Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$114,700
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Regents of the University of Minnesota-Weisman Art Museum AKA Weisman Art Museum
Recipient Type
Public College/University
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2021
End Date
June 2022
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Becker
Hennepin
Itasca
Ramsey
Washington
Anoka
Becker
Hennepin
Itasca
Ramsey
Washington
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

The Weisman Art Museum creates art experiences that spark discovery, critical thinking, and transformation, linking the university and the community.

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
$114,700
Other Funds Leveraged
$4,528,836
Direct expenses
$4,528,836
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

WAM connects art, scholarship, and inquiry based research to spark discovery, critical thinking and collaboration to address relevant social issues. Audience surveys, virtual and in-person attendance, observation, anecdotal evidence, individual testimony, social media, press mentions, and website visits serve as evaluation tools for staff to synthesize results.

Measurable Outcome(s)

WAM produced seven exhibitions and 42 public programs, serving 156,091 people who established meaningful connections with others and with art. WAM utilized audience surveys, attendance, online connections via Facebook, Twitter, and WAM's website using Google Analytics and other data capture methods: observations, anecdotal evidence, independent testimony, and staff synthesis of results.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Srdan Babovic, Jane Blocker, Gary Christenson, Fuller Cowles, Mary Anne Ebert, Cindy Ihlenfeld, Sara Janz, Nayana Jha, Dennis Kim, Tom LaSalle, Sergio Manancero, Julie Matonich, Eric Newman, Sandra Nowak, Phil Rosenbloom, Shirin Saadat, Carol Strohecker, Kay Thomas, Robin Torgerson, Amelious Whyte, Sage Caballero, ex officio: Penny Winton, Alejandra Pena
Project Manager
First Name
William
Last Name
Haugen
Organization Name
Regents of the University of Minnesota-Weisman Art Museum AKA Weisman Art Museum
Street Address
200 Oak Street SE
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55455
Phone
(612) 625-9494
Email
hauge442@umn.edu
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