Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,880
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Free Arts Minnesota
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2013
End Date
June 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

General operating support

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,880
Other Funds Leveraged
$407,830
Direct expenses
$433,710
Administration costs
$1,708
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Weave arts programming into the fabric of community life at homeless shelters, domestic violence shelters, and out-of-school time programs in community centers. Build and sustain partnerships that integrate art into community life at 30 agencies each year. Evaluate the success of the partnerships through biannual surveys of the staff in the facilities that host our programs. 2: Expand participation in the arts to people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities by reaching 4,000 youth with arts activities and mentorship; recruiting and training 250 community members to lead art projects and be mentors for the youth. Evaluate youth artistic experience with surveys of staff in the facilities that host our programs, as well as participating youth and volunteers.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Free Arts brought art programs into 30 social service and community service organizations, like homeless and domestic violence shelters, and Boys and Girls clubs. Free Arts reached 3,929 youth across all its arts programs. We recruited and trained 418 community members to lead art projects and be mentors to youth. Evaluations confirmed youth in our programs developed new artistic skills and had a safe environment in which to express themselves.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Jeff Putnam, Peter Ekberg, Lynn Maaske, Jane Hopkins Gould, Paul Braun, Pat Courtemanche, Dave Deal, Erinn Farrell, Rhonda Hansford, Mary Ann Heine, Keith Kozerski, Carol Smith, Dan Thomas, Marissa Upin
Project Manager
First Name
Daniel
Last Name
Thomas
Organization Name
Free Arts Minnesota
Street Address
400 1st Ave N Ste 518
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55401
Phone
(612) 824-2787
Email
dan@freeartsminnesota.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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