Arts Access
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$98,500
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Pillsbury United Communities AKA Pillsbury House Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2016
End Date
October 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Arts Access
Project Details
Pillsbury House Theatre will convene, train, and support 27 community-based artists as art block leaders who will create art projects to engage neighbors on the blocks where they live and support them in patronizing arts assets in their community includin
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; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Private equity manager; board chair, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Maya Beecham: Education team coordinator, Bush Foundation; visual and spoken word artist; freelance writer; Mary Bromen: Executive Director, Dakota Woodlands Women's and Family Homeless Shelter; John Connelly: Independent consultant to nonprofits, photographer; Scott Dixon: Artist and administrator, Commonweal Theatre; Sandra Gillespie: Visual artist; online writing instructor, University of Alaska Anchorage; former program director, Alaska State Council on the Arts; Fatima Said: Executive director, Project FINE (Focus on Integrating Newcomers through Education) in Winona; Robert Weisenfeld: Director of government grants and sponsored programs, Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2016 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$98,500
Other Funds Leveraged
$34,456
Direct expenses
$132,956
Administration costs
$16,100
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.9
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Individuals in underserved communities will engage in more arts activities in their own neighborhoods. Attendance records, demographics, resident surveys, pre and post artist surveys and artist narrative observations will indicate whether barriers were mitigated and arts engagement increased.
Measurable Outcome(s)
We engaged over 2,000 people in free events on their block where they live. For the first year, we streamlined our evaluation process by creating a Final Report template on Survey Monkey. This allows us to more easily analyze the impact of this program on artists and have a standardized set of questions that will allow us to track progress over many years.
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Faysal Abraham, Andy Augustine, Lindsay Benjamin, Marnie Bumstead, Laura Bloomberg, JoAnn Harris, Travis Leonard, Kurt Lieberman, Kenji Okumura, Amit Patel, Raj Patel, Adam Patil, Paul Pribbenow, Lisa Sayles-Adams, Norah Shapiro, Curtis Smit, Norah Shapiro, Cordelia Anderson, Pam Arnold, John Humleker, Jim Langemo, Chanda Smith-Baker, Nedy Windham, Marianne Merriman, Sarah Milligan-Toffler, Eric Mueller, Julia Sand
Project Manager
First Name
Noël
Last Name
Raymond
Organization Name
Pillsbury United Communities AKA Pillsbury House Theatre
Street Address
3501 Chicago Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55407
Phone
(612) 787-3620
Email
noelr@pillsburyhousetheatre.org
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