Partners in Arts Participation
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,823
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Opportunity Neighborhood
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
August 2015
End Date
August 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Project Overview
Partners in Arts Participation
Project Details
Barebones Productions will lead an 8 day arts inquiry on shadow puppetry and percussion to K-5th grade low-income resident youth participating in a free summer camp at Ames Lake Neighborhood.
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
No
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
$10,823
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$10,823
Administration costs
$250
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Barriers of lack of participation fees and transportation will be eliminated by providing a free arts inquiry at Ames Lake Neighborhood where youth live. The outcome will be evaluated by the number of youth who participate in the arts inquiry.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Barriers of lack of participation fees and transportation were eliminated by providing a free arts inquiry at Ames Lake where youth live. To find out whether the project achieved the proposed outcome, we used daily attendance records to document the number of youth who attended.
Description of Funds
Recipient Board Members
Sue Willman, Keith Bluford, Trevor Hamdorf, Tom Schirber, Karl Spilseth
Project Manager
First Name
Kris
Last Name
Ziegler
Organization Name
Opportunity Neighborhood
Street Address
1417 10th St NW Ste 104
City
New Brighton
State
MN
Zip Code
55112
Phone
(651) 636-6360
Email
kris@opportunityneighborhood.org
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