Community Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Metro Work Center, Inc.
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
May 2017
End Date
August 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Community Arts

Project Details

Community Connects with Otherly-Abled Adults Funding for a metal sculpture project for adults with severe to moderate intellectual disabilities. Each participant will create an individual sculpture and help create a group showpiece display. The project will culminate in an open house and exhibition of finished works.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; 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; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Sarah Gerdes: Youth programming, artistic, general administration; Frangena Johnson: Artistic, community education, audience development, marketing; Laney Ohman: Audience development, marketing, computer systems, web design, fundraising; Dan Pinkerton: Education, artistic, computer systems, web design; Suzanne Roberts: Artistic, community education, education; Gregory Rose: Artistic, education, community education; Lula Saleh: Artistic; Jovan Speller: Artistic, general administration, community education; Carla Steen: Artistic, audience development, marketing.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,950
Direct expenses
$6,950
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Up to 57 adults with developmental disabilities (consumers) will participate in assembling clay molds for the community inclusion project. The adult consumers plus the community will contribute the molds. Due to the influx of new consumers 15% of the adults and 25% of the community will experience this art form for the first time. We will measure the participation rate of enrolled consumers and gather ongoing feedback on the activity by those participating. We will gather post-completion feedback from consumers, staff, guardians, community, and others participating in the creation of the art and/or observing the final products.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Up to 57 adults with developmental disabilities participate in assembling clay molds for the community inclusion project. The participants plus the community made the molds. Due to the influx of new participants 15% of the adults and 25% of the community experienced this art form for the first time.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Boyd Malo, Ben Coauette, Elizabeth Burmeister, Shirley Cavallaro, John Maciejny, Darla Phillips
Project Manager
First Name
Julie
Last Name
Washington
Organization Name
Metro Work Center, Inc.
Street Address
2730 31st St E
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55406
Phone
(612) 729-7381
Email
jwashington@metroworkcenter.org
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
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency