Arts Activities Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Motionpoems, Inc.
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2014
End Date
October 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding for the second year of Arrivals and Departures, a multidisciplinary event that hosts a nationwide poetry contest, turns winning poems into short films, hangs screens on the St Paul Depot’s façade, and projects the films for three nights. The films will be projected during the Saint Paul Art Crawl, October 2015.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Executive Director, Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director, Roseville Parks and Recreation; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor and Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: Consultant and Grant Writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: Vocal Performer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Clea Galhano: Artistic; Scott Pakudaitis: Artistic, Organizational Development, Marketing; Bill Venne: Fundraising; Bob Shoemake: Artistic, Administration, Organizational Planning; Kathryn Tjaden: Administration, Fundraising, Organizational Planning; Stanton Wood: Fundraising, Administration, Artistic; Kelli Tatum: Fundraising, Administration.
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

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$138,000
Direct expenses
$148,000
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Todd
Last Name
Boss
Organization Name
Motionpoems, Inc.
Street Address
38 North Oaks Rd
City
North Oaks
State
MN
Zip Code
55127
Phone
(651) 644-1566
Email
info@motionpoems.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
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency