden, David Johnson, Mark Milberger, David Rathman, Elizabeth Redleaf, Missy Wilson, Gordon Wright, David Zucco
Project Manager
First Name
Tim
Last Name
Peterson
Organization Name
New Franklin Cultural Center AKA Franklin Art Works
Street Address
1021 E Franklin Ave
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55404-2920
Phone
(612) 872-7494
Email
tim@franklinartworks.org
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