Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$44,623
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Midway Contemporary Art
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2022
End Date
June 2023
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

Midway Contemporary Art is a nonprofit organization that supports the creation of and reflection upon visual art.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute

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

2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$44,623
Other Funds Leveraged
$594,611
Direct expenses
$594,611
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Maintain and strengthen Minnesotans' connections to art through programs at our new exhibition space, library, and across the Twin Cities. We will evaluate progress based on tracked exhibition project attendance estimates and library acquisitions, as well as participant feedback, critical response, and the lifespan of previously commissioned projects. 2: Continue to provide career opportunities, connections and resources for artists and curators from Minnesota. We will track the number of artists supported through our exhibition/off-site programs and through our Visual Arts Fund, as well as number of interns, attendance at public programs, and library circulation.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Midway's visitors spent time engaging with art through our library collection, video and sculpture exhibitions, and events. Artist Michael Hansen shared, 'I started hanging around Midway when I was in high school, and it greatly improved my creative process and general outlook on life and culture. Without a place like Midway, I genuinely would not be living here still.'. 2: Midway granted $60,000 to six groups of artists, worked with four library interns, produced two exhibitions and one catalog, and hosted ten events. Feedback from the artists we worked with was overwhelmingly positive. Local Somali artist Kaamil Haider shared, 'they have supported me and my artistic community in ways that allowed us to cultivate the possible out of the impossible.'.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Ute Bertog, Sally Blanks, Ellen Breyer, James Cahn, Leslie Cohan, Toby Dayton, Kevin Hackler, Karen Heithoff, Pao Houa Her, Matthew Kennedy, Julia Offenhauser, Alan Polsky, John Rasmussen, Jori Sherer, Carolyn Taylor
Project Manager
First Name
John
Last Name
Rasmussen
Organization Name
Midway Contemporary Art
Street Address
201 Sixth St SE Ste 4
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55414
Phone
(612) 605-4504
Email
johnr@midwayart.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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