Partners in Arts Participation

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,400
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Opportunity Partners, Inc.
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2011
End Date
August 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview
Partners in Arts Participation
Project Details
Opportunity Partners provides services to people with developmental disabilities and other special needs. Based on their success in providing high quality arts experiences, we want to provide Upstream Arts workshops for our clients.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., 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., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., 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., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,400
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$8,400
Administration costs
$1,300
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.04
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Partnerships are developed between social service organizations and arts organizations to better serve underserved communities. More Minnesotans are able to participate in the arts. Social or human service organizations use arts to help achieve their service goals. Perceived or real barriers to participation are addressed. The group was measured as a whole, and each participant had a specific stated goal area, that was also measured for improvement. This data was compiled into a data tracking spreadsheet and used to determine the data provided. Data: Session 1/Session 2: Scores stayed the same or improved 79% 80%, Improved Score in stated goal area 80% 73%, Scores did not improve in stated goal area 20% 7%, Lower Post-Test Score/No Answer 7% 3%.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We addressed barriers to participation by bringing Upstream Arts artists to people with disabilities for interactive workshops in which the participants interacted with artists to improve social and "soft" work skills. The barriers to arts programming occur because the people we serve lack the financial, transportation, support personnel, and other means necessary to attend programming in the community. They also lack the opportunities to hone their social and work skills within the community. This interactive arts workshop brought artists, trained to work with people with disabilities, to Opportunity Partners to lead arts activities that nurture self-expression, communication, group participation and other "soft" skills that are critical for community participation and employment. A specific goal of our organization is to provide persons with help to develop and maintain life skills and participate in community life. This program helped us achieve that goal at the same time as it mitigated barriers to participation in arts programming. It is unknown at this time if these barriers have been permanently or temporarily mitigated, as the program has just recently ended.

Description of Funds
Recipient Board Members
Henry Blissenbach, David Bares, Gregory Keane, Alan Thiel, Mike Chevrette, John Hetterick, Julie Kline, Cynthia L. Lesher, Migual A. Linares, Jane McCrossan, George Mikiska, Dave Oswald, Mickey Pajor, Janet Shepherd, Julie Sorenson, Edson Spencer Jr., Nancy Wagner.
Project Manager
First Name
Jennifer
Last Name
Zarth
Organization Name
Opportunity Partners, Inc.
Street Address
5500 Opportunity Ct
City
Minnetonka
State
MN
Zip Code
55343
Phone
(952) 201-2072
Email
jzarth@opportunities.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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