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2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$30,754
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Walker West Music Academy AKA Walker West
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2016
End Date
June 2017
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. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Pamela Fletcher: Associate professor of English and director of writing at Saint Catherine University; Amy Hunter: Retired educator; board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Roxana Linares: Executive director, Centro Tyrone Guzman; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; E. Jane Olive: Retired nurse and transplant coordinator; community volunteer; costumer; Marjorie Ostroushko: Cofounder and manager of Giving Voice Chorus; public radio strategist and marketer; Michael Ricci: Director of theater at North Hennepin Community College; Dana Sikkila, Visual artist; executive director of the 410 Project art gallery and artistic director of Black Water Press
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$30,754
Other Funds Leveraged
$392,151
Direct expenses
$422,905
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Students of diverse backgrounds will learn and grow through successful participation in music programs at Walker West Music Academy. 1. Jackrabbit Registration System: Tracks diversity through demographic data collection. 2. Program Quality Evaluation Tool: Tracks success rates for music education and enrichment programming. 2: Walker West Music Academy will continue to strengthen long term organizational stability. Quickbooks software to track and monitor: Increase assets and decrease liabilities through fiscal year 2016-17.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Students of diverse backgrounds learned and grew through successful participation in music programs at Walker West. 1. Jackrabbit Registration System: Tracks diversity through demographic data collection. 2. Program Quality Evaluation Tool: Tracks success rates for music education and enrichment programming. 2: Walker West continued to strengthen long term organizational stability. Quickbooks software to track and monitor: Increase assets and decrease liabilities through FY 2016 and FY 2017.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Darcie Thomsen, Dameun Strange, Nesret Shu-Ankh Theba, Harold Minor, Barbara Doyle, Doneka R. Scott, Maya Beecham, Steve Beseke, Mary Bolkcom, Dr. Valerie Butler, Anthony Cox, Danita Jackson, Tim Nelson, Joan Nyberg, Karen Welle, Reverend Carl Walker, Grant West
Project Manager
First Name
Peter
Last Name
Leggett
Organization Name
Walker West Music Academy AKA Walker West
Street Address
760 Selby Ave
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
(651) 224-2929
Email
peter@walkerwest.org
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Administered By
Administered by

Minnesota State Arts Board

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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Email the Agency
msab@arts.state.mn.us
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