Project Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
#unitecloud
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2018
End Date
August 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Benton
Stearns
Benton
Stearns
Project Overview

Project Grant

Project Details

Project When Home Won't Let You Stay: Encountering Refugee Stories: Bring James Bowey's traveling photography exhibit featuring MN refugees to St. Cloud, summer 2018.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Linda Brobeck: President of CMAB Board of Directors, Wright County, Minnesota visual artist and owner of Crow River North LLC, has served on a number of non-profit boards; Doug Lien: Stearns County, Watercolorist, Member of Central Minnesota Watercolorists, Community Education Art Class instructor; Mark Nelson: Wright County, Public School Music Teacher, choral director, community theatre director, voice lessons instructor, American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota Board Member; Leslie Hanlon: Secretary on CMAB, Stearns County, Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; George Minerich: Benton County, Professional film, digital and nature photographer, local arts center and photography club volunteer; Joyce Lyons: actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manager of KVSC Radio, Music Concert Producer, Community Events Organizer.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Linda Brobeck: President of CMAB Board of Directors, Wright County, Minnesota visual artist and owner of Crow River North LLC, has served on a number of non-profit boards; Doug Lien: Stearns County, Watercolorist, Member of Central Minnesota Watercolorists, Community Education Art Class instructor; Mark Nelson: Wright County, Public School Music Teacher, choral director, community theatre director, voice lessons instructor, American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota Board Member; Leslie Hanlon: Secretary on CMAB, Stearns County, Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; George Minerich: Benton County, Professional film, digital and nature photographer, local arts center and photography club volunteer; Joyce Lyons: actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manager of KVSC Radio, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,481
Direct expenses
$10,481
Administration costs
$0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

To bring awareness to the global refugee crisis, build empathy towards our refugee neighbors in Central MN, and to find ourselves in each other, one photograph at a time. We will use a postcard to gather feedback at the artist talk in August, as well as gathering feedback through our social media promotion of this exhibit.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The specific outcomes of this exhibit were to bring awareness to the global refugee crisis, build empathy towards our refugee neighbors in Central MN, and to find ourselves in each other, one photograph at a time. We gathered written and verbal feedback at the culminating event in August as well as through our social media posts throughout the summer-long project.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved proposed outcomes.
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Sara Greenberg-Hassan, Co-chair
Laura Tripiciano, Co-Chair
Zurya Anjum
Esther Aspling
Younsook Yeo
Ulises Ayala

The St Cloud community was once all white and Christian. Due to a change in demographics the last couple of decades, that is not the face of this area anymore! Our board reflects the change in this area by having both people of color and white people, people born in America and those that weren’t, and lastly, people representing many faiths: Muslim, Christian, and Jewish.
Project Manager
First Name
Natalie
Last Name
Ringsmuth
Organization Name
#unitecloud
Street Address
232 2nd Ave N
City
Waite Park
State
MN
Zip Code
56387
Phone
(404) 422-0290
Email
natalie@unitecloud.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
Email the Agency
Location

P.O. Box 458
220 4th Ave North 
Foley, MN 56329

Phone
Project Manager: Leslie LeCuyer
320-968-4290x 3