Arts Access

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$16,198
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Friends of the Minnesota Sinfonia AKA Minnesota Sinfonia
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2019
End Date
December 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Arts Access

Project Details

The Minnesota Sinfonia will work collaboratively with staff at senior residence homes to design programs that will engage their residents in experiencing and appreciating classical music by performing meaningful and relevant concerts.

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.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Catherine Belleveau: Founder and artistic director, Mask and Rose Women's Theater Collective; Rhonda Dass: Associate professor of anthropology and director of museum studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Elizabeth Horslev Gilbert: Community outreach director, Holmes Theatre; McKayla Murphy: Program resources specialist at Girl Scouts River Valleys; dance instructor and program coordinator; Simon Sperl: Director of corporate and foundation relations. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities; Chelsea Unold: Free Arts progam manager, Big Brothers Big Sisters Greater Twin Cities; Julio Zelaya: Greater Minnesota Racial Justice Project Coordinator with the American Civil Liberties Union

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$16,198
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,882
Direct expenses
$18,080
Administration costs
$2,385
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The Minnesota Sinfonia will engage residents of senior homes in music appreciation through presenting classical music concerts at their senior residences. Project outcomes will be evaluated through direct feedback from attendees at receptions following each concert, and through post-project wrap-up meetings with senior residence staff.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The Minnesota Sinfonia will engage residents of senior homes in music appreciation through presenting classical music concerts at their senior residences. Project outcomes were evaluated through direct feedback from attendees at receptions following each concert, and through post-project wrap-up meetings with senior residence staff.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Suzanne Abrams, Mary Butler, Emily Cole, Tom Cook, Joe Cretella, Tina Enberg, Jay Fishman, Brooke Geyen, Al Hager, Patrick Lundy, Marie Williams
Project Manager
First Name
Joan
Last Name
Elwell
Organization Name
Friends of the Minnesota Sinfonia AKA Minnesota Sinfonia
Street Address
901 N 3rd St Ste 112
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55401-1022
Phone
(612) 871-1701
Email
joan@mnsinfonia.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
Email the Agency