Arts Access

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$35,900
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
In Progress
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2015
End Date
December 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Polk
Ramsey
Polk
Ramsey
Project Overview
Arts Access
Project Details
Fresh Voices is a digital arts project dedicated to the creation of photographs, videos, and writing pieces that publicly acknowledge and celebrate the voice of Latinos living in the rural community of Crookston, Minnesota.
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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Mary Bromen: Executive director, Dakota Woodlands Women's and Family Homeless Shelter; Laura Campbell: Adult day program manager, Southwest Senior Center, ArtSage teaching artist; Kendall Carlson: Communications and events manager for Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES); Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center
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

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$35,900
Other Funds Leveraged
$5,347
Direct expenses
$41,247
Administration costs
$1,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.2
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Twenty members of the Latino community of Crookston will create video and photographic works that demonstrate an understanding of the aesthetics and principles of the artform. Artwork will be evaluated according to Minnesota State Standards in the Arts, using assessments designed by the project director. Participants will use arts criticism for self-assessment and growth that will be collected and synthesized, and reported on. 2: 3,000 Crookston residents will be introduced to public presentations of participant created artwork. Additional exhibits will expand audience to a total of 4,000. Audience tallies and informal interviews with participating artists and audience members will be collected and reported on.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Fresh Voices built effective working relationships with community members and representatives of local institutions that are underserved by the arts. Artwork was evaluated according to Minnesota State Standards in the Arts, using assessments designed by the project director. Participants used arts criticism as a means for self-assessment and growth that was collected synthesized, and summarized. Additionally, exit interviews and pre and post surveys were used to collect participant feedback regarding program quality. 2: More Minnesotans, specifically from the northwestern region of the state were able to participate in the arts. Audience tallies were taken by locally based teaching artists. These tallies were also matched with attendance records kept by local libraries and school systems, regarding audience flow. Informal observation, local planning, and activity feedback assisted in determining and securing exhibition and event sites that would maximize local attendance.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Juanita Espinosa, Anna Swan Sherwood, Denise Mayotte, Sai Thao, Bryan Vue, Karen Starr, Martin Case, Bienvenida Matias, Victoria Abrigo Ramirez, DeAnna Drift
Project Manager
First Name
Kristine
Last Name
Sorensen
Organization Name
In Progress
Street Address
213 Front Ave
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55117
Phone
(612) 805-0514
Email
ythmedia@aol.com
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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