Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2026 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$50,933
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Mixed Blood Theatre Company
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2025
End Date
June 2026
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

Using theatre to disrupt injustices, advance equity, and build community, Mixed Blood inspires the global village to create ripple effects of social change.

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
$50,933
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,032,816
Direct expenses
$1,058,283
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

MBT's Radical Hospitality no-cost tickets and projects developed and performed in communities make art available and accessible and diversify audiences. MBT surveys mainstage audiences to determine the barriers overcome, and tracks reservations without payment. Community projects are documented through notes, the produced play, partners and attendance. 2: Participants and audiences build meaningful connections thanks to opportunities to discuss issues at an MBT event or at pre- and post-show dialogues. We track and make notes on pre- and post-show talk-backs, noting the speakers and the audience participants. Equitable dinner constituents, including artists, hosts and participants, are also surveyed.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Mark
Last Name
Valdez
Organization Name
Mixed Blood Theatre Company
Street Address
1501 S 4th St
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55454
Phone
(612) 338-0984
Email
mark@mixedblood.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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