Arts Learning

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Sounds of Hope, Ltd.

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

January 2015

End Date

January 2016

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Ramsey

Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Funding for singing and percussion learning sessions with elderly residents at Sholom Homes and Little Sisters of the Poor, both in St Paul. The program will run for one year beginning at the end of January 2015.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; 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; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Minnesota Public Radio Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Kristi Gaudette: Education, artistic, disabilities specialist, Community education; Kathleen Spehar: Artistic, administration; Christian Novak: Fundraising, marketing; Dixie Rairamo: Youth programming, administration, artistic; Stephanie Vagle: Organizational planning, administration, volunteerism; Danielle Robinson-Prater: Administration; Ian Vaver: Administration; Chao Lynn Yang: Administration; Melinda Ludwiczak: Administration.

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

$10,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$2,962

Direct expenses

$12,962

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

80 or more elderly residents of Sholom Homes and Little Sisters of the Poor will participate in weekly music workshops. A high percentage (80% or more) of participants and facilities staff will report that participation improved memories and energized the residents involved in the workshops, enriching their lives. Oral feedback from facilities staff will provide information about outcomes observable when residents are not attending sessions. Subjective information about outcomes will be obtained by regular artists' observations during sessions and oral feedback from participants after sessions and at the end of the project.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Up to 80 elderly residents with varying cognitive and physical challenges, from two senior care facilities, participated in weekly music sessions. All of the participants actively sang from a variety of time periods and cultures resulting in improvements in attitude and energy levels.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Judy Morrison, Virginia Kone, Fred Perez, Bethany Gladhill, Jim Keane, Hannah Hoes, David Pizzuto, David Badgley, John Choi, Gary Pederson

Project Manager

Thomas

Surprenant

Sounds of Hope, Ltd.

882 Stryker Ave Ste 1

West St Paul

55118