Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,390
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
KAIROS ALIVE!
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2022
End Date
June 2023
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Aitkin
Beltrami
Cass
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Fillmore
Hennepin
Kandiyohi
Koochiching
Lake
Mille Lacs
Nobles
Norman
Olmsted
Polk
Ramsey
Sibley
Stearns
Stevens
St. Louis
Swift
Wabasha
Wadena
Washington
Winona
Aitkin
Beltrami
Cass
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Fillmore
Hennepin
Kandiyohi
Koochiching
Lake
Mille Lacs
Nobles
Norman
Olmsted
Polk
Ramsey
Sibley
Stearns
Stevens
St. Louis
Swift
Wabasha
Wadena
Washington
Winona
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

The mission of Kairos Alive! is to support the artistic work of Maria Genne, to promote her vision of sharing the joy of intergenerational interactive participatory dance, music and story, and to liberate its power to nurture and heal.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,390
Other Funds Leveraged
$410,486
Direct expenses
$410,486
Administration costs
$4,196
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Kairos Alive! will deliver interactive streamed arts engagement sessions that promote growth in enjoyment of and participation in these art forms. Kairos Alive! will use pre and post-participant surveys for all of our weekly live, web-streaming shows from our studio in Minneapolis, to evaluate changes in understanding, enjoyment and physical participation between program beginning and end. 2: Kairos Alive! will expand arts engagement experiences for underserved audiences, with older adults in non-traditional intergenerational settings. We will tally attendance; both number of screens and of participants; pre and post-surveys show acceptance and enjoyment of streamed arts engagement programming. All shows are recorded and available for future evaluation reference.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Kairos Alive! delivered in-person and 2-way streamed arts engagement sessions that promoted growth in enjoyment and participation in these art forms. Kairos Alive! used pre and post-participant surveys for both our in-person events and weekly 2-way interactive live web-streamed shows, to evaluate changes in understanding, enjoyment and physical participation between program beginning and end. 2: Kairos Alive! expanded arts engagement experiences for underserved older adults and people with disabilities in Minnesota. We logged attendance. Pre and post-surveys, and personal interviews showed enjoyment of both in-person and live 2-way streamed arts engagement programming. Web shows were recorded and are available for future evaluation reference.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Gary Oftedahl, Md, Brenna Galvin, Leni De Mik, Melanie Broida, Joan Semmer, Nicholas Chew, Maria Genne
Project Manager
First Name
Maria
Last Name
Genne
Organization Name
KAIROS ALIVE!
Street Address
4524 Beard Avenue South
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55410
Phone
(612) 926-5454
Email
maria@kairosalive.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