Partners in Arts Participation
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$23,299
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Centro, Inc. AKA Centro Cultural Chicano, Inc.
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2014
End Date
June 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Partners in Arts Participation
Project Details
Centro proposes to enhance the delivery of its ongoing program services by incorporating a series of arts residencies to its senior and women groups in partnership with Teatro del Pueblo.
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
Brianda Cediel: Co-founder and executive director of Hands Across America; Sharon Fischlowitz: Program coordinator, Institute for Advanced Study, University of Minnesota; Roberta Gray: Director of Saint Francis Music Center, Little Falls; Tyra Hughes: A marriage and family therapist, and ARMHS worker for adults with mental illnesses; Chrisanne Pieper: Senior program director, Rochester Community and Technical College; Kelly Pratt: Business and life coach for people in creative industries; Michael Schlemper: Fiction writer, poet and visual artist; William Venne: Chief development officer, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota; Dennis Whipple: Executive director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year
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
$23,299
Other Funds Leveraged
$50
Direct expenses
$23,349
Administration costs
$3,039
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
This project is meant to solidify an on-going informal arts partnership between Centro and Teatro del Pueblo to better serve Centro’s constituency. A survey and several spot interviews will be conducted with participants at the end. At a debriefing meeting staff and artists will reflect on the feedback collected and recommend changes.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Centro Tyrone Guzman strengthened an arts partnership with Teatro del Pueblo, designed to enhance its services to better serve low-income Latinos.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Osiris Guzman, Iris Ramos, Francisco Peschard, Jeff Smith, Alex Cazales, Gerardo Morantes, Molly O'Shaughnessy
Project Manager
First Name
Roxana
Last Name
Linares
Organization Name
Centro, Inc. AKA Centro Cultural Chicano, Inc.
Street Address
1915 Chicago Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55404-1904
Phone
(612) 874-1412
Email
rlinares@centromn.org
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