Creative Intersections
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Arcata Press AKA Saint Paul Almanac
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2013
End Date
April 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Project Overview
Creative Intersections
Project Details
Funding for Soul Sounds Open Mic, a series of 48 weekly open mics that include a featured performer, and 12 writing workshops at the Golden Thyme Coffee Shop in St Paul.
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
Adrienne Diercks: general management, administration; Heather Doyle: artistic, general management, administration, education; Danelle Griner: general management, administration; Michael Hoyt: youth programming, artistic, general management, administration; Gary Kelsey: education, general management, administration, fundraising; Bob Olsen: education, organizational development, planning, fundraising; Kathryn Rosebear: organizational development, planning, 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
$15,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$21,000
Direct expenses
$36,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Twelve writing workshops and 48 weekly open mics will provide the Rondo neighborhood with opportunities to connect with artists, and for artists to perfect their work through audience interaction.The number of performers and audiences will be measured and feedback to performers will be documented.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Soul Sounds Open Mic events attracted 1,100 visits to the Rondo neighborhood to experience the work of 48 performance artists, 36 of whom were new to performing their work.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Metric Giles, Ann McKinnon, Carol Connolly, Lisa Steinmann, Patricia Kirkpatrick, Shaquan Foster, Kaye Thompson Peters, Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay, Clarence White, Stephanie Wright
Project Manager
First Name
Kimberly
Last Name
Nightingale
Organization Name
Arcata Press AKA Saint Paul Almanac
Street Address
275 4th St E Ste 701
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55101
Phone
(651) 785-6268
Email
saintpaulalmanac@gmail.com
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