Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$29,661
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2012
End Date
June 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Goodhue
Rock
Anoka
McLeod
Sherburne
Benton
Hennepin
Meeker
Big Stone
Isanti
Mille Lacs
St. Louis
Carver
Morrison
Stearns
Cass
Jackson
Chippewa
Kanabec
Murray
Stevens
Chisago
Kandiyohi
Swift
Clay
Lac qui Parle
Nobles
Todd
Cottonwood
Lincoln
Pine
Wadena
Crow Wing
Lyon
Pipestone
Dakota
Ramsey
Washington
Redwood
Wright
Renville
Yellow Medicine
Goodhue
Rock
Anoka
McLeod
Sherburne
Benton
Hennepin
Meeker
Big Stone
Isanti
Mille Lacs
St. Louis
Carver
Morrison
Stearns
Cass
Jackson
Chippewa
Kanabec
Murray
Stevens
Chisago
Kandiyohi
Swift
Clay
Lac qui Parle
Nobles
Todd
Cottonwood
Lincoln
Pine
Wadena
Crow Wing
Lyon
Pipestone
Dakota
Ramsey
Washington
Redwood
Wright
Renville
Yellow Medicine
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.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; 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.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; 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

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$29,661
Other Funds Leveraged
$526,066
Direct expenses
$555,727
Administration costs
$23,939
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.5
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Forecast will continue to grow our three core programs: Public Art Review; artist services; and our consulting practice. Public Art Review will be published and distributed twice during the year; Artist services will provide at least fifteen grants to Minnesota artists and five free workshops throughout the state; and our consulting practice will provide project management and facilitation services to at least ten agencies, businesses, or communities throughout Minnesota. To evaluate the growth of our programs, Forecast relies upon national Public Art Review advisors, our board of directors, our Programs Committee, and others. In addition to collecting quantitative data (increases/decreases in revenues; number of artists served), we consider qualitative measures, including written and oral feedback from artists who applied for and received grants. We document all projects funded and share videos of funded projects on our Web site. Executive Director Jack Becker meets with advisors at national conferences. He then shares notes with the board and staff to help make adjustments to the program. In addition to data regarding number of clients, revenues generated, and documentation of results, narrative feedback is collected from clients on a case-by-case basis. 2: Forecast will increase marketing, community outreach, and educational programming. We will add marketing staff and complete our database upgrade with more than 7,000 names. We will add an education and community engagement specialist, and we will pilot newly created resources for three educators and three teaching artists in Minnesota. Our 2-year marketing plan identified specific goals and objectives for the Marketing Officer at measurable outcomes like increasing advertising sales and consulting revenues. Beyond these quantitative measurements, we improved the quality of our relationships with advertisers, subscribers and clients. Income increased and an Advertising Sales Manager continues to work on a commission basis. We realize it takes a long time to cultivate such relationships to achieve goals. The database upgrade achieved its monetary goal as well as the critical training of staff to use and improve the Sales Force.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Forecast demonstrated growth in our three core programs: Public Art Review launched online in December; in addition to our print audience we now serve approximately 6,500 viewers per month; advertising income increased 5% while subscription income remained steady. Artist Services received increased support from foundations; we also received 5% more applicants than last year; and we expanded grantee documentaries online. Consulting income increased 10%; we added 8 new clients; and we grew our consulting team to serve more clients, including subcontractors. 2: Forecast successfully increased marketing, community outreach, and educational programming. We added marketing staff, completed our database upgrade with more than 7,000 names, hired a community engagement specialist, and began piloting a new initiative with K-12 educators and teaching artists. The pilot projects with four area schools were completed in 2013 and new partners identified.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other

Recipient Board Members
Kurt Gough, Joseph Stanley, Rich Ruvelson, Diane willow, Michael Watkins, Frank Fitzgerald, Susan Adams Loyd, Jay Coogan, Bob Kost, Caroline Mehlhop, Meena Mangalvedhekar, Kinji Akagawa, Joseph Colletti, Peter Brabson
Source of Additional Funds

local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Jack
Last Name
Becker
Organization Name
Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art
Street Address
2300 Myrtle Ave Ste 160
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55114-1854
Phone
(651) 641-1128x 101
Email
jack@forecastpublicart.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
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