Partners in Arts Participation

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$25,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Twin City Christian Homes AKA Avinity

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

March 2016

End Date

February 2017

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Hennepin

Project Overview

Partners in Arts Participation

Project Details

Avinity will advance its new lifelong learning initiative through a partnership with COMPAS to bring the Artful Aging program for seniors to residential facilities in Richfield and Eden Prairie.

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

Project Details: 2016 Fiscal Year

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

$25,000

Other Funds Leveraged

Direct expenses

$24,178

Administration costs

$5,400

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Artful Aging will be adapted to the abilities of older adults to achieve maximum participation. Access to participation in community-based arts is increased for older adults. Using interviews and observations with participants and staff, extent of participation, and number of participants. 2: Partnership with Artful Aging will be designed to bring arts to meet the needs of low-income, frail older adults and those with dementia, who would not otherwise access these experiences. Surveys about the Artful Aging experience with older adults, staff, families, mutual interest in expanding partnership to reach all Avinity communities.

Measurable Outcome(s)

About 150 older adults participated in one or more art camps held at two senior living communities. A total of ten camps were completed. Participants answered pre-session surveys about previous experience they had with a specific art form, whether they thought they could learn how to do a new art form and whether they thought they could make new friends by participating. After the sessions were complete, participants were asked to complete a post-session survey about their experience. Additionally, Avinity and COMPAS staff observed sessions and took notes about resident participation and engagement. 2: Avinity partnered with COMPAS, a non-profit arts education organization, to provide arts opportunities to residents of two senior living communities. Participants answered pre-session surveys about previous experience they had with a specific art form, whether they thought they could learn how to do a new art form and whether they thought they could make new friends by participating. After the sessions were complete, participants were asked to complete a post-session survey about their experience. Additionally, Avinity and COMPAS staff observed sessions and took notes about resident participation and engagement.

Description of Funds

Recipient Board Members

John Kantke, Fred Lund, John Bergeson, Philip Krolik, Hannah Brandes, Tamara Tasche, Nils Friberg, Gail McCann, Betty Hardle

Project Manager

Charles

Dornfeld

Twin City Christian Homes AKA Avinity

7645 Lyndale Ave S

Richfield

55423

(612) 861-2799

cdornfeld@avinityseniorliving.org