Partners in Arts Participation

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,765
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Achieve Services, Inc.
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2015
End Date
June 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Hennepin
Anoka
Hennepin
Project Overview

Partners in Arts Participation

Project Details

Students with disabilities in the Twin Cities will be given a new opportunity to create original music with the help of Achieve Services’ music group Dance at Your Own Risk. These adults and students will share their songs in a concert in June 2015.

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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

William Adams: Public policy consultant, community leader of Kaddatz Galleries creation; Gabrielle Bliss: Arts coordinator at Folwell School, Performing Arts Magnet; Ykatirina Cardenas: Performing artist, youth arts educator; Chrisanne Pieper: Senior program director, Rochester Community and Technical College; Toni Quirk: Vice president of development Phoenix Alternatives Inc (provides services to adults with developmental disabilities), White Bear Lake; Rickey Shiomi: Playwright, director, cofounder of Mu Performing Arts; Bree Sieplinga: Associate director, Upstream Arts; Kathleen Spehar: Executive director, The O'Shaughnessy

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

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,765
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,727
Direct expenses
$12,492
Administration costs
$500
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Teach more adults and children with developmental disabilities to create their own original music and showcase it to the community. We will increase the number of people with disabilities involved in creating music and increase the number of songs created by current participants. We will also raise awareness for the project and explore possibility of expansion. 2: Use currently available technology to teach individuals with perceived barriers how to create music. We will use iPads and supplemental instruments to give any participant, regardless of physical or cognitive ability, the opportunity to write and record their own music.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Dance at Your Own Risk worked with the Bridges program teaching them how to create their own music. The culmination was a concert at the Lyric Arts. 1. The number of students participating in training. 2. The number of original songs created in the process. 3. If there was a public performance of Dance at Your Own Risk and Bridges that was attended by the public. 2: By using two iPad apps, students learned how to create music. They learned how iPads can be synced together so four people can play different parts. 1. Training of students and staff at Bridges so they are able to use iPads and their apps to create music. 2. All students regardless of disability were able to participate. 3. Performance at Lyric Arts was well attended. 4. Completed CD of DaYOR and Bridges.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Natalie Steffen, John LeTourneau, Susan Holden, Mike Bisping, Jim Steffen, John Bennett, Cathy Svanda, Sandy Crawford, Jim Deal, Tom Wilson, Joan Quade, Reid Tuenge
Project Manager
First Name
James
Last Name
Rooker
Organization Name
Achieve Services, Inc.
Street Address
1201 89th Ave NE Ste 105
City
Blaine
State
MN
Zip Code
55434
Phone
(763) 717-7801
Email
jrooker@achieveservices.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
Email the Agency