Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$52,570
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Public Art Saint Paul
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2021
End Date
June 2022
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

Public Art Saint Paul makes Saint Paul a better city by placing artists in leading roles to shape public spaces, improve city systems, and deepen civic engagement.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; 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; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; 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; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$52,570
Other Funds Leveraged
$664,234
Direct expenses
$664,234
Administration costs
$20,476
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Minnesotans will connect with each other and engage in public spaces that are shaped and transformed by artists. Outcomes measured by number of projects produced, artists engaged, and by audience surveys, conversations, and interviews about their attitude about public spaces and social connections. 2: By engaging in public art experiences, artists and people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities will be empowered to impact their community. Outcomes measured by demographic of artists and program participants, and by feedback via surveys, interviews, focus groups about artist and participant confidence about impacting their community.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Minnesotans were more connected with each other and engaged in public spaces shaped and transformed by artists. Evaluation meeting with artists for Night Light. Evaluation conversations with audiences at Night Light program. 2: By engaging in public art experiences, artists and people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities will be empowered to impact their communities. Evaluation forms by people at eARTh Lab workshop to envision neighborhood development. Artist evaluation of Night Light commission impact on art development and community impact of their art.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Colleen Sheehy, Christine Dennis, Lisa Arnold, Nancy Apfelbacher, Bob Biersheid, Nathan Campeau, Nimo Farah, Elizabeth Jolly, Dolly Ludden, Meena Mangalvedhekar, Luke Odegaard, Roberto Sande Carmona, Anna Schlesinger, Dawn Selle, Malini Srivastava, Kay Thomas, Yamy Vang, Katie Wertheim Iacarella
Project Manager
First Name
Colleen
Last Name
Sheehy
Organization Name
Public Art Saint Paul
Street Address
381 Wabasha St N
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55102
Phone
(651) 290-0921
Email
colleen@publicartstpaul.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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