Partners in Arts Participation

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$24,700
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Committee Against Domestic Abuse, Inc.
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2016
End Date
February 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Blue Earth
Nicollet
St. Louis
Blue Earth
Nicollet
St. Louis
Project Overview
Partners in Arts Participation
Project Details
CADAcares Theatre will offer thirteen weeks of theater programming to survivors of domestic abuse. Participants will develop personal skills and tools for their future in this three part program: Finding Voice, Using Voice, and Sharing Voice.
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; 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; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
William Adams: Public policy consultant; community leader of Kaddatz Galleries creation; Elaine Allen: Retired RN; literacy tutor and co-coordinator of church art program; Selma Fernandez Richter: Photographer documenting the immigrant experience; Roxanne Givens: Founder, Minnesota African American Museum and Cultural Center; Matthew Guidry: Co-founder and artistic director of Upstream Arts; actor, director, educator, choreographer; Tyra Hughes: Marriage and family therapist; participant in Art of Recovery program as exhibitor, judicator, and speaker; Jane Zilch: Consultant and educator for non-profit organizations; board member of Theater Latte Da
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$24,700
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$19,494
Administration costs
$2,144
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Women will report skills and tools identified and practiced during the theatre process that will continue to help them in their daily lives. The project will be evaluated quantitatively using surveys and qualitatively using focus groups, journal entries, artist statements, and performance feedback.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Group members participated in activities through the theatre process that will allow them to continue to improve identified skills. Participants completed a pre-test and post-test evaluation for each phase of the project. Participants were asked to rate whether or not the experience was valuable, and which skills the experience helped them work on. They then were given the opportunity to provide written responses to explain their answers. Group participants for the community phase of the project also completed written artist statements about their experiences. Evaluations were also given to performers.

Description of Funds
Recipient Board Members
Vickie Apel, Bob Sutter, Mary Bliesmer, Deanna Henderson, Al Kluever, Marie McVenes, Jill Baker, Don Ebel, Penny Vought, Chris Boyer, Candee Deichman, Sherrise Truesdale Moore
Project Manager
First Name
Erika
Last Name
Boyer-Kern
Organization Name
Committee Against Domestic Abuse, Inc.
Street Address
PO Box 466
City
Mankato
State
MN
Zip Code
56002
Phone
(507) 625-8688
Email
erikab@cadaMN.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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