Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$39,811
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Northern Lightsmn, Inc AKA Northern Lights.mn
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2020
End Date
June 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Cass
Chisago
Cook
Goodhue
Hennepin
Itasca
Olmsted
Ramsey
St. Louis
Anoka
Cass
Chisago
Cook
Goodhue
Hennepin
Itasca
Olmsted
Ramsey
St. Louis
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

To support artists in the creation and presentation of art in the public sphere, focusing on innovative uses of technology to imagine new interactions between audience, artwork, and place and explore expanded possibilities for civic engagement.

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
$39,811
Other Funds Leveraged
$741,895
Direct expenses
$741,895
Administration costs
$9,293
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Innovative art that engages a broad public in relevant community issues is created and presented in the public sphere. Themes, issues and event sites will be relevant because we will develop them with community partners and artists. We will use surveys, attendance numbers and conversations with participants will determine relevance and engagement. 2: Artists and audiences experience ongoing impact of our programs due to a careful leadership transition and implementation of new revenue models. A newly finalized five year strategic plan will include benchmarks to assess impact, based on evaluations tools developed for years for NS, AOV and other projects. Diversified streams of revenue will signal success in moving towards sustainability.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Innovative art that engages a broad public in relevant community issues is created and presented in the public sphere. NL?s artist and community partners chose a highly relevant theme for Northern Spark 2021 from community input. Zip codes and optional demographic data from audience surveys to online and broadcast programs determined broad public participation. 2: Artists and audiences experience ongoing impact of our programs due to a careful leadership transition and implementation of ONE new revenue model. NL implemented 1 new revenue model that will continue post-COVID NL?s Board created a 1 instead of 5 year strategic plan due to COVID Surveys from NS21 artists indicate positive impact from NL?s adjusted programs and leadership.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Sara Van Norman, Paul Johnson, Roopali Phadke, Robert Hunter, Jennifer Pennington, Sarah Peters, Anh Thur Thi Pham
Project Manager
First Name
Sarah
Last Name
Peters
Organization Name
Northern Lightsmn, Inc AKA Northern Lights.mn
Street Address
2751 Hennepin Ave S Ste 231
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55408
Phone
(612) 597-7959
Email
sarah@northern.lights.mn
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