Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$34,126
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Minnesota Center for Book Arts
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2012
End Date
June 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Dakota
Hennepin
Washington
Ramsey
Blue Earth
Brown
Faribault
Le Sueur
Martin
Nicollet
Sibley
Waseca
Watonwan
Anoka
Dakota
Hennepin
Washington
Ramsey
Blue Earth
Brown
Faribault
Le Sueur
Martin
Nicollet
Sibley
Waseca
Watonwan
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
$34,126
Other Funds Leveraged
$547,935
Direct expenses
$582,061
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Expand Minnesota Center for Book Arts' contribution to the field of book arts. Provide effective education programs for K-12 students as well as lifelong learners, compelling exhibits, engaging public programs, and elevated support of artists. Highlights include a festival of Japanese book and paper arts, a new summer art-mart, an expanded artist-in-residency program, opportunities to learn from internationally-renowned visiting artists, and the second year of a certificate program in book arts for adult learners. Minnesota Center for Book Arts' new graphic identity premiered in publications and printed materials this spring to positive feedback, and the corresponding Web design will appear on schedule in fall 2013. Minnesota Center for Book Arts' ongoing and new partnerships with arts and social service organizations continued to directly impact Minnesotans of all ages, backgrounds and abilities. Over 70,000 participants visited Minnesota Center for Book Arts last year; of that number, Minnesota Center for Book Arts reached 29,000 students through its youth education and community programs (up from 22,000 in 2011). New program partners include Arts in Action Minnesota for teen mothers, and numerous public libraries. Minnesota Center for Book Arts' free open houses attracted broad participation. This spring hundreds of visitors participated in Minnesota Center for Book Arts' free Cosmic Discovery Day, held in conjunction with the exhibition Stellar: Book Art and the Cosmos. Minnesota Center for Book Arts again participated in the Flint Hills Festival June 1-2, where 3,000 visitors encountered the book arts over the two-day festival. 2: Insure organizational sustainability. Expand earned income through existing and new initiatives, increase individual contributions, expand overall staff capacity in a strategic manner, and increase the number of local and national artists represented in the retail shop to yield increased earned income and a source of income for artists. Outcome 1: At the end of its fiscal year, equipment breakdowns in Minnesota Center for Book Arts' studios required immediate, costly repairs to serve students and artists. That factor and others led to a year-end deficit (the first in several years). Minnesota Center for Book Arts' staff and board are committed to good practices by combining creative programming and problem solving with prudent business management. This fall Minnesota Center for Book Arts' board will adopt a new 3-year strategic plan, having met its previous goals. Although earned income decreased by 10% in 2012, expenses related to that decrease also reduced, so the net effect was negligible. Contributed support overall increased by $73,000. Minnesota Center for Book Arts' new Membership and Giving Manager will manage its expanded membership program (as of summer 2013) and develop its individual donor base. Minnesota Center for Book Arts' shop collaborates with local artists to promote and sell work showcased in Minnesota Center for Book Arts' exhibitions, such as Parts of a Whole (summer 2013), featuring work by Minnesota Center for Book Arts' artist community.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Minnesota Center for Book Arts Outcome: Expand Minnesota Center for Book Arts' contribution to the field of book arts. Minnesota Center for Book Arts maintained and expanded extensive educational programming for youth and adults in schools, communities and in its home facility. In addition Minnesota Center for Book Arts continued to grow the Minnesota Center for Book Arts Certificate Program for Adult Learners - a successful program launched in 2011. Minnesota Center for Book Arts presented 5 exhibitions in its main gallery and 5 in its ancillary galleries along with a variety of engaging public programs. Minnesota Center for Book Arts provided unmatched support for individual book artists (primarily residing in Minnesota) at all levels through classes, workshops, an expanded Artist-in-Residence program, exhibitions, access to studios and equipment, fellowships, and roundtable discussions. 2: Minnesota Center for Book Arts Outcome: Ensure organizational sustainability. As the only organization in the state dedicated to advancing the book arts, Minnesota Center for Book Arts ensures that a valuable artistic asset - the book - remains an integral part of the broader world of art, and one that thrives in Minnesota. Minnesota Center for Book Arts continued to responsibly build staff capacity and implement best practices in operating efficiencies and fiscal disciplines. Minnesota Center for Book Arts' existing and potential earned and contributed income continued to grow. Minnesota Center for Book Arts increased the number of local artists represented in the shop, yielding increased earned income as well as a source of income for artists.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other

Recipient Board Members
Phyllis Aragaki, Harriet Bart, Dara Beevas, Betty Bright, Mathea Bulander, Eric Crosby, Samuel Demas, Luca Gunther, Pamela Johnson, Diane Katsiaficas, Peggy Korsmo-Kennon, Diane Merrifield, Anne Olson, Barbara Portwood, Sherry Poss, Marguerite Ragnow, Cathy Ryan, Patrick Coleman, Toni Dembski-Brandl, Jason Inskeep, Regula Russelle, Tom Streitz
Source of Additional Funds

local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Jeff
Last Name
Rathermel
Organization Name
Minnesota Center for Book Arts
Street Address
1011 Washington Ave S Ste 100
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55415-1279
Phone
(612) 215-2525
Email
jrathermel@mnbookarts.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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