Flexible Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Fireweed Community Woodshop
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2021
End Date
June 2022
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview

Flexible Support

Project Details

Fireweed Community Woodshop

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner; Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Paul Creager: Square Lake Film and Music Festival Founder and Director; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Craig Dunn: Access Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Christal Moose: Native Arts Collaborative Agency and Native Pride Productions, Inc. Arts Manager and Artist; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Independent Consultant; Andrea Sjogren: Community Education; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Augsburg College Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Cigale Ahlquist, Fundraising, Organizational Development, Audience Development / Marketing; Courtney Kupsch, Youth Programming, Audience Development / Marketing, Fundraising; Jim Tarbox, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Marketing/Audience Development, Volunteerism; Leah Battin, Education, Artistic, General Administration; Monica Cruz Zorrilla, Organizational Development, Community Education, Community Service / Development; Samantha Prudhon Falkowski, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Education, Artistic.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact

Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Kathy Mouacheupao (651) 645-0402

Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$0
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

A reduction in geographic, cultural and/or physical barriers to arts participation; a change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition due to arts events; arts groups' are strengthened by connecting to their communities through the arts; artists expand and improve their work and the way in which they create it; artists connect to new audiences, building relationships that provide artistic growth. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Observation ; Surveying (paper or online)

Measurable Outcome(s)

Fireweed Community Woodshop created four free video tutorials ? in partnership with a Minneapolis-based BIPOC video crew and local makers ? to help students learn in-depth and evergreen woodworking skills remotely at their own pace, while augmenting their experience of in-person and virtual classes. Fireweed offered online classes (as well as in-person classes when possible) to build and maintain community connection as well as to support the development of individual skills in the art of woodcraft; through this grant impacting 723 total participants, we were able to provide 64 BIPOC sponsored seats, 50 sliding-scale seats, 110 free seats to various classes and lectures, and 100+ views to date of our free tutorials on youtube. This data was gathered through our attendance records, observation and conversational feedback from participants, and the data provided by youtube.com.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Jessica Hirsch, Christina Adams, Jessie Merriam, Kate Moening, Eva Rogers, Bozena Scheidel, Ema Thoen, Leah Van Tassel, Vanessa Walton, Nia Zekan
Project Manager
First Name
Meena
Last Name
Mangalvedhekar
Organization Name
Fireweed Community Woodshop
Street Address
955 Juno Ave
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55102
Phone
(612) 400-3636
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