Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$17,992
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Soo Visual Arts Center
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2018
End Date
June 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Brown
Carver
Chisago
Goodhue
Hennepin
Itasca
Mille Lacs
Ramsey
Scott
Sibley
Stearns
Wabasha
Waseca
Winona
Anoka
Brown
Carver
Chisago
Goodhue
Hennepin
Itasca
Mille Lacs
Ramsey
Scott
Sibley
Stearns
Wabasha
Waseca
Winona
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

Soo Visual Arts Center is a nonprofit art space that connects our community with fresh, underrepresented and provocative art. Soo Visual Arts Center envisions a dynamic community in which artists and audiences challenge each other in an environment where art is integral to everyday life.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

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.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

William Adams: Public policy consultant; community leader of Kaddatz Galleries creation; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Marjorie Grevious: Homeowner development manager, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sarah Larsson: Outreach and development director, Somali Museum of Minnesota; Anne Makepeace: Grand Center for Arts and Culture founder executive director; Steven Richardson: Director of the arts, Carleton College; Deneane Richburg: Dancer and choreographer; founder of Brownbody; Jonathan Rutter: Executive director and curator, The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum; Carla Tamburro, Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$17,992
Other Funds Leveraged
$216,065
Direct expenses
$216,065
Administration costs
$3,200
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The arts thrive, exhibitions of work by artists that foster their artistic growth, animate dialogue with the community, and enrich Minnesota. Evaluation of key stakeholders including audience, members, submitting and exhibiting artists, and community; documentation of media coverage; diversity of artists in gallery programs and exhibitions. 2: Arts are vital to who we are and participation in the arts must include everyone, remove barriers for our audience through concerted outreach efforts. Increased attendance numbers. Increased submissions to our open call and Untitled. As well as number of meaningfully engaged community partners and evaluations of their experiences.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The arts thrive, exhibitions of work by artists that foster their artistic growth, animate dialogue with the community, and enrich Minnesota. Evaluation of key stakeholders including audience, members, submitting and exhibiting artists, and community; documentation of media coverage; diversity of artists in gallery programs and exhibitions. 2: Arts are vital to who we are and participation in the arts must include everyone, remove barriers for our audience through concerted outreach efforts. Evaluation of key stakeholders including audience, members, submitting and exhibiting artists, and community; documentation of media coverage; diversity of artists in gallery programs and exhibitions.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Marc Davis,Tom DeBiaso,Liza Ferrari,Frank Grazzini II,Jason Howard,John C. Levy,Jackie Moes,Chet Ritchie,Robyne Robinson,Nicole Soukup,Mark Spencer,Bryan Wilkinson,Heather Wulfsberg
Project Manager
First Name
Carolyn
Last Name
Payne
Organization Name
Soo Visual Arts Center
Street Address
2909 Bryant Ave S Ste 101
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55408
Phone
(612) 871-2263
Email
carolyn@soovac.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
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