Community Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
The Arts Nest
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
December 2016
End Date
June 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Community Arts

Project Details

One-Act Explorations for Emerging Artists Funding for the Arts' Nest Fledgling program, mentoring emerging directors, designers and actors through a two-week production using three one act scripts by local writer Sam Graber. The program will culminate in public performances at Phoenix Theater in May 2017.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Denise Prosek: Artistic, administration; Jeanne Morales: Finance, artistic, fundraising; Edie Abnet: Artistic; Jessie Roelofs: Education; Liz Lassiter: Youth programming, artistic, community education; Brittany Lynch: Artistic, organizational development, community service; Maja Wheeler: Artistic, general administration; Mike Alberti: Artistic, education, finance; Tom Loftus: General administration, audience development, artistic.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,800
Direct expenses
$8,800
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The outcome Arts Nest will achieve using this grant is to produce a project that will involve 20 emerging artists. Arts Nest hopes that at least 75% of the artists involved will consider this project a significant step towards establishing themselves in the local artistic community. Arts Nest will give both pre-production and post-production surveys to artists to get a sense of their expectations going in and how the experience matched those expectations.

Measurable Outcome(s)

19 emerging artists were involved in this process. Many professional connections were forged, and several are already discussing working on future projects together. 100% of participants believed this process meaningful enough to recommend it to others in their position.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Jenna Papke, Eric Cohen, Laura Delventhal, Nic Cherry, Kory Pullam, Steve Schroer, Ariel Leaf, Jamil Jude
Project Manager
First Name
Jenna
Last Name
Papke
Organization Name
The Arts Nest AKA Arts' Nest
Street Address
2605 Hennepin Ave
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55408
Phone
(612) 377-2285
Email
jenna@artsnest.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