Arts Access

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$16,500
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Hopewell Music Cooperative North
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2019
End Date
August 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Arts Access

Project Details

Hopewell Music will work collaboratively to create a choir program specifically designed for the diverse youth in our north Minneapolis community.

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
$16,500
Other Funds Leveraged
$6,492
Direct expenses
$22,992
Administration costs
$10,086
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Hopewell Music will engage a larger portion of the Black community in Arts Education through the development of a youth choir. Quantitatively: Student contact hours will be tracked through attendance at rehearsals and student retention through subsequent registration. Demographic information is collected through registration. 2: Our choral programming will reflect the community's culture and expose students to relevant arts experiences they currently do not have access to. Qualitatively: Semester-end parent, student, and audience surveys on program relevancy and accessibility to the community. Ongoing monthly reports from HEAT members engaged with target community members.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The Summer Camp program enrolled more Black participants compared to other programs, while the school-year Youth Choir did not. Demographic information was collected through registration self-reporting, with many participants choosing not to report their demographic information. 2: Participants report learning new skills and gaining new experiences, and they rehearsed and performed a wide variety of music styles. Surveys of participants asked whether they enjoyed singing in the choir, what their favorite part of the experience was, and what skills they learned.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved most of the proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Shemeka Bogan, Joe Clements, Minna Montgomery, Claire Repp, Beth Young
Project Manager
First Name
Brianna
Last Name
Farah
Organization Name
Hopewell Music Cooperative North
Street Address
4350 Fremont Ave N
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55412
Phone
(612) 466-0696
Email
brianna@hopewellmusic.com
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
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