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Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$21,630
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
The Soap Factory
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2011
End Date
June 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Le Sueur
Olmsted
Ramsey
Scott
Sherburne
Washington
Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Le Sueur
Olmsted
Ramsey
Scott
Sherburne
Washington
Project Overview
Operating Support
Project Details
General operating support
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., 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., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., 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., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$21,630
Other Funds Leveraged
$509,370
Direct expenses
$531,000
Administration costs
$3,028
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

1. Work with community partners. 2. Offer free group tours annually for education and community groups. 3. Communicate stories of impact of the arts and Soap Factory programs clearly and succinctly. 4. Begin offering events calendar and submission guidelines online in English, Spanish, Hmong, and Somali. 5. Offer free children's tours and art-making activities for at least two exhibitions annually. 6. Add an Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant entrance to the galleries by mid-February 2011 and communicate about it in all promotion materials. 7. Continue partnerships with arts organizations, combining knowledge and skills to best leverage resources. 8. Offer meaningful opportunities for over 125 contemporary artists and thirty arts administrators to advance their careers. Use assessment forms for artists, curators, and staff; attendance figures; online surveys; responses from comment cards; e-mails; and anecdotal evidence.

Measurable Outcome(s)

1. Engaged nine community partnerships with local schools and community groups. 2. Offered thirteen free educational tours. 3. The Soap Factory moved to story-telling in shareable segments. 4. The Soap Factory has yet to offer Somali or Hmong options. 5. Offered hands-on children's tours for two exhibitions. 6. The Soap Factory increased its accessibility and added Americans with Disabilities Act logos to all communications. 7. The Soap Factory partnered with eleven arts organizations. 8. Artists/volunteers were offered free professional development, from portfolio reviews to workshops. Evaluation tools used include assessment forms for artists, curators, staff, and visitors; online surveys; comment cards; and anecdotal evidence.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Zach Burnett, Matt Cimino, Ben Heywood, Lars Jerlach, Ryan Kronzer, Megan Leafblad, Giselle Restrepo, Ben Schein, Sarah Schultz, Scott Stulen
Project Manager
First Name
Tana
Last Name
Hargest
Organization Name
The Soap Factory
Street Address
514 2nd St SE
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55414
Phone
(612) 623-9176
Email
tana@soapfactory.org
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Administered By
Administered by

Minnesota State Arts Board

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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Email the Agency
msab@arts.state.mn.us
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