Arts Access

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$44,910
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
KAIROS ALIVE!
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

Kairos Alive! New Veterans Performance Project provides accessible dance, story, song, and theater performance opportunities to veterans of all ages and their families and expanded community, to enhance the well-being of all participants and respect for veterans.

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

Bruce Berglund: Author; professor; Fulbright recipient; Rachel Carlson: Poet, novelist; nominated for Minnesota Book Award; Shantel Dow: Executive director, Reif Center; Zoe Malinchoc: Bookseller, Fair Trade Books, Red Wing; Sheldon Theatre board member; Sherrie Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Pamela Ransom: Executive director, Incredible Ely; Aamera Siddiqui: Playwright and performer; coartistic director, Exposed Brick Theatre; Nathaniel Wunrow: Proposal writer, bibliotheca; former Walker staff, St Paul Art Collective board

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
$44,910
Other Funds Leveraged
$6,174
Direct expenses
$51,084
Administration costs
$5,750
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Veterans and families will dance and share their stories in community and hospital settings in programming specifically designed to meet their needs. Outcomes assessed through collection by KA and partners of relevant data and evaluations by participants and partners, in collaboration with staff, our organizational partners, volunteers and Board. 2: Veterans and families enthusiastically participate in a public Intergenerational Dance Hall; dancing, singing and sharing their stories. Outcomes assessed through collection by KA and partners of relevant data and evaluations by participants and partners, in collaboration with staff, our organizational partners, volunteers and Board.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Veterans and families danced, shared their stories in community and hospital settings in programming specifically designed to meet their needs. Outcomes were assessed through collection by KA and partners of relevant data and evaluations by participants and partners, in collaboration with staff, our organizational partners, volunteers and Board. 2: Veterans and families enthusiastically participated in a public Intergenerational Dance Hall/tm; dancing, singing and sharing their stories. Outcomes were assessed through collection by KA and partners of relevant data and evaluations by participants and partners, in collaboration with staff, our organizational partners, volunteers and Board.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Gary Oftedahl, Joan Semmer, Brenna Galvin, Leni de Mik, Melanie Broida, Maria Genne
Project Manager
First Name
Maria
Last Name
Genné
Organization Name
KAIROS ALIVE!
Street Address
4316 Upton Ave S Ste 206
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55410
Phone
(612) 926-5454
Email
maria@kairosalive.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