Community Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Voices of Hope Prison Choir
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2018
End Date
March 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Scott
Scott
Project Overview

Community Arts

Project Details

Voices of Hope January-March Quarterly Project

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Marisol Chiclana-Ayala: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Colleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Vice President for Advancement; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of MN Founder and Executive Director; See More Perspective: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach St. Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter, LLP Attorney.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Arneshia Williams: Dance, Folk, Traditional Arts, Multidisciplinary; Elle Thoni: Opera, Musical Theater, Performance Art, Multidisciplinary; Erin Lewis: Literature, Visual Arts, Community Arts; Jeff Ambroz: Visual Arts, Craft Arts, Design Arts; Karyssa Jackson: Literature; Kathleen Conroy: Theatre, Puppetry; Ken Fruitrail: Literature, Visual Arts, Spoken Word; Marie Panlener: Visual Arts, Media Arts, Photography; Tikki Brown: Visual Arts, Community Arts, Craft Arts.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$5,165
Direct expenses
$10,165
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

This project aims to include approximately 40 Voices of Hope singers from the MCF-Shakopee facility as well as approximately twenty musicians from the outside community; together, these musicians will perform for an audience of about 80 incarcerated women at MCF-Shakopee, raising awareness about a selected cause/organization. The effectiveness of this project will be measured primarily through post-concert surveys and discussion; our goal is for at least 90% of the musicians to report that they found the performance experience meaningful and that women in the Voices of Hope built confidence as musicians and performers, were exposed to new musical styles, and increased their understanding of the power of music to raise awareness about a particular cause or issue. Voices of Hope singers and visiting musicians will be given the opportunity to fill out evaluative surveys asking for feedback about their experience participating in the project. We will also collect qualitative data from a post-concert discussion with choir members and visiting musicians, as long as prison administration allows. ; Voices of Hope singers and visiting musicians will be given the opportunity to fill out evaluative surveys asking for feedback about their experience participating in the project. We will also collect qualitative data from a post-concert discussion with choir members and visiting musicians, as long as prison administration allows.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved proposed outcomes.
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Kathy Saltzman Romey, Mark Stover, Jon Guyton, Sarah Tengblad, Brittany Kallman Arneson
Project Manager
First Name
Amanda
Last Name
Weber
Organization Name
Voices of Hope Prison Choir
Street Address
4122 Blaisdell Ave
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55409
Phone
(828) 244-0676
Email
amanda.k.weber@gmail.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