Community Arts
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,900
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Minnesota Alzheimer's Poetry Project
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2013
End Date
January 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Community Arts
Project Details
Funding for a series of poetry sessions serving people living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia. Activities will take place at various assisted living and adult day care centers and culminate in a public performance of newly created poems at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts in December 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
Charles Campbell: artistic, administration, marketing; Daniel Pinkerton: artistic; Louis Porter II: artistic, organizational planning, education; Heather Everhart: artistic, administration, marketing; Hayley Johnson: general management; Jamil Dwan Jude: artistic; Lindsy Halleckson: artistic, general management; Elizabeth Simonson: artistic, administration; Hilary Smith: fundraising.
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 Access
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,900
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,000
Direct expenses
$7,900
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Facilitate the creativity of Minnesotans living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia.Use of a ten-point evaluation model for each session; feedback from caregivers and families.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Over 160 adults with Alzheimer's, dementia or memory loss participated in a series of innovative, collaborative poetry sessions at four locations; received a letter of support from Senator Klobuchar and was featured in a segment on Minnesota Public Radio, bringing attention to those dealing with Alzheimer's.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Gary Glazner, Susan Ryan, Jane Tygesson
Project Manager
First Name
Zoe
Last Name
Bird
Organization Name
Minnesota Alzheimer's Poetry Project
Street Address
4253 27th Ave S Ste 2
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55406
Phone
(505) 795-1027
Email
zozettebird@gmail.com
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