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Partners in Arts Participation

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$20,717
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Walker Methodist Health Center
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2014
End Date
June 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview
Partners in Arts Participation
Project Details
Walker Methodist Health Center will provide WMHC residents a variety of meaningful arts experiences by bringing artists to its facility for seminars and performances, exhibiting residents’ art, and taking residents out to see art.
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
Michele Anderson: Rural program director, Springboard for the Arts, Fergus Falls; Sheila Asato: Visual arts coordinator, Penny George Institute; faculty member, Minnesota Center for Book Arts; Jill Aubin: Museum educator and curatorial assistant, Minnesota Discovery Center, Chisholm; self-taught artist with an emphasis in photography; Sue Awes: Director, Help Our Neighbors, Chatfield; Alice De Yonge: Program director, Project G.E.M.; David Grant: A Twin Cities-based writer; core alumnus member of The Playwrights' Center; Patrick Hollister: Active living planner, PartnerSHIP 4 Health; Ange Hwang: Executive director of Asian Media Access; Thomas Maakestad: A private entrepreneur and landscape artist|Bree Sieplinga, Associate director, Upstream Arts
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact
Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600
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
$20,717
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$20,717
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Increase low income, wheelchair bound Minnesotans/ Walker Methodist Health Center residents ability to access arts in community. Survey at start to determine what type of arts residents have seen in lifetime. Attendance of outings and events. Survey and discussion at end of project to what types of arts have seen. 2: Participants will demonstrate or report improved mood or better health, and more involvement in overall activities. We will keep attendance, take pre/post surveys, including their sense of wellbeing, and hold post session discussions. Audits of 10% of participants’ health records will show improved mood and health.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Residents accessed a wide variety of arts programs they otherwise might not have and came to view art as important in their lives. 2: Improvements were seen in mood, sense of well-being and interest and attendance at activities in residents who participated in arts programs.

Description of Funds
Project Manager
First Name
Cathy
Last Name
Schutt
Organization Name
Walker Methodist Health Center
Street Address
3737 Bryant Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55409
Phone
(612) 827-5931
Email
cschutt@walkermethodist.org
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Administered By
Administered by

Minnesota State Arts Board

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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Email the Agency
msab@arts.state.mn.us
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