Partners in Arts Participation

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Women's Initiative for Self Empowerment, Inc. AKA WISE
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2017
End Date
February 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Hennepin
Ramsey
Anoka
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview

Partners in Arts Participation

Project Details

Foreign Trained Professional Recertification program participants will write and produce short documentaries about their experiences becoming recertified to practice medicine in Minnesota.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Lana Barkawi: Executive director, Mizna; Julia Donaldson: Director of advancement, Pillsbury United Communities; Tabitha Montgomery: Executive director, Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association; Karen Quiroz: Professional vocalist, Brazilian music; Stacey Robison: Ceramicist; visual arts studio manager, Interact Center for Visual and Performing Arts; Moira Villiard: Visual artist and graphic designer; arts and cultural programming coordinator, American Indian Community Housing Organization, Duluth

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$25,000
Administration costs
$800
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Participants from WISE's client population of foreign-trained doctors empower themselves individually and as a group through video storytelling. An independent arts evaluator will observe the workshop process, conduct interviews with stakeholders, and watch completed films to assess whether participants learned art skills for self-empowerment. 2: WISE fulfills a previously identified need to partner with a documentary filmmaker to meet service goals for its client population. An independent arts evaluator will develop a logic model to assess how well the arts partnership aligned both with WISE's service goals and with Nathan Fisher's professional goals as an artist.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Participants from WISE's client population of foreign-trained doctors empowered themselves individually and as a group through video storytelling. An independent arts evaluator conducted interviews with participants, stakeholders, attended a public screening, and watched completed films to assess whether participants learned art skills for self-empowerment. 2: WISE fulfilled a previously identified need to partner with a documentary filmmaker to meet service goals for its client population. An independent arts evaluator assessed how well the arts partnership aligned both with WISE's service goals and with Nathan Fisher's professional goals as an artist.

Recipient Board Members
Aleksandra Alcheva, Rebecca Khankari, Sajya Singh, Tedla Kefene
Project Manager
First Name
Wilhelmina
Last Name
Holder
Organization Name
Women's Initiative for Self Empowerment (WISE), Inc.
Street Address
570 Asbury St, Ste 202 Hamline Park Plaza
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
(651) 646-3268
Email
wholder@womenofwise.org
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