Partners in Arts Participation

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$25,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Ebenezer Society Foundation

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

March 2015

End Date

February 2016

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Dakota

Hennepin

Project Overview

Partners in Arts Participation

Project Details

Ebenezer will partner with MacPhail Center for Music to provide Music for Life(TM) music education programs for older adults at Ebenezer Ridges and Ebenezer Martin Luther campuses as part of the lifelong learning initiative.

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

Alice De Yonge: Program director, Project G.E.M.; Marlina Gonzalez: Multidisciplinary media arts curator and consultant; David Grant: A Twin Cities-based writer, core alumnus member of The Playwrights' Center; Jessica Lourey: Mystery and fantasy writer, professor of creative writing and sociology, Saint Cloud Technical and Community College; Elizabeth Mowry: Arts innovation director, COMPAS, City of Saint Paul parks commissioner; Laurie Pape Hadley: Business analyst, University of Minnesota, audio describer for theatres and arts organizations throughout Twin Cities; Timothy Takach: Composer, singer and music publisher; William Venne: Chief development officer, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota; Jane Zilch: Director of long term development, Thrivent Financial, board member, SteppingStone Theatre

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year

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

$25,000

Other Funds Leveraged

Direct expenses

$25,000

Administration costs

$2,230

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Music education and music experiences will be adapted to the varying mental and physical abilities of older adults to allow full participation. By teaching artists' ability to tailor content to overcome participation barriers; extent to which persons with mental and/or physical limitations participate; and number of persons who participate. 2: Partnership with MacPhail will provide tailored music education opportunities to older adults who would not otherwise have access to such experiences. Whether Ebenezer and MacPhail continue a reciprocal partnership to serve older adults; whether MacPhail delivers engaging content tailored for older adults of all abilities.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Music education and music experiences were adapted to the varying mental and physical abilities of older adults, allowing for full participation. Project outcomes were determined by assessing teaching artists’ ability to tailor content to overcome participation barriers; extent to which persons with mental and/or physical limitations participated; and number of person who participated. 2: Ebenezer partnered with McPhail to provide tailored music education to older adults who would not otherwise have access to such activities. Project outcomes have been determined by the continuation of a reciprocal partnership between Ebenezer and MacPhail to serve older adults; and MacPhail’s ability to deliver engaging content tailored to older adults of all abilities.

Description of Funds

Recipient Board Members

Maggie Collins, Kent Eklund, Thomas R. Hokr, Richard Howard, Shary Mulhere, Deborah Paone, Jeanne Ripley, John Selstad, Mark F. Thomas

Project Manager

Dana

Gillespie

Ebenezer Society Foundation

2344 Energy Park Dr

St Paul

55108

(612) 672-7751

dgilles2@fairview.org