Arts Activities Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Advocating Change Together
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2017
End Date
May 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Self-Advocacy Singing Group.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Heather Barringer: Artistic, general management, administration, finance, audit; Ann Spencer: Fundraising, general administration, artistic; Delta Giordano: Artistic, education, volunteerism; Amanda Rodriguez: Artistic, general administration, audience development, marketing; Audrey Park: Community education, general administration, audience development, marketing; Keno Evol: Education, community education, artistic; Johnnay Leenay: General administration, community service, development, artistic; Wendy Lane: Artistic, general administration, organizational development; Taylor Rose: Artistic, education, volunteerism.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$9,380
Direct expenses
$19,380
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We will count participants, both people with and without disabilities, at rehearsals and at performances. Twice, at project's midpoint and at final session, we will poll participants with a show of hands survey: "Did you enjoy this?" and "Would you like to continue going forward?" At project end, we will poll the Advocating Change Together board, "should we continue this program for next year?"

Measurable Outcome(s)

Between our three performances, we had a combined audience of more than 600 people. Participant chorus members: We had an average of 41 attendees per rehearsal, 28 per performance. And equally important as these numbers, we have been able to create an artmaking space where people with and without disabilities can participate as complete equals, not one helping the other.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
David Belcourt, Denise E. Cady, Kenisha Conditt, Gordon Crawford, Dennis Gordman, Jenny Johnson, John Kerrigan, Lynn Krupp, Larry Lubbers, Steve Mono, Carrie O'Keefe, Carol Robinson,
Project Manager
First Name
Bret
Last Name
Hesla
Organization Name
Advocating Change Together
Street Address
1821 University Ave W Ste 306S
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104-4533
Phone
(651) 641-0297
Email
act@selfadvocacy.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
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency