Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$12,242
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Itasca Life Options
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
December 2022
End Date
November 2023
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Itasca
Itasca
Project Overview

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1

Project Details

Itasca Life Options will provide accessible music and movement classes, as well as tickets to professional quality matinee shows, thus promoting arts accessibility to individuals who otherwise may not have the opportunity.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Rachel Carlson: Rachel Coyne is a writer and painter from Lindstrom, MN. Her books include Daughter, Have I Told You?, Whiskey Heart, The Patron Saint of Lost Comfort Lake and the YA Antigone Ravynn Chronicles. Her painting have been featured in journals such as Fatal flaw, the Emerson Review, Hole in the Head and many others.; Joshua Gillespie: Gillespie is a local Black Storyteller and a Leadership Scholarship Program Director. He is passionate about the local art community as a Minnesota native and actively participates in the creative sphere. He has volunteered as a grant reviewer in the past, and he hopes to continue learning about the process and improve his own grant writing abilities. He is dedicated to the work and committed to the process.; Jane Nelson: Jane Becker Nelson is Director and Curator of Flaten Art Museum at St. Olaf College, where she oversees the museum?s collections and exhibitions and serves as a specialist in and advocate for visual teaching and learning. Becker Nelson has worked in museums and galleries across the U.S. and Canada, serving as curator, educator, gallery manager, and fundraiser at institutions including the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Walker Art Center, Groveland Gallery, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Seattle Art Museum, and Agnes Etherington Art Centre in Ontario. Her major fields of interest include contemporary art in northern North America, museum studies, and curatorial practice. Exhibitions such as The Making Known (2022), Meg Ojala: I Want to Show You Something (2018), She Gone Rogue (2014), and Re-framing Terrorism (2011) exemplify Becker Nelson?s interest in art and contemporary culture, and a drive to connect exhibitions with curricular interests in higher education. Becker Nelson holds a BA in studio art and art history from St. Olaf College and an MA in art history from Queen?s University in Kingston, Ontario. She is a Minnesota state representative to the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries (AAMG) and presents regularly at their annual conferences.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$12,242
Other Funds Leveraged
$553
Direct expenses
$12,795
Administration costs
$748
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

ILO will partner with local preforming arts center, The Reif, to provide client access to high quality music and movement classes and live theater ILO and Reif staff will document client classes and follow the progress of each participant. Clients will present a showcase of their new skills and techniques learned at the end of the class session.

Measurable Outcome(s)

ILO partnered with The Reif, to provide client access to two Let's Make Music classes, a Dance and Movement class, and tickets to multiple live shows. Our administrator and staff documented class participation in each client's daily book. We recorded video and took photos during each class. Our showcases were observed by full theatres of friends, family, and community memembers.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved proposed outcomes.
Recipient Board Members
Ann Carlson, Mike Kellin, Carol Anderson, Ron Evenson, Marie Sippola, Lisa Lassen
Project Manager
First Name
Lisa
Last Name
Lassen
Organization Name
Itasca Life Options
Street Address
PO Box 20
City
Grand Rapids
State
MN
Zip Code
55744
Phone
(218) 322-6501
Email
llassen@itascalifeoptions.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
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