Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$47,180
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Epic Enterprise Inc.
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2017
End Date
August 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Rice
Rice
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Epic Enterprise will provide in-depth arts learning opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities in partnership with a musician from Toneworks Music Therapy Services, visual artist Lori Brink, and fabric artist Chiaki O'Brien.

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. Chair, 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. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; 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. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Jeffrey Bleam: Chair, department of theater and film studies, Saint Cloud State University; Heather Casper: Curator of education, Minnesota Marine Art Museum; David DeGennaro: Managing and creative director, West Bank School of Music; Prachee Mukherjee: Director of assessment, research and evaluation for St. Louis Park Public Schools; Adrienne Sweeney: Associate artistic director and director of external communications, Commonweal Theatre Company

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$47,180
Other Funds Leveraged
$7,994
Direct expenses
$55,174
Administration costs
$522
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Barriers will be identified and adaptations made to support arts learners to develop and expand artistic skills and self-expression. Individual barriers will be identified and adaptations suggested by artists and Epic staff. Adaptations which prove to be successful will be integrated into future lessons and will be documented. 2: Learners will develop holistically, as art becomes a vehicle for expanded emotional/social wellbeing, physical and artistic/cognitive functioning. Evaluation is through observations by artists and staff identifying emotional/social, physical and artistic/cognitive functioning. Regular meetings will review individual mastery and participation.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Barriers were identified and adaptations have been made to support arts learners to develop and expand artistic skills and self-expression. Individual barriers were identified and adaptations suggested by artists and Epic staff. Adaptations which proved to be successful have been documented and integrated into lessons. 2: Learners developed holistically, as art was a vehicle for expanded emotional/social wellbeing, physical and artistic/cognitive functioning. Evaluation was through observations by artists and staff identifying emotional/social, physical and artistic/cognitive functioning. In reflections after residency days, staff and artists reviewed individual mastery and participation of arts learners.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
David Gonnerman, Kathleen Doran-Norton, Norman Oberto, Linda Olson, Janet Petri, Bonnie Prawer, Rick Risberg
Project Manager
First Name
Linda
Last Name
Hibbard
Organization Name
Epic Enterprise Inc.
Street Address
PO Box 186
City
Dundas
State
MN
Zip Code
55019
Phone
(507) 645-6800
Email
lhibbard@epicenterpriseinc.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