Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Arcata Press AKA Saint Paul Almanac
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2014
End Date
September 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding for the 2016 Saint Paul Almanac, an annual publishing of amateur and professional literary artists. The 2016 Saint Paul Almanac will be released in September 2015 and a book release party will take place at the Northern Warehouse in Lowertown St Paul.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, Storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre Artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Colleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Janice Johnson: Marketing, Organizational Development, Education; Scott Chamberlain: Administration; Christina Dahlheimer: Artistic; Andrea Lubov: Artistic, Administration; Kristin Cooper: Fundraising, Artistic, Administration, Web Design; Hilary Smith: Fundraising, Administration, Marketing; Emily Cole Jones: Fundraising, Artistic, Administration; DA Bullock: Artistic, Marketing.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$46,000
Direct expenses
$56,000
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
One hundred writers are published in the 2016 Saint Paul Almanac. Over 250 people attend the 2016 Saint Paul Almanac book release party.We will count how many visual artists and writers participated in the 2016 Saint Paul Almanac. We will count how many people attended the 2016 Saint Paul Almanac book release party.
Measurable Outcome(s)
We published the 2016 Saint Paul Almanac book in September 2015 with 156 writers included. We held a book release party at the Northern Warehouse in Lowertown on Thursday, September 10, 2015 with 253 attendees. We hosted 13 additional Saint Paul Almanac author readings in multiple venues across St Paul from September 2015 through December 2015 with 198 attendees so far (one event still to go).
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Metric Giles, Carol Connolly, Lisa Steinmann, Leon Daisy, Lamar Collins, ShauntΘ Douglas, Nimo Farah, Shaquan Foster, Justin Holt, Stewart Stone, Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay, Clarence White, Stephanie Wright
Project Manager
First Name
Kimberly
Last Name
Nightingale
Organization Name
Arcata Press AKA Saint Paul Almanac
Street Address
275 4th St E Ste 701
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55101
Phone
(651) 785-6268
Email
kimberly@saintpaulalmanac.org
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