Arts Access

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$16,194
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 2020
End Date
September 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Arts Access

Project Details

The Minnesota Sinfonia will work collaboratively with staff at senior care centers to design programs to engage their residents in experiencing and appreciating top quality orchestral music through performances of meaningful, 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.; 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
$16,194
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,000
Direct expenses
$19,194
Administration costs
$2,385
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The Minnesota Sinfonia will enrich the lives of elderly care center residents by bringing high quality orchestral music programs to senior home residences. Project outcomes will be evaluated through direct feedback from attendees at receptions following each concert, through anonymous staff surveys and by post-project wrap-up meetings with senior residence staff.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The Minnesota Sinfonia will enrich the lives of elderly care center residents by bringing high quality orchestral music programs to senior home residences. Project outcomes were evaluated through direct feedback from attendees following each concert, through staff reports to the conductor, and post-project wrap-ups with senior residence staff.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Tina M. Enberg, Joaquim ?Joe? Cretella, Anna Margl, Suzanne Abrams, Jay Fishman, Brooke Geyen, Al Hager
Project Manager
First Name
Kelley
Last Name
Skumautz
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
mnsinfonia@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
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