Arts Learning

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$41,265

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Ebenezer Society Foundation

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

November 2014

End Date

October 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Dakota

Hennepin

Ramsey

Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Ebenezer’s Make Yourself Heard artist residency project will allow older adults of all abilities to create original group poems using call-and-response techniques and capture the creative experience through video recording.

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. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Bradley Althoff: Managing producer, national classical music programs, American Public Media - Minnesota Public Radio; Jeffrey Bleam: Chair; department of theatre and film studies, Saint Cloud State University; Diana Joseph: Associate Professor of English at Minnesota State University - Mankato; Leisa Luis-Grill: Actress, designer and visual artist; Robert Ouren, Dr.: Retired music educator; Gretchen Pick: Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.; Thomasin Ringler: Associate professor of sculpture, Saint Catherine University; professional artist

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$41,265

Other Funds Leveraged

$4,585

Direct expenses

$45,850

Administration costs

$2,183

Number of full time equivalents funded

0.2

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Engaging Ebenezer residents of all physical and mental abilities in poetry and video activities to help them discover their individual creativity. Method: Headcounts, surveys, observation. Indicators: Number of residents of various abilities who participate in activities led by the teaching artists, compared to participation in previous similar activities. 2: Empowering Ebenezer residents to make their voices heard within the community through poetry and video. Method: Surveys, anecdotal feedback, online hits, broadcast audience. Indicators: Levels of resident satisfaction/accomplishment; whether they feel their voices were heard; number internet hits; number of television viewers.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Ebenezer engaged residents of all physical and mental abilities in poetry and video activities and helped them discover their individual creativity. Ebenezer evaluated program accessibility through headcounts, surveys, and observation. 2: Ebenezer residents were empowered by having their voices heard by hundreds in the community through poetry and video. Evaluation was conducted through pre- and post-surveys, anecdotal feedback, number of online views, and broadcast audience viewers.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Maggie Collins, Kent Eklund, Thomas R. Hokr, Richard Howard, Shary Mulhere, Deborah Paone, Jeanne Ripley, John Selstad, Mark F. Thomas

Project Manager

Dana

Gillespie

Ebenezer Society Foundation

2344 Energy Park Dr

St Paul

55108

(612) 672-7751