Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$24,184
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Carrie Vecchione AKA Pages of Music with Rolf and Carrie
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
May 2013
End Date
February 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Rice
Olmsted
Washington
Goodhue
Hennepin
Rice
Olmsted
Washington
Goodhue
Hennepin
Project Overview
Arts Learning
Project Details
Pages of Music will present a seven-program series of music education performances, once a month for seven months, in ten different senior venues in various Minnesota cities.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; 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. 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: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Scott Bean: Retired elementary art teacher; practicing artist; Camilla Berry: Artist and educator; Gita Ghei: Sculptor and arts educator; Bernadette Mahfood: Jewelry and glass tile artist and educator; Laura Meyer: English teacher, Big Lake Schools; Rebecca Meyer-Larson: Theatare arts, language arts and speech communications teacher, Moorhead High School; Gretchen Pick: Artistic director, Young Dance, Twin Cities
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
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
$24,184
Other Funds Leveraged
$670
Direct expenses
$24,854
Administration costs
$952
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

This seven-part series offers directed, sequential music education to seniors in their residences. It enhances musical understanding and builds community. Detailed formal evaluations, with room for commentary and suggestions, one for activity directors, and another for participants, regarding scope, quality, and impact of the seven-part series will be distributed and collected at concluding programs. 2: Bringing arts learning to life-long learners in residences or senior centers removes financial, transportation, and access barriers to participation. Success is measured by attendance, which should stay constant or grow, and by comments and formal evaluations regarding comprehension of material, ability to see and hear the programs, and comments from participants and Activity Directors.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Our seven-program series offered a unique music education opportunity for the residents of the participating senior venues. Many in our audiences told us our presentations were different from the usual fare, our programs being education-based rather than entertainment-based. The long-term association (seven monthly visits) allowed us to offer a sequential music education experience of more breadth and quality to the residents than they usually receive. We also experienced community building as people discussed their reactions to the content of our material, and in many cases introduced themselves to each other, and even rallied together for our return in the future! We assessed our outcomes through a written questionnaire distributed to the audience members as well as a different one for the Activity Directors. We received positive feedback from both, emphasizing enthusiasm especially for the learning aspect of the presentations. 2: We visited ten varied senior residences; facilities ranged in size, demographics of residents, participation of activity directors, etc. This Arts Learning grant allowed us to bring our series at no cost to the venues. There were at least two venues that definitely would not have been able to fund our visits without the 100% funding from this grant. In most venues there were wheel-chair bound, walker-users who would have had physical difficulty leaving the facility for any activity. Since all the venues were ADA compliant we know all types of needs of our audiences were accommodated. We removed all the barriers for participation in our program - We created printed programs in large-tye format, we initiated PowerPoint projections, and we used the facility's amplification when needed. Our success was confirmed by overwhelmingly positive comments and audience numbers that stayed even or increased in all facilities. All comments reflected an appreciation of our efforts.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Carrie
Last Name
Vecchione
Organization Name
Carrie Vecchione AKA Pages of Music with Rolf and Carrie
State
MN
Phone
(651) 319-1414
Email
carvec@aol.com
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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