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2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$81,263
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Highland Friendship Club
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
End Date
August 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview
Arts Learning
Project Details
Highland Friendship Club will work with Upstream Arts to provide arts learning experiences that result in a theater and photography show and will dispel myths about the creativity of people with disabilities.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Elizabeth Jaakola: Musician; music educator at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College; Wesley May: Artist, owner of Wesley May Arts; Jeremy Meckler: Data and communications manager and program assistant, Jerome Foundation; Alicia Peters: Art instructor at College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University; Lindsay Schlemmer: Doctoral cello student at the University of Minnesota, musician and teacher; Patrick Vincent: Assistant professor of visual arts, Minnesota State University Moorhead; Bethany Whitehead: Executive director, Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts
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 Education

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$81,263
Other Funds Leveraged
$9,090
Direct expenses
$90,353
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

HFC members will demonstrate improved ability to use multiple artistic mediums to express their interests and identity. HFC staff will conduct pre- and post-program surveys and observations to document participants’ ability to use artistic mediums to express their interests and identity. 2: Audience members will have a deeper understanding of the creative capacity of people with disabilities. HFC will survey the audience during the show. The opened-ended question “what surprised you about the performance” will reveal changed attitudes about the creativity of people with disabilities.

Measurable Outcome(s)

HFC members demonstrated improved ability to use multiple artistic mediums to express their interests and identity. HFC staff conducted pre- and post-program surveys and observations to document participants' ability to use artistic mediums to express their interests and identity. 2: Audience members gained a deeper understanding of the creative capacity of people with disabilities. HFC surveyed the audience during the show. The opened-ended question `what surprised you about the performance` revealed changed attitudes about the creativity of people with disabilities.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Rosemary Fagrelius, Kate Dienhart, Sherrie Kenny, Pat Leseman, Sara Russell, Helen BarrettMichael Corrigan, HFC Sibling, Colleen Langford, Ginger Geifer, Liz Boyd
Project Manager
First Name
Dan
Last Name
Reed
Organization Name
Highland Friendship Club
Street Address
PO Box 16437
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55116
Phone
(651) 698-4096
Email
danreed@highlandfriendshipclub.org
Administered By
Administered by

Minnesota State Arts Board

Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
Visit the site
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Email the Agency
msab@arts.state.mn.us
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