Partners in Arts Participation

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,440
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2011
End Date
September 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview
Partners in Arts Participation
Project Details
CurbCulture links youth with artists to curate and engage the community with storefront and public art in Powderhorn Park and Central neighborhoods. The project mentors youth and generates interaction with art and local conditions.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., 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., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, 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., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., 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., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,440
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$5,440
Administration costs
$500
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Partnerships are developed between social service organizations and arts organizations to better serve underserved communities. More Minnesotans are able to participate in the arts. Social or human service organizations use arts to help achieve their service goals. Perceived or real barriers to participation are addressed. Through a combination of networking, advertising, and forging partnerships with local businesses, we hope to reach out to three distinct groups that have been previously underserved.

Measurable Outcome(s)

With CurbCulture, the Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association and the Pillsbury House + Theatre worked with three distinct groups which may experience barriers to participation in the arts and/or community-building. These groups were inner city, low income youth; neighborhood artists (new and established); and locally-owned businesses on Chicago Avenue. Over eighty neighborhood youth developed an exciting and innovative art exhibit that community members took pride in, thereby building perceived value for the young people by adults in the community. The twenty-one exhibiting artists ranged from internationally known artists to emerging, first time exhibitors. Eighteen business owners whom previously were not connected to either Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association or Pillsbury House became engaged in a formal arts partnership, inviting exhibition attendees to visit their locations. Businesses were given artist sandwich boards to keep, therefore becoming mini neighborhood galleries for the foreseeable future. Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association and Pillsbury House have worked in this community for a combined 50+ years. From this wealth of experience and conversations with residents, we acknowledge the inadequate level of resources for youth, artists and businesses. CurbCulture invited three underserved groups to work together to create an art exhibit to reflect the uniqueness of the neighborhood. Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association and Pillsbury House connections with members of these groups are enhanced. Furthermore, youth, artists and businesses established personal connections. Future communication, networking and projects will be easier. 2: Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association and Pillsbury House partnered to bring three underserved communities together - these were middle school youth, artists from the Powderhorn Park and Central neighborhoods, and the eighteen locally owned small businesses. CurbCulture is a successful example of arts-based creative place-making that knitted community assets together to form this final exhibit. It required participation and buy in from all five constituents. This project solidified Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association and Pillsbury House’s partnership and formalized its relationship which has led to several significant developments, including: partnering and receiving a 2012 ArtsPlace grant for $250,000, developing ongoing project partnerships, and the continued inclusion of Powderhorn Park neighborhood artists Xavier Tavera and Peter Haakon Thompson, as artists directly involved in future Pillsbury House public art projects. Pillsbury House is an essential partner education in Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association activities such as the Powderhorn Art Fair, the Powderhorn Artist Mixers, graffiti prevention, abatement and, and several place-making projects. The 38th and Chicago Business Association was also a key partner in the project which is now a new resource for our Arts On Chicago/ArtPlace efforts to develop a Chicago Avenue Arts District.

Description of Funds
Recipient Board Members
Jill Boldenow, Karen Kingsley, Keith Harris, Christina Nicholson, Dara Rudick, Claire Wilson, Vienna Rothberg, Mary Jo Leier, Doug Hill, Leisbel Lam, Ruben Lopez, Katie Hutton, Jeannine Estime, Shannon Pipho, Ashanti Austin, Molly Priesmeyer
Project Manager
First Name
Becky
Last Name
Timm
Organization Name
Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association
Street Address
821 E 35th St
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55407-2102
Phone
(612) 703-5389
Email
becky@ppna.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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