Partners in Arts Participation

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$24,125
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Vail Place
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2020
End Date
February 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview

Partners in Arts Participation

Project Details

Vail Place and the History Theatre will collaborate to introduce adults with serious mental illnesses to theater arts and support their mental health recovery goals.

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.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. 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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; 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.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Robin Cruze: Assistant executive director, Wirth Center; president of HOBY MN; Janette Davis: Artist and advocate; founder of Bridge View Center Inc.; Victoria Hong: Illustrator, facilitator, and consultant; Anna Ostendorf: Program director, ArtReach; Madeline Phelps: ; Kylie Rieke: Visual artist and potter; vice president, T-Bird Community Arts Board; Chelsea Unold: Undergraduate program coordinator, University of Minnesota College of Design; Christina Woods: Executive director, Duluth Art Institute

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$24,125
Other Funds Leveraged
$13,600
Direct expenses
$37,725
Administration costs
$2,900
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Vail Place clients develop insights that aid their recovery and they experience improved quality of life. 1. Post-project client surveys to assess learning and program feedback 2. Interviews with program staff for client/program feedback 3. Interviews with teaching artists for client/program feedback. 2: Outreach presentations will increase understanding of mental health and support for Vail Place theater arts program. 1. Tracking number of presentations 2. Tracking financial support received through presentations 3. Post-performance audience Q and A's 4. Follow-up interviews with targeted presentation attendees.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Vail Place clients developed insights to aid their recovery and experienced improved quality of life. 1. Capturing client feedback during and post-project 2. Program staff interviews 3. Teaching Artist interviews 4. Audience and client Q and A following final performance. 2: Outreach presentations increased understanding of mental health and support for Vail Place theater arts program. 1. Tracking number of presentations (virtual due to Covid) 2. Soliciting and recording responses of attendees during and immediately following virtual presentations 3. Post-performance audience Q and A's.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
John Duffy, Emily Pearl, Scott Kerssen, Bill Long, Angie Dahl, Amy Browne, Cheryl Collins, Char Chmielewski, Patrick Hagan, Calynn Hendrickson, Margaret Humphrey, Jude Mostek, Sharon Oswald, Nick Paluck, Cindy Theis, Richard Whitman
Project Manager
First Name
Stefano
Last Name
LoVerso
Organization Name
Vail Place
Street Address
23 9th Ave S
City
Hopkins
State
MN
Zip Code
55343
Phone
(952) 938-9622
Email
sloverso@vailplace.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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