Partners in Arts Participation

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$23,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Life House
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2019
End Date
February 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
St. Louis
St. Louis
Project Overview

Partners in Arts Participation

Project Details

Life House will work with artist Adam Swanson to guide homeless and street youth in the design and painting of a mural on the Life House Youth Drop-in Center building.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, 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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; 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

Lynne Beck: Development consultant; former COMPAS development director; Gordon Coons: Artist; Robin Cruze: Assistant to executive director, Wirth Center; president of HOBY MN; Janette Davis: Acting executive director, Southern Theater; Simone Needles: Visual artist; instructor at Interact; Olga Nichols: Visual artist; executive director of Bird Island Cultural Centre; Scott Reynolds: Stage director and performer; artistic director of Mixed Precipitation; Lisa Wigand: Business banker; heads advisory board for Central Lakes College Performing Arts Center

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

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$23,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$23,000
Administration costs
$3,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Youth participants will develop skills in collaboration and painting by working with an experienced muralist. Participants will complete a survey administered in the drop-in Youth Center after the project is completed. The surveys will measure the impact of the painting experience on identified qualities and skills.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Youth participants will develop skills in collaboration and painting by working with an experienced muralist. Life House staff members tracked participation and received feedback from youth who participated in painting the mural. Youth responded to questions about their experience.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Recipient Board Members
Ron Alston, Paige Benson, Patrick Boyle, Renee Gibbs, Cheryl Goldberg, Eric Huie, Laurie Hull, Meghann Jones, Shane Jopke, Morgana Kolenda, Nick Lepak, Jim Paulson, Leanne Ventrella, Gudrun Witrak
Project Manager
First Name
Maude
Last Name
Dornfeld
Organization Name
Life House
Street Address
102 1st St W
City
Duluth
State
MN
Zip Code
55802
Phone
(218) 722-7431x 111
Email
maude.dornfeld@life-house.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
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