Arts Access

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$12,950
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls AKA Saint Francis Music Center
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2020
End Date
December 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Crow Wing
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Todd
Crow Wing
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Todd
Project Overview

Arts Access

Project Details

St. Francis Music Center will design and implement a program of lessons, classes, and artistic programming for the senior population of Morrison County.

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
$12,950
Other Funds Leveraged
$4,310
Direct expenses
$17,260
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

St. Francis Music Center will increase senior participation in the arts by creating programming specific to rural seniors. The project will be evaluated by involvement and enthusiasm of seniors in the program, number of participants and a focus group of seniors who participated in activities.

Measurable Outcome(s)

St. Francis Music Center will increase senior participation in the arts by creating programming specific to rural seniors. The project was evaluated by involvement and enthusiasm of the senior participants, the number of participants and by interviewing each class by the project director as well as written surveys.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Carol Anderson, Gina Vetter, Rob Ronning, Sandy Voight, Tim Houle, Clara Stang, Betty Burger, Trudi Amundson
Project Manager
First Name
Robyn
Last Name
Gray
Organization Name
Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls AKA St. Francis Music Center
Street Address
116 8th Ave SE
City
Little Falls
State
MN
Zip Code
56345-3539
Phone
(320) 632-0637
Email
rgray@fslf.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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