Program areas at Soo Visual Arts Center
Gallery exhibitions: Soo Visual Arts Center schedules a year-round calendar of exhibits in our gallery. All exhibits are augmented with free opening events and free admission to the gallery. Our curatorial focus promotes contemporary artists whose work challenges and expands conventional notions of aesthetics and ideology.in 2023, we produced nine exhibitions onsite, eight exhibitions with community partners and exhibited 122 artists.
Soo Visual Arts Center in person community programming. Soovac holds workshops, artist talks, panel discussions, and other free community programming for students, artists, educators and the general public. In 2023, 4 artist talks, 3 artist led workshops and 1 artist residency were done.
Soovacs virtual connections is online robust artist led programming including artist talks, studio visits, workshops, and commissioned activites.through this work, we have provided access for audiences and artists that are unable to physically be in our space. In 2023, 20 artists video interviews were shared online.
Internship program: 5 student internships providing experience and mentorship to emerging artists and nonprofit professionals
Who funds Soo Visual Arts Center
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Soo Visual Arts Center
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Carolyn Payne | Executive Director | $61,662 | 2024-05-15 |
| Liza Ferrarri | Treasurer | $0 | 2023-07-05 |
| Gretchen Gasterland-Gustafssson | Chair | $0 | 2023-07-05 |
| Alicia Gibson | Secretary | $0 | 2023-07-05 |
| Chet Ritchle | Past Treasurer | $0 | 2018-06-30 |
Financials for Soo Visual Arts Center
| Revenues | FYE 06/2023 | FYE 06/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $237,889 | $242,814 | -2% |
| Program services | $0 | $15,160 | -100% |
| Investment income and dividends | $0 | $0 | - |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $-843 | $-4,133 | 79.6% |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $12,133 | $1,497 | 710.5% |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Total revenues | $249,179 | $255,338 | -2.4% |
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|---|
| Key West Art Center | 501(c)(3) | Key West, FL | $153,727 |
| Rocky Neck Art Colony | 501(c)(3) | Gloucester, MA | $193,009 |
| Gallery Route One | 501(c)(3) | Point Reyes Station, CA | $204,639 |
| Josephine Sculpture Park | 501(c)(3) | Frankfort, KY | $641,561 |
| Spaces | 501(c)(3) | Cleveland, OH | $694,176 |
| Dallas Center for Photography | 501(c)(3) | Dallas, TX | $254,197 |
| Oregon Center for Contemporary Art | 501(c)(3) | Portland, OR | $505,715 |
| Sumter Gallery of Art | 501(c)(3) | Sumter, SC | $240,933 |
| Katonah Museum of Art (KMA) | 501(c)(3) | Katonah, NY | $1,053,280 |
| Williamsburg Contemporary Art Center | 501(c)(3) | Williamsburg, VA | $127,222 |
Data update history
July 22, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
December 26, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $1,500 from Greystone Foundation November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 9, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMuseumsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
MembershipsPartially liquidatedFundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 2909 Bryant Ave S Ste 101
- Minneapolis, MN 55408
- Metro area
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
- County
- Hennepin County, MN
- Website URL
- soovac.org/Â
- Phone
- (612) 669-8104
IRS details
- EIN
- 41-1944443
- Fiscal year end
- June
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1999
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- A40: Visual Art Organizations, Services
- NAICS code, primary
- 7121: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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