Partners in Arts Participation

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$19,480
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Home and Community Options, Inc.
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2015
End Date
December 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Houston
Winona
Houston
Winona
Project Overview
Partners in Arts Participation
Project Details
Home and Community Options will collaborate with community art partners to coordinate a community theater event that integrates individuals with intellectual disabilities into an inclusive community theater experience.
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
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
$19,480
Other Funds Leveraged
$4
Direct expenses
$19,484
Administration costs
$1,080
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Provide roles for twenty individuals with disabilities to participate in theater and invite 100 individuals with disabilities to attend the event in an accommodating environment. Measure individuals with disabilities who are successful in roles as cast, emcees and back stage. Include in preview shows at least 100 individuals with disabilities or elderly who would not otherwise attend community theater. 2: Fifty people with disabilities will build confidence/skill in the performing arts as a result of eight learning sessions provided by Page Theatre, Shakespeare or Oratorio artists. Artists will provide learning objectives per session. Grant administrator will evaluate success by observing number of participants engaged, increased confidence measured by engaging in more experiences and caretaker feedback.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Home and Community Options provided support so that forty participants and 185 attendees with disabilities were part of a community theater experience. HCO met with all primary support staff/families to identify barriers to participation. Once barriers were identified support plans were developed and verified by primary staff to insure success with each person’s participation. In addition to obvious measurement of participation HCO evaluators continuously monitored performance engagement and monitored feedback from primary support staff and families. Adjustments were made to maximize continued participation and address barriers. 2: Home and Community Options engaged 54 people with disabilities in performance arts learning experiences that developed increased skill and confidence. With the help of the artists and key staff of the agency learning strategies were developed to promote independence and inclusion. The initial goal from the learning sessions was to increase participation in roles within the community theater event. Then support planning and strategies were implemented to support those 40 individuals involved to increase independence and participation in the targeted goals of speaking singing parts, choreographed roles and independence in their role.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Bruce Klein, Kelly Borck, Stewart Shaw, Mark Zimmerman, Rod Baker, Terri Gjerdrum, Eric Johnsrud, Laurel Kruze, Gary Luehmann, Janet Mosher, Gail Opatz, Eva Pampuch, Bob Youngerman, Laurie Ziliak, Bill Harris
Project Manager
First Name
Lynette
Last Name
Johnson
Organization Name
Home and Community Options, Inc.
Street Address
66 3rd St E
City
Winona
State
MN
Zip Code
55987
Phone
(507) 452-1021
Email
LynetteJ@hco.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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