Arts Activities Support

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

People Incorporated

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

July 2013

End Date

January 2014

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Ramsey

Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Funding for the Artability Show and Sale, a three-day event for artists with mental illness to exhibit and sell their artwork in October 2013.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Philip Fried: artistic, community development, disabilities specialist; Nan Jahnke: administration, volunteerism, community development; Michele Blanchard: artistic, audience development, fundraising; Bill Venne: fundraising; Maggie Scanlan: artistic, education; Cass Erickson: fundraising, youth programming, community education; Elizabeth Tanner: artistic, education, community education; Patricia Mitchell: artistic, audience development, administration; Lori Anne Vicich: marketing, artistic.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2013 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$10,750

Direct expenses

$20,750

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

To empower artists with mental illness; to change public perceptions of mental illness and challenge stigmas; to create an environment that supports, celebrates, and showcases the talents of participating artists.Number of artists who participate; community attendance; amount of artwork entered and sold; feedback from show attendees and advisory committee members; survey of participating artists.

Measurable Outcome(s)

People Incorporated provided five six-week sessions of art workshops for artists with mental illness to over 70 individuals; the project provided 80 artists with mental illness the opportunity to share their work publicly; Participating artists reported significant positive changes such as feeling more confident, more focused and a sense of accomplishment; over 400 individuals attended the exhibit.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Greta Seiffert, Sarah Beggs, Nancy Blakestad, Mike Conroy, Bart Galle, Elias LaVelle, Barbara Nichols, Mary Ratliff, Jan Favorite

Project Manager

Katie

Burns

People Incorporated

2060 Centre Pointe Blvd Ste 3

Mendota Heights

55120