Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$44,166
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Upstream Arts, Inc.
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2019
End Date
June 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Washington
Anoka
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Washington
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

Upstream Arts uses the power of the creative arts to activate and amplify the voice and choice of individuals with disabilities.

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.; 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; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; 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

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.; 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.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$44,166
Other Funds Leveraged
$724,060
Direct expenses
$724,060
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

People with disabilities will have increased opportunities to use the arts to build vital self-advocacy, social/emotional, and communication skills. Increased arts access and skill improvement will be measured by tracking dissemination of relevant programming and through rigorous program evaluations, conducted in collaboration with program partners and participants. 2: People who support individuals with disabilities will learn how to use the arts to better empower those they serve to make choices in daily life. Increased awareness, confidence, and ability to use the arts to empower voice and choice for individuals with disabilities will be measured through rigorous pre- and post-program evaluations completed by support staff.

Measurable Outcome(s)

People with disabilities had increased opportunities to use the arts to build vital self-advocacy, social/emotional, and communication skills. Increased arts access and skill improvement was measured by tracking dissemination of relevant programming and through rigorous program evaluations, conducted in collaboration with program partners and participants. 2: People who support individuals with disabilities learned how to use the arts to better empower those they serve to make choices in daily life. Increased awareness, confidence, and ability to use the arts to empower voice and choice for individuals with disabilities was measured through rigorous pre- and post-program evaluations completed by support staff.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Steve Anderson, Tabitha Montgomery, Alyssa Klein, Janice Downing, Noel Raymond, Margaret Quinlan, Julie Guidry (ex officio member)
Project Manager
First Name
Bree
Last Name
Sieplinga
Organization Name
Upstream Arts, Inc.
Street Address
3501 Chicago Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55407
Phone
(612) 331-4584
Email
bree@upstreamarts.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
Email the Agency