Partnership Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$50,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Minnesota Creative Arts and Aging Network AKA ArtSage
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2014
End Date
May 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Dakota
Isanti
Chisago
Wright
Washington
Beltrami
Cass
Hennepin
Ramsey
Dakota
Isanti
Chisago
Wright
Washington
Beltrami
Cass
Project Overview
Partnership Grant
Project Details
Phase 3: Fifteen additional artists will receive basic level training. Special emphasis will be placed on training artists in two groups that were not highly represented in the earlier phases-males and artists from diverse communities. Ten artists who have participated in phase 1 or 2 will receive advanced train-the-trainer training, at the end of which they will have reached the master/trainer level.
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.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. 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.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Advisory Group 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.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. 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.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$50,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$21,000
Direct expenses
$71,000
Administration costs
$8,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Up to fifteen new participants will receive introductory training, to help meet current demand while targeting currently underrepresented artists so that the pool of qualified artists reflects the state’s diversity. 2: A cadre of ten trained teaching artists wanting to move further in their work or discipline, focus their practice on particular care level, or learn to incorporate a new art form into their lesson plans will receive advanced training, with a goal of having them join the pool of master/trainer mentors for the future.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We were able to provide intro training to 20 teaching artists. More than 30 applied and we felt that these 20 were deserving of the training and should be included. We were also able to do this because we found matching funds of $20,000 from other funders to augment our budget. We targeted artists of color, men and those from under-represented areas of the state and had artists representing these target areas in the training. 2: We only had 4 artists who applied for this advanced training. We selected three to participate and one had to leave due to health issues. The two who completed the training set personal educational goals for themselves and worked with their mentors to achieve the goal. In future, this kind of self directed plan needs to be reconfigured because many of the artists are already working fulltime and therfore, feel they are learning on the job and don't need additional training.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Brad Ballinger, Laura Merriam, Judy Blaseg, Jyni Koschak, Gil Kiekenapp, Dawne Brown White, Nathan Davis, Catherine Sullivan
Project Manager
First Name
Tammy
Last Name
Hauser
Organization Name
Minnesota Creative Arts and Aging Network AKA ArtSage
Street Address
155 E Lake St Ste 206
City
Wayzata
State
MN
Zip Code
55391
Phone
(612) 578-0952
Email
tammy@artsagemn.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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