Arts Access
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$19,095
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
End Date
October 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview
Arts Access
Project Details
Voices of Opera will be an access program designed to bring music to senior citizens who experience significant barriers to arts participation. It will enhance their quality of life through fostering increased opportunities for creative engagement.
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
No
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
$19,095
Other Funds Leveraged
$19,954
Direct expenses
$39,049
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.25
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Residents of senior facilities will have more engagement with the art form of opera and with each other through the development of this program. 1) Collecting survey data from seniors, families, and facility staff, 2) attendance records to on-site sessions, 3) participants attending on-site sessions and off-site performance.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Residents of senior facilities have more engagement with the art form of opera and with each other through the development of this program. Evaluation based on: survey data from seniors facility staff; attendance records; and participation in on and off-site activities.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Richard Allendorf, Patricia Beithon, Karen Brooks, Bernard Brunsman, Jane M. Confer, Sara Donaldson, Sidney W. Emery, Maureen Harms, Sharon Hawkins, Ruth S. Huss, Mary Ingrebrand-Pohlad, Philip Isaacson, James Johnson, Patricia Johnson, John C. Junek, Christine Larsen, Cynthia Lee, Robert Lee, Leni Mooore, Jim Nelosn, Kay Ness, Jose Peris, Elizabeth Redleaf, Connie Remele, Don Romanaggi, Christopher Romans, Mary Schrock, Linda Roberts Singh, Nadege Souvenir, David Strauss, Virginia Stringer, H. Bernt von Ohlen, Margaret Wurtele
Project Manager
First Name
Diana
Last Name
Konopka
Organization Name
The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera
Street Address
620 1st St N
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55401-1225
Phone
(612) 333-2700
Email
dkonopka@mnopera.org
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