Minnesota Festival Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$20,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Stevens Square Community Organization AKA Red Hot Arts
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2014
End Date
July 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Minnesota Festival Support

Project Details

Red Hot Art will be a two-day festival that takes place in the heart of Minneapolis during the last weekend of July 2014.  Stevens Square Park is host to  more than 100 booths dedicated to visual artists,  musical acts playing on two stages, interactive art performances, and local community organizations who provide hands-on arts activities for visitors of all ages.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Stephanie Busiahn: Executive director, Fairmont Convention and Visitors Bureau; certified festival manager; Elissa Chaffee: Director of development, American Craft Council, Minneapolis; Ken Chin-Purcell: Director of the Saint Anthony Park Arts Festival; owner and potter, Bungalow Pottery; Patricia Grimes: Photographer; volunteer with Bemidji Community Arts Center; former educator and arts coordinator at Sanford-Neilson Place; Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Dayna Martinez: Long-time arts administrator, including sixteen years at Ordway Center; Kathleen Peterson: Arts administrator, playwright, visual artist, freelance writer; active community arts volunteer

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Cultural Heritage

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$20,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$9,000
Direct expenses
$29,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We expect over 100 artists and 35 vocal artists to participate. The number of artists during the festival will increase from 2012 and 2013. This event will try to maximize the total number of artists presented. A community tent for new or financial stressed artists will be provided at no charge. 2: We expect our audience to increase to 2,200. As in the past years our number of audience to increase by utilizing better, and learned, promotion(s) and advertising. Our goal is to have 3000 people attend this festival within the next three years.

Source of Additional Funds

Other

Source of Additional Funds

local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Steven
Last Name
Gallagher
Organization Name
Stevens Square Community Organization AKA Red Hot Arts
Street Address
1925 Nicollet Ave
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55403-3747
Phone
(612) 874-2840
Email
steven.gallagher3@gmail.com
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
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