Arts Access

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Giving Voice Initiative

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

End Date

October 2017

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Anoka

Carver

Dakota

Hennepin

Ramsey

Scott

Washington

Project Overview

Arts Access

Project Details

Giving Voice Initiative will lead a multipartner collaboration to create a unique community chorus for persons with Alzheimer's and their care partners in the Saint Paul area, and through public performance will help to reduce the stigma of dementia.

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

Christina Cotruvo: Harpist, certified clinical musician, and nonprofit administrator; Gregory Euclide: Visual artist and teacher; Venessa Fuentes: Program manager, Bush Foundation communications team; Jeanene Gross: Art teacher, Nay Ah Shing schools; Andrew Helbacka-Bennett: Creative director, Zeitgeist Arts; Adaobi Okolue: Executive director and publisher, Twin Cities Media Alliance and Twin Cities Daily Planet; marketing strategist; writer; Summer Scharringhausen: Program manager, MacRostie Art Center; painter and multimedia artist; Alessandra Williams: PhD candidate in culture and performance, researching dance and social justice

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2017 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$49,021

Direct expenses

$54,021

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

0.00

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Reduction in self-reported depression of persons with dementia and care partners. The Center for Memory and Aging at HealthPartners, led by Dr. Leah Hanson, will conduct interviews and survey measures on singers' pre and post semesters to assess depression and other cognitive changes. 2: Improved emotional state of persons with dementia and care partners through singing, socialization and community building. The Center for Memory and Aging at HealthPartners will administer a Quality of Life survey to assess changes reported after joining the chorus, e.g. wellbeing, improved mood, confidence and meaning.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Reduction in self-reported depression of persons with dementia and care partners. The Center for Memory and Aging at HealthPartners, led by Dr. Leah Hanson, will conduct interviews and survey measures on singers' pre and post-semesters to assess depression and other cognitive changes. 2: Improved emotional state of persons with dementia and care partners through singing, socialization and community building. The Center for Memory and Aging at HealthPartners will administer a Quality of Life survey to assess changes reported after joining the chorus, e.g. wellbeing, improved mood, confidence and meaning.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Nancy Fushan, Barbara Green, Karen Kenny, Brian Newhouse, Marv Meyer, Matt Melsen, Keath Young, Heather Mulder

Project Manager

Mary

Lenard

Giving Voice Initiative

4627 Bruce Ave

Edina

55424