Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$17,806
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Midway Contemporary Art
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2013
End Date
June 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Carver
Chisago
Dakota
Hennepin
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Stearns
Washington
Winona
Wright
Anoka
Carver
Chisago
Dakota
Hennepin
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Stearns
Washington
Winona
Wright
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

Gretchen Boyum: Gallery manager, Kaddatz Gallery; Fergus Falls Public Arts commissioner; Melissa Brechon: Retired library director, Carver County Library System; board member, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Jessica Briggs: Arts administration and arts/culture nonprofit consultant; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Suzzanne Kelley: Managing editor and codirector, New Rivers Press, Moorhead; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Elizabeth Richardson: Long-time arts administrator; former marketing director, Mixed Blood Theatre; Walter Zakahi: Dean, College of Arts and Humanities, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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
$17,806
Other Funds Leveraged
$449,130
Direct expenses
$466,936
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Providing Minnesotans with free, direct access to contemporary art. In 2013-14, we will produce five solo and group exhibitions of new contemporary artwork by emerging and under-represented artists. We will host eight-ten free artist talks and conversations, film screenings, and a fall educational symposium. We will publish and distribute several catalogs by Midway artists. 2: Supporting emerging and under-represented artists. We will work closely with artists to develop new projects, each with exhibition budgets ranging from $10,000-$30,000, including extensive technical support, travel costs, framing, fabrication, and shipping, plus an artist’s stipend of $5,000.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Midway provided Minnesotans with free, direct access to contemporary art through its publicly accessible year-round programming, presenting exhibitions, performances, lectures, book-launches, screenings, and free educational tours for visitors from around the state. Midway published a catalog on Nina Canell and distributed its publications throughout the region. Midway supported five emerging and under-represented artists in developing new work for their Midway exhibitions in 2013-2014, presenting exhibitions featuring new work by artists Tobias Kaspar, Julia Rometti and Victor Costales, Hans-Christian Lotz, and Mitchell Syrop.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Sally Blanks, Jim Cahn, Leslie Cohan, Toby Dayton, Kris Douglas, Isa Gagarin, Michelle Grabner, Randy Hartten, Kate Kelly, Kati Lovaas, Jori Miller, Alan Polsky, Jay Swanson
Project Manager
First Name
John
Last Name
Rasmussen
Organization Name
Midway Contemporary Art
Street Address
527 2nd Ave SE
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55414-1103
Phone
(612) 605-4504
Email
johnr@midwayart.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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