Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$127,808
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Regents of the University of Minnesota-Weisman Art Museum AKA Weisman Art Museum
Recipient Type
Public College/University
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2018
End Date
June 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Beltrami
Blue Earth
Dakota
Hennepin
Isanti
Le Sueur
Ramsey
Scott
Steele
St. Louis
Wright
Anoka
Beltrami
Blue Earth
Dakota
Hennepin
Isanti
Le Sueur
Ramsey
Scott
Steele
St. Louis
Wright
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

The Weisman Art Museum (WAM) creates art experiences that spark discovery, critical thinking, and transformation, linking the university and the community.

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

Amy Browender: Associate development officer, AmeriCorps; John Connelly: Independent consultant to nonprofits, photographer; vice chair, Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission; Paul Dice: President, International Friendship Through the Performing Arts; Deborah Johnson: Senior director of exhibits and education, Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota; Laura Kinkead: Leadership development consultant, The Collabrium; Gregory Peterson: Treasurer, River Arts Alliance (Winona); retired from Winona State University office of financial aid; Anne Jin Soo Preston: Arts and cultural nonprofit organization consultant; former Springboard for the Arts board member; Jonathan Schill: Program development team, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation; Cassandra Utt: Actor, singer, artistic data analysis; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Executive board member, Minnesota Tamil Sagnam; IT project manager

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
$127,808
Other Funds Leveraged
$7,490,665
Direct expenses
$7,490,665
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Connect art, scholarship, and inquiry-based research to spark discovery, critical thinking and collaborations to address relevant social issues. Audience surveys, attendance, observation, anecdotal evidence, individual testimony, and staff synthesis of results, social media, press mentions and website visits serve as evaluation tools.

Measurable Outcome(s)

WAM produced eight exhibitions and 96 public programs, serving 88,000 visitors who established meaningful connections with others and with art. WAM utilized audience surveys, attendance, online connections via Facebook, Twitter, and WAM's website using Google Analytics and other data capture methods: observations, anecdotal evidence, independent testimony, and staff synthesis of results.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Srdan Babovic, Laura Bishop, Jane Blocker, Gary Christenson, Fuller Cowles, Mary Anne Ebert, Valerie Golden, Susan Hagstrum, Ildiko Hildreth, Cindy Ihlenfeld, Sara Janz, Diane Katsiaficas, Dennis Kim, Tom LaSalle, Jean London, Betsy Lucas, Julie Matonich, Michelle Mesenburg, Elizabeth Redleaf, Karla Robertson, Phil Rosenbloom, Shirin Saadat, Jane Tilka, Robin Torgerson, Cody Wolkowitz, Amelious Whyte, Melissa Markay
Project Manager
First Name
Lyndel
Last Name
King
Organization Name
Regents of the University of Minnesota-Weisman Art Museum AKA Weisman Art Museum
Street Address
333 East River Rd
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55455-0367
Phone
(612) 625-9494
Email
kingx001@umn.edu
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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