Arts Access

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$31,860
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
The Copper Street Brass Quintet AKA Copper Street Brass
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2020
End Date
August 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Washington
Wright
Anoka
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Washington
Wright
Project Overview

Arts Access

Project Details

Copper Street Brass will use music and social interaction to enrich the lives of seniors in care facilities, with a focus on those facing dementia, through its creative aging program "Soundtracks" in eight small communities in greater Minnesota.

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.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, 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. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; 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.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Kristin Aitchison: Director of creative ventures, Episcopal Homes of Minnesota; Nicole Helget: Memoir and fiction writer, Mankato; Cynthia Jaksa: Retired accountant, board member of multiple nonprofits; Naaima Khan: Community Innovation Manager, Bush Foundation; 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; Aamera Siddiqui: Playwright and performer; coartistic director, Exposed Brick Theatre

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$31,860
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$31,860
Administration costs
$600
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Older adults in rural Minnesota report increased access to quality arts, resulting in positive effects in short-term quality of life. Partner evaluators and care staff will use qualitative data such as resident observations, interviews, and surveys to measure access and change in quality of life following our visit. 2: CSB expands access to programming serving older adults and those facing dementia in greater Minnesota where participants will make music and engage socially. Partner evaluators will use both qualitative and quantitative data such as observations, attendance data and resident surveys to measure effectiveness and participation/engagement levels.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Older adults and those facing dementia learned about music, engaged socially and participated interactively in our creative aging music program. Resident and care staff surveys, staff interviews, artist evaluations. 2: Older adults in rural Minnesota report increased access to quality arts, resulting in positive effects in short-term quality of life. Specific questions on surveys and staff interviews were used to measure behavior changes towards this outcome.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Bill Mathis, Justin Windschitl, Jeff Gleason, Brad Altoff, Joe Heitz, Tim Bradley
Project Manager
First Name
Allison
Last Name
Hall
Organization Name
The Copper Street Brass Quintet AKA Copper Street Brass
Street Address
511 Groveland Ave
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55403
Phone
(612) 722-3667
Email
allison@copperstreetbrass.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
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