Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2026 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$29,015
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Wonderlust Productions
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

A multicultural, multidisciplinary, St Paul-based ensemble of professional artists building a more inclusive world by creating new art that activates imaginations and illuminates community stories.

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
$29,015
Other Funds Leveraged
$190,736
Direct expenses
$205,244
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Arts activities will build capacity in communities including caregivers, the incarcerated community, and people interested in advocacy and activism. WLP will evaluate outcomes using Ripple Effect Mapping, which includes Appreciative Inquiry, Participatory Involvement, Interactive Group Interviewing and Reflection, and Mind Mapping.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Leah
Last Name
Cooper
Organization Name
Wonderlust Productions
Street Address
PO Box 8021
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55108
Phone
(612) 423-6335
Email
leah@wlproductions.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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