Arts Learning
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$90,008
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
End Date
November 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Washington
Project Overview
Arts Learning
Project Details
Wilder Foundation will use a theme of "finding our own voice" and work with fifteen artists to engage older adults, adults with disabilities, and caregivers in creating, performing, and responding to art.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Ellen Copperud: Community volunteer and arts advocate; former board member, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council; Phyllis Doyle: Retired arts administrator; award-winning poet and fiction writer; Ann DuHamel: Assistant professor of music and head of keyboard studies, University of Minnesota Morris; Kathleen Dupre: Artist and illustrator; art and writing teacher; Katie Marshall: Executive director, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids; Theresa Remick: Managing director, performance center at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Christi Schmitt: Program coordinator, Saint Paul Public Schools office of multilingual learning
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2017 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Education
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$90,008
Other Funds Leveraged
$33,965
Direct expenses
$123,973
Administration costs
$4,418
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
85% of participants report at least two benefits from creating or learning about art (increased skill, knowledge or confidence and creative expression. Pre and post-activity surveys will measure changes in knowledge, appreciation, skill, confidence and creative expression (supplemented with staff and artist's observations and assessments of participants).
Measurable Outcome(s)
87% of participants completing pre/post surveys reported at least two benefits from participation; many reported more. Pre-activity and post-activity participant surveys were used, supplemented by more qualitative observations recorded in staff session logs.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Alex Cirillo Jr., Julie Brunner, Judy Kishel, Ann Wynia, Gary Christensen, Fred Harris Jr., Robyn Hansen, Rahul Koranne, Alyssa Vang, Eric Nicholson, Fayneese Miller, PhD., Joan Thompson, Patrick Donovan
Project Manager
First Name
Jane
Last Name
Cunningham
Organization Name
Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
Street Address
451 Lexington Pkwy N
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
(651) 280-2000
Email
jane.cunningham@wilder.org
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