Flexible Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Alive & Kickin
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
December 2020
End Date
June 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Flexible Support

Project Details

Overcoming Isolation through Virtual Music Participation

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner; Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Paul Creager: Square Lake Film and Music Festival Founder and Director; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Craig Dunn: Access Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Christal Moose: Native Arts Collaborative Agency and Native Pride Productions, Inc. Arts Manager and Artist; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Independent Consultant; Andrea Sjogren: Community Education; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Augsburg College Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Atlese Robinson, Artistic, Education, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Charles Tirey, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Artistic; Dustin Steuck, Artistic, General Management/Administration/Support, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Ishwari Rajak, General Administration, Youth Programming; Mia Laufer, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Education, Program Development; Xianping He, Fundraising, Disabilities Specialist, Youth Programming.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$0
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

A reduction in geographic, cultural and/or physical barriers to arts participation; a change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition due to arts events; arts groups' are strengthened by connecting to their communities through the arts; artists expand and improve their work and the way in which they create it; artists connect to new audiences, building relationships that provide artistic growth. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Observation ; Surveying (paper or online)

Measurable Outcome(s)

The SingOut! program provided by Alive & Kickin is an exuberant experience of singing together in a completely non-judgement environment. SingOut! is about the joy of singing. When it concerns memory loss, research suggests that listening to or singing songs can provide emotional and behavioral benefits?Musical memories are often preserved in Alzheimer's because key brain areas linked to musical memory are relatively undamaged by the disease. Singing together with A&K is an absolutely joyous experience for all involved, and the ability to connect with people experiencing memory loss is a valuable tool in assisting people to live their biggest life. The Arts & Aging Partnership, brought in A&K to provide a SingOut! program for professionals in the field of aging. The virtual setting was highly successful, and the joyous community was felt, and heard, by all through Zoom.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Stanley Rein, Heidi Weiler, Jan Preble, Wendy Williams Blackshaw, Daniel Seeman, Michael Matthew Ferrell
Project Manager
First Name
Lisa
Last Name
Dahlmeier
Organization Name
Alive & Kickin
Street Address
1015 N 4th Ave N Ste 205
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55405
Phone
(612) 382-7155
Email
lisa@aliveandkickinmn.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