Partners in Arts Participation

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
SOAR Career Solutions
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2015
End Date
June 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
St. Louis
St. Louis
Project Overview
Partners in Arts Participation
Project Details
SOAR Career Solutions will work with a teaching artist to design and implement theater workshops and a performance to develop positive and productive life skills of clients in the Community Offender Reentry Program.
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
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
$0
Direct expenses
$25,000
Administration costs
$1,261
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Participants will increase their awareness of and participation in theatre, and identify the level of value of an arts experience. Project outcome will be evaluated by tracking attendance and surveys will collect data to measure and identify arts awareness and value. 2: Participants will improve and expand their self-perceptions by identifying and using personal strengths and skills to engage in theatre activities. Project outcomes will be evaluated by tracking case management goal progress and surveys will collect data to verify change in self-perceptions and identify skills and strengths developed.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Participants increased awareness and participation in theater. Participants improved self-perception and used personal strengths and skills. Surveys were implemented at the beginning of the project to gauge participants’ reaction to and previous experience with theatre. In addition, participants rated the value of their theater experiences on a weekly basis. This gauged participants’ self-reported ability to cooperate, meet people, their listening skills and body language skills. Clients’ individualized case management goals were tracked on an ongoing basis and measured if progress was made towards their individualized goals. 2: Participants increased awareness and participation in theater. Participants improved self-perception and used personal strengths and skills. Surveys were implemented at the beginning of the project to gauge participant reaction to and previous experience with theatre. In addition, participants rated the value of their theater experiences on a weekly basis. This gauged participants’ self-reported ability to cooperate, meet people, their listening skills and body language skills. Clients’ individualized case management goals were tracked on an ongoing basis and measured if progress was made towards their individualized goals.

Description of Funds
Recipient Board Members
Cameron Bloom Kruger, Cindy Evenson, Theresa Severance, Matt Whiting, Steve Risacher, Fred Lund, Pattie Sauer, Kelly Boedigheimer
Project Manager
First Name
Emily
Last Name
Edison
Organization Name
SOAR Career Solutions
Street Address
205 2nd St W Ste 101
City
Duluth
State
MN
Zip Code
55802
Phone
(218) 722-3126
Email
eedison@soarcareers.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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