Flexible Support

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

Flexible Support

Project Details

MSS expands their creative arts program in new ways and rebrands as Fresh Eye Arts

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

Austin Nash, Artistic, Education, Program Development; Jennifer Ilse, Artistic, General Management / Administration; martha bird, Accessibility/Disability Access, Artistic, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Pamela Russell, Education, Marketing/Audience Development, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Ryan Garmoe, Artistic, Education, General Management/ Administration/ Support.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
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)

Residents build connections to their own and others' cultural heritage through events and/or activities; MN folk and traditional artists/audiences are expanded; MN folk and traditional artists see an increase in demand for work. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Surveying (paper or online)

Measurable Outcome(s)

Many artists connected with new audiences and their community through exhibitions at Fresh Eye Gallery including the artists with disabilities we support, as well as community artists who had work in 'The Land Within Us'- the exhibition curated by guest curator Alondra Garza. We gathered feedback/input through conversations with artists, staff, and audience members, as well through observations during events at the gallery and arts programming at MSS.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Recipient Board Members
Jeff Betchwars, Tom Lyman, Steve Freimuth, Jane Miller, Matthew Hansen, Dr. Robert Sicoli, Mark Novitzki, Ken Rodgers, Lynn Schmidt
Project Manager
First Name
Julie
Last Name
Johnson
Organization Name
Midwest Special Services
Street Address
900 Ocean St
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55106
Phone
(651) 778-1000x 123
Email
lhughes@mssmn.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