Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$60,026
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2020
End Date
June 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Blue Earth
Chisago
Cook
Dakota
Hennepin
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Washington
Anoka
Blue Earth
Chisago
Cook
Dakota
Hennepin
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Washington
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts creates art that challenges perceptions of disability.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre

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

2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$60,026
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,923,515
Direct expenses
$1,923,515
Administration costs
$36,015
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Produce high-quality original theater created by ensemble of 40+ actors with disabilities, also collaborating with mainstream professional artists. Evaluate attendance/sales data; assess artistic satisfaction, and changes in perception among audience after experiencing the work, through open discussions, surveys, and post-show anecdote. 2: Support artistic growth of 75+ visual artists with disabilities; sustain professional collaborations, mentorships, and sales opportunities. Evaluate sales data; assess artist satisfaction with their work and working process, impact of mentorships and collaborations on artistic skill and vision, thru individual and group conversation.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Produced quality, original theater ON ZOOM created by Actors & Visual Artists with disabilities, collaborating with mainstream professional artists. Tracked attendance/sales; assessed artistic satisfaction and audience response through newly-launched evaluation program in collaboration with Wilder Research. 2: Supported artistic growth of 75+ visual artists with disabilities ON ZOOM, sustaining collaborations and sales opportunities. Evaluated ONLINE sales data; assessed artist satisfaction and impact of collaborations thru individual and group conversation.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Mary Kay Kennedy, Lori Leavitt, Patrick Dow, Ann Leming, Susan Shapiro, Geraldine Harlln, Jeanne Calvit
Project Manager
First Name
Jeanne
Last Name
Calvit
Organization Name
Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact
Street Address
1860 Minnehaha Ave W
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
(651) 209-3575
Email
sandydotmoore@gmail.com
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