Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$105,260
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
White Bear Center for the Arts
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2024
End Date
June 2025
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

We enrich lives by celebrating art, nourish imagination by inspiring creativity, and build understanding by connecting people.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$105,260
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,036,197
Direct expenses
$2,088,827
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

WBCA is committed to providing experiences (as students and gallery patrons) that are unparalleled in our region. Student feedback surveys administered for every class; Total participants, % classes filled; Working with diverse artists and communities; Arts events attendance. 2: WBCA seeks to keep class fees as low as possible while offering classes in an ever wider array of mediums, styles, etc. Student feedback surveys administered for every class; Total participants, % classes filled, new students.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Christopher
Last Name
Scholl
Organization Name
White Bear Center for the Arts
Street Address
4971 Long Ave
City
White Bear Lake
State
MN
Zip Code
55110
Phone
(651) 407-0597
Email
cscholl@whitebeararts.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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