Arts Learning
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
KAIROS ALIVE!
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
August 2013
End Date
January 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Arts Learning
Project Details
Funding to bring Dancing Heart™, a Gospel, Jazz, and Blues residency program, to the Thomas T. Feeney Manor in North Minneapolis beginning in fall 2013.
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
Beverly Cottman: education, artistic, volunteerism; Jo Ann Hendricks: administration, education, finance; Mike Newman: education, organizational planning; Stacey Dahlstrom: community education, youth programming, administration; Andrea Tonsfeldt: artistic, audience development; Courtney Kupsch: fundraising, administration; Anne Jin Soo Preston: organizational planning, fundraising, artistic; Paul Coate: artistic, education, youth programming.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
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
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Kairos’ Dancing Heart curriculum, improves the physical and emotional health of participants, including elders living with memory loss and Alzheimer's disease, through learning dance, music, and story-making skills in a supportive community setting.Oral and written feedback is gathered from participants, site staff offer evaluation and coaching, and project artists and administrators check in at least monthly. The culmination of this information is used to evaluate the success of the program.
Measurable Outcome(s)
KAIROS observed that the 40 elder participants experienced improved physical, social, and emotional health, and increased their skills in various forms of artistic creative expression.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Maria Genne, Cynthia Harms, William Kuretsky, Faith Oremland, Steven Oremland, Joan Semmer
Project Manager
First Name
Carla
Last Name
Vogel
Organization Name
KAIROS ALIVE!
Street Address
4316 Upton Ave S Ste 206
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55410
Phone
(612) 926-5454
Email
carla@kairosalive.org
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