Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2026 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$53,003
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Theater Mu Incorporated AKA Mu Performing Arts
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

Produces great performances born of arts, equity, and justice from the heart of the Asian American experience.

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
$53,003
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,293,024
Direct expenses
$1,319,526
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Minnesotan Asian Americans will have access to moving arts experiences that share untold stories from the heart of their own communities. We will track mainstage audience demographics and attendance, audience feedback via emailed surveys, artist demographics and feedback via post-show mortems, community engagement program participant feedback, and number of world premieres produced. 2: Minnesotans will participate in affordable and accessible high quality arts experiences through our innovative Pay As You Are ticket pricing model. We will track the number of tickets purchases at the $10, $15, $20, $25, $30, $35, $40, market value $45, and $46+ price, calculate average ticket price, review demographics of ticket buyers, and gather audience feedback on PAYA.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Anh-Thu
Last Name
Pham
Organization Name
Theater Mu Incorporated AKA Mu Performing Arts
Street Address
755 Prior Ave N Ste 107
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104-1038
Phone
(651) 789-1012
Email
anhthu@theatermu.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
Email the Agency