Partners in Arts Participation

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$9,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Metro Work Center, Inc.

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

September 2014

End Date

November 2014

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Hennepin

Project Overview

Partners in Arts Participation

Project Details

Art imitates life/life imitates art. Metro Work Center and Upstream Arts will integrate a program for adults with Autism, Downs Syndrome, and related conditions, to develop social/communication skills impacting paths for individual growth and employment.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Brianda Cediel: Co-founder and executive director of Hands Across America; Sharon Fischlowitz: Program coordinator, Institute for Advanced Study, University of Minnesota; Roberta Gray: Director of Saint Francis Music Center, Little Falls; Tyra Hughes: A marriage and family therapist, and ARMHS worker for adults with mental illnesses; Chrisanne Pieper: Senior program director, Rochester Community and Technical College; Kelly Pratt: Business and life coach for people in creative industries; Michael Schlemper: Fiction writer, poet and visual artist; William Venne: Chief development officer, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota; Dennis Whipple: Executive director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$9,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$1,176

Direct expenses

$10,176

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Up to fifteen consumers will participate in twelve weeks of experiential learning nurturing self-expression, conversation and group participation in line with individual development plans. Metro Work Center reports on participants. Upstream uses an evaluation tool of the University of Minnesota. Artists write weekly reports, and a post program survey on participation/curricula success. Metro Work Center and Upstream dialog monitors progress/success of participant achievements. 2: Metro Work Center and Upstream Arts will work together for the first time to develop an arts experience for adults 21-73. An arts experience is provided to consumers for twelve weeks. Participants, caretakers, and families provide feedback through a survey tool and personal interviews. The partners look for additional avenues of support to sustain the partnership.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Eighteen adults with disabilities participated in programming through twelve sessions plus a 13th introductory session. Consumers improved social interaction and communication skills. 2: Metro Work Center and Upstream Arts successful developed and implemented an arts experience supporting the personal development needs of 18 MWC consumers.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Rhoda Becklund, Elizabeth Burmeister, Shirley Cavallaro, Ben Coauette, Angela Henderson, Tom LaMere, John Maciejny, Boyd Malo

Project Manager

Charles

Crowley

Metro Work Center, Inc.

2730 E 31st St

Minneapolis

55406