Creative Intersections
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Park Legacy Council
Status
Completed
Start Date
May 2012
End Date
December 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Creative Intersections
Project Details
Funding for the creation of artistic enhancements for the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park in South Minneapolis. This project continues the work of using public art to create a welcoming, peaceful space reflective of Dr. KingÆs legacy.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Lia Rivamonte: Executive Director, Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts; Kersten Elverum: City of Hopkins, Director of Planning and Development; Jun-Li Wang: Artist Community Organizer, Springboard for the Arts; John Bueche: Bedlam Theatre; Jessica Briggs: Program Manager, Ananya Dance Theatre; Steve Boland: Loan Officer, Nonprofits Assistance Fund.
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
No
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
$15,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$10,300
Direct expenses
$25,300
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To honor Dr. Martin Luther King's legacy at the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park in south Minneapolis; to visually represent Dr. King's ideals and the surrounding neighborhood within the context of reconciliation; to bring neighbors together.Levels of community participation; the number of neighbors who attend the unveiling; the number of neighbors who stay involved with the Legacy Council or the Building Bridges work.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Sandra Richardson, Charles Mays, Betty Tisel, Mary Merrill Anderson, Art Serotoff, Verlena Matey-Keke, Susan Gray, Sarah Linnes Robinson, Tamera Eirten, Roderic Southall, Heather Doyle
Project Manager
First Name
Art
Last Name
Serotoff
Organization Name
Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Park Legacy Council
Street Address
4524 Columbus Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55407
Phone
(651) 492-7070
Email
aserotoff@comcast.net
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