Arts Learning

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Ebenezer Society Foundation AKA Ebenezer Ridges Care Center

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

July 2013

End Date

October 2013

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Dakota

Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Funding to host Kairos Alive! Dance Theater for a 16-week dance, music, and storytelling residency with seniors at Arbors at Ridges Assisted Living in Burnsville.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Christian Novak: community development; Linda Hansen: education; Adam Napoli-Rangel: artistic, youth programming, community education; Danette Olsen: organizational development, education, artistic; Cathy McCord Larsen: artistic, education; Betsy Byers: artistic, education, youth programming; Keitha Lucas Hamann: education, artistic.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2013 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$2,500

Direct expenses

$12,500

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

This project provides an opportunity for seniors to grow artistically, creatively, and physically within a communal setting. This program leads to improvement in health, cognitive, social, emotional, and quality of life measures for participants.Staff will provide pre and post assessments and will work with colleagues at Saint Catherine University to develop additional measures including interest level in arts participation, quality of life, and personal purpose and meaning.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Fifteen to 20 elders with varying degrees of physical abilities and health participated in weekly sessions in dance, music, theater and other performing arts, and caregivers reported new senses of purpose and well-being of the participants.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Maggie Collins, Kent Eklund, Stephan Grygar, Shary Mulhere, Pastor Christopher Nelson, Deborah Paone, Jeanne Ripley, John Selstad, Mark Thomas, Dick Howard, Sue Olson

Project Manager

Andrea

Lewandoski

Ebenezer Society Foundation AKA Ebenezer Ridges Care Center

13820 Community Dr

Burnsville

55337

(952) 898-4005

alewand1@fairview.org

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