Arts Access

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$30,671
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Minnesota Shubert Center for Dance and Music, Inc. AKA The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2020
End Date
June 2022
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview

Arts Access

Project Details

The Cowles Center will work with four Walker Methodist senior living facilities to host a MovementWise experience, which includes attending one matinee at the Center, eight weeks of workshops at each site, and a culminating event at Cowles Center.

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

Ronda Anderson-Sand: Project manager, Allegro School of Dance and Music; Xiaohong Chen: Lawyer; dancer and board member, MN Chinese Dance Theater; Basil Considine: Artistic Director, Really Spicy Opera; Heidi Jeub: Visual artist; former executive director of Visual Arts Minnesota; Aaron Johnson: Mural artist; Suzanne Legatt: Artist and community organizer; Alissa Morson: Cochair, Mankato Area International Festival; Rachel Yang: Marketing and public relations specialist, the Loft

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
$30,671
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$30,671
Administration costs
$3,067
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The Cowles Center will increase capacity to reach aging adults. We will use surveys, TA assessments, photo/video documentation, in-person evaluation and number of participants to evaluate activity completion, effectiveness of residencies, and impact on community and their relationship to dance. 2: Program participants will gain an appreciation of dance and have an increased sense of community among residents and/or a decrease in social isolation. We will use surveys, TA assessments, photo/video documentation, in-person evaluation and number of participants to evaluate activity completion, effectiveness of residencies, and impact on community and their relationship to dance.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The Cowles Center increased capacity to reach aging adults. We counted number of participants. 2: Program participants gained an appreciation of dance and increased their sense of community among residents and decreased social isolation. Every session left time at the end for group discussion and feedback from the participants; monthly feedback reflections was provided from TAs; and continuous emails and conversations with onsite staff further informed MovementWise.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Mark W. Addicks, Devon Akmon, Peter Beard, Terry Benelli, Randall Bourscheidt, Ceil Cirillo, Gary Cunningham, Diane Dalto Woosnam, Matthew E. Damon, Louis (Lou) DeMars, Marie Feely, Ian Friendly, Roy Gabay, Joe Gibbons, Bonnie Heller, Burton Kassell, Suzanne Koepplinger, M.A., Janis Lane-Ewart, Peter A. Lefferts, Margaret (Peggy) Lucas, Mary Margaret MacMillan, Mark Manbeck, Richard Martin Esq., Betty Massey, Dan C. Mehls, Roger Opp, Sarah Oquist, Barbara Portwood, Irene Quarshie, Elizabeth Redleaf, Neal Richardson, Joel Ronning, Annamarie Saarinen, Christopher Scott, Jason Stamm, Susan Kenny Stevens, Ph.D., Curtis Thornhill, Cree Zischke, Elizabeth Brama, Karen L. Charles, Shannon Powell, Masami Kawazato, Pauline Pieper Allison, Hanna Coleman, Reece Devlin, Allison Gelfman, Amelia Hardy, Erinn Liebhard, Patrick Mosher, Amit Poddar, Breia Schleuss, Kelley Lindquist, Will Law, Kathleen Kvern, Stacey Mickelson
Project Manager
First Name
Andrew
Last Name
Dolan
Organization Name
Minnesota Shubert Center for Dance and Music, Inc. AKA The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts
Street Address
528 Hennepin Ave Ste 200
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55403
Phone
(612) 206-3623
Email
adolan@thecowlescenter.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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