Operating Support
Operating Support
The mission of Minnesota Center for Book Arts is to lead the advancement of the book as an evolving art form.
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.
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
ACHF Arts Access
Minnesotans create, learn, teach, exhibit, and appreciate the book arts through quality educational and artistic programming. Participant evaluations of workshops, classes, residencies; program attendance; participation in consignment program, artist co-op, faculty, exhibitions, certificate program, website engagement. 2: Partnerships with schools, libraries, community and civic organizations, and businesses strengthen book arts engagement with a diverse public. Network of community relationships both retained and expanded; new audiences reached; observations of participant engagement; partner evaluations.
Minnesotans create, learn, teach, exhibit, and appreciate the book arts through quality educational and artistic programming. Participation counts and surveys (nearly 15,000 youth and adults engaged in book arts educational programming, totaling over 1,700 direct contact hours). Artist consignment sales, artist co-op membership, number of exhibitions and attendance. 2: Community partnerships provide enriching opportunities for the public to connect with book arts experiences. Partnership counts (new and returning), partner feedback, staff observations.
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