Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO EXPLORE AMERICAN IDENTITIES AND EXPERIENCES THROUGH ART AND CREATIVITY.
TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO DISCOVER THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGH AMERICAN ART.
EXHIBITIONS & PROGRAMS: IN THIS FISCAL YEAR, JULY 2019 THROUGH JUNE 2020, THE M PRESENTED NINE EXHIBITIONS. PARTNERSHIPS ARE CENTRAL TO MAKING EACH EXHIBITION AND PROGRAM COME BOLDLY TO LIFE. WHEN PARTNERED WITH AN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP, CURATION TURNS INTO AN ACT OF MUTUAL SUPPORT AND DELIBERATE TEAMWORK. THIS TYPE OF AUTHENTIC ENGAGEMENT LEADS TO SUSTAINED RELATIONSHIPS AND A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF OUR COLLECTIVE IDENTITIES, BUILDING A STRONGER COMMUNITY THROUGH ART AND CREATIVITY.(1) DIETRICH SIELING: CITY BUS AT DAY, CITY BUS AT NIGHT, NO CLOUDS EVERYWHERE, MAY SEPTEMBER 2019.(2) BRAD KAHLHAMER: A NATION OF ONE, JUNE AUGUST 2019. (3) HISTORY IS NOT HERE: ART AND THE ARAB IMAGINARY, SEPTEMBER 2019 JANUARY 2020. PARTNER: MIZNA, A ST PAUL-BASED ARAB ARTS ORGANIZATION. CURATORS: HEBA AMIN AND MAYMANAH FARHAT.(4) PARTNERS IN ACTION: A COMMUNITY EXHIBITION, OCTOBER 2019. PARTNERS: WITT SIASOCO, CREATECH, A PROGRAM OFFERED BY THE ST PAUL PUBLIC LIBRARIES; NICOLE SMITH AND LARRY WADDELL, HALLIE Q BROWN COMMUNITY CENTER; AND HLEE LEE-KRON, HMONG MUSEUM AT HMONG ELDERS CENTER.(5) HERE I HAVE RETURNED, OCTOBER 2019 FEBRUARY 2020. ARTIST: SHERIN GUIRGUIS.(6) A CHOICE OF WEAPONS, HONOR AND DIGNITY: THE VISIONS OF GORDON PARKS AND JAMEL SHABAZZ, JANUARY APRIL 2020. PARTNERS: SOULTOUCH PRODUCTIONS. CURATOR: ROBIN HICKMAN-WINFIELD AND FOUR GORDON PARKS HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARS WITH ADVISORS TRAVELL WILLIAMS, ANDREW SHORTY, AMELIA PHARMER, TYRELL HORTON.(7) GORDON PARKS: A HOMECOMING RE-INSTALLATION, MARCH SEPTEMBER 2020. CURATOR: ROBIN HICKMAN-WINFIELD; COLLABORATORS WERE STUDENTS FROM GORDON PARKS HIGH SCHOOL, FRANK MURPHY'S FASHIONS, SAINT PAUL HOTEL, HALLIE Q BROWN COMMUNITY CENTER AND MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER.(8) SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2020 HONORS VISUAL ART EXHIBITION, MAY 2020. ARTISTS: 24 STUDENT ARTISTS FROM EACH ST PAUL PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL. COLLABORATORS: ORDWAY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. (9) BLACK ART IN THE ERA OF PROTEST: A VIRTUAL CONVERSATION, JUNE 2020. MODERATOR: ROBYNE ROBINSON. PANELISTS: CHIOMA UWAGWU, TODD LAWRENCE, PRECIOUS WALLACE, REGGIE LEFLORE, ROGER CUMMINGS, SEITU JONES, CAMERON DOWNEY, ALEX SMITH AND TA-COUMBA AIKEN.IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND MANDATED CLOSURE IN MARCH 2020, THE M AND ITS COMMUNITY PARTNERS PIVOTED TO REMAIN RELEVANT AND PROACTIVE IN ALL OF ITS PROGRAMMING. TOGETHER, THEY REDESIGNED INTERNAL EXHIBITIONS TO DISPLAYING THE ARTWORK IN ITS LARGE, RETAIL WINDOWS AND IN SKYWAYS THAT ARE SEEN BY PEDESTRIANS AND PASSING VEHICLES BRINGING TIMELY AND IMPORTANT STORIES ABOUT THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE TO THE PUBLIC, FREE OF CHARGE, NOW 24 HOURS A DAY, SAFELY. THESE EXHIBITS WERE SUPPORTED WITH EXPANDED VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING. THE PANDEMIC ALSO PROVIDED THE IMPETUS TO EXPAND ITS VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEEPER ENGAGEMENT AND INTERACTION WITH THE EXHIBITIONS, COLLECTION, PARTNERS, ARTISTS AND OTHER PROGRAMS VIA THE M'S WEBSITE, FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM AND TWITTER. EXAMPLES: M @ HOME WEB PORTAL PROVIDES VIRTUAL TOURS AND COMPREHENSIVE DIVES INTO THE COLLECTION AND CURRENT EXHIBITIONS. COMMUNITY CONVENINGS CONNECTS AUDIENCES TO THE EXHIBITION CONTENT VIA ONLINE CONVERSATIONS. THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PERMANENT HOME IN THE PIONEER ENDICOTT BUILDING IS CRITICAL TO REINVIGORATE AND POSITION THE VISUAL ARTS ON PAR WITH THE OTHER GREAT EAST METRO INSTITUTIONS; AND TO ESTABLISH AN IMPORTANT ANCHOR THAT CONNECTS THE LIVELY ARTS SCENE IN ST. PAUL'S LOWERTOWN AND THE VENERABLE CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS SURROUNDING RICE PARK. THE FIRST PHASE OPENED IN 2018 AND THE SECOND AND FINAL PHASE WILL OPEN IN 2023.
COLLECTIONS:ACQUIRED 85 ARTWORKS INTO THE M'S PERMANENT COLLECTION; REPRESENTING 55 ARTISTS AND 4 UNKNOWN ARTISTS. 77 WERE GIFTS TO THE M AND 8 WERE PURCHASED.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Dr Kristin Makholm | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $141,134 |
| Gregory Page | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Hawona Sullivan Janzen | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Patty Dunlap Whitaker | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Brandon Seifert | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Colles Larkin | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Nathan Johnson | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Bruce Corrie | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Brenda Child | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Beastrom | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Nancy Apfelbacher | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Denomie | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Andy Currie | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Jo Bailey | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Dave Neal | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Thomas J Arneson | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Dick Zehring | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Focke | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Birt | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Sammler-Jones | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Rick Scott | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Diane Pozdolski | VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Robyne Robinson | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
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