Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2026 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$70,724
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2025
End Date
June 2026
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

To create art that challenges perceptions of disability.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Mary Ann Aufderheide: former arts administrator; 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; Philip McKenzie, adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Mary Ann Aufderheide: former arts administrator; 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; Philip McKenzie, adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota, 2025 regular session, chapter 36, article 4, section 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2026 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$70,724
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,241,341
Direct expenses
$2,276,703
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Artists with disabilities develop skills; personal creative vision, capacity, and confidence; and opportunities to earn income through the arts. Track number of performances/exhibitions and earnings, document artists' self-assessment of growth, successes, impact of working alongside community artist collaborators with and without disabilities. 2: Audiences expand ideas about and appreciation for creative capacity and exceptional skills of artists with disabilities by experiencing their work. Track dollar amount of tickets and artwork sales and compare to budget, track number of attending shows and exhibitions, document audience comments at events through listening/noting, and short surveys.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Joe
Last Name
Price
Organization Name
Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact
Street Address
1860 Minnehaha Ave W
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
(651) 209-3575
Email
sandydotmoore@gmail.com
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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