Partners in Arts Participation
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
People Incorporated
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2014
End Date
June 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview
Partners in Arts Participation
Project Details
People Incorporated will pilot an arts-based program providing regular art classes in multiple mediums to residents of Anchor House, our 13-bed facility for women with mental illness.
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
No
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
$25,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$18,853
Direct expenses
$43,853
Administration costs
$4,199
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
People Incorporated and ArtiCulture partner to provide artistically excellent classes that are sensitive to the needs of women with mental illness. We will track the quality of art classes through surveys, interviews and staff observation, and how safe and supported participants feel through interviews, surveys and during check-ins. 2: Participants in art classes experience the mental health benefits of creative expression. We will track the number of participants who express positive improvement in their mental health, and who meet one or more personal goals through interviews, surveys and check-ins.
Measurable Outcome(s)
People Incorporated and ArtiCulture partnered to provide a variety of visual art classes that were sensitive to women living with mental illness. 2: Participants in art classes will experience the mental and physical benefits of creative expression.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Janice Anderson, President, Marriane Curry, Ken Duncan, Vice President, Mike Franta, Marc Hadley, Bob Hennessey, Bill Mahlum, Keith Miller, Jim Peter, Treasurer, Susan Rydell, Patrick Seeb, Ann Tulloch, Wendy Waddell, Kathy Wellington
Project Manager
First Name
Jill
Last Name
Wiedemann-West
Organization Name
People Incorporated
Street Address
2060 Centre Pointe Blvd Ste 3
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55120-4039
Phone
(651) 774-0011
Email
jill.west@peopleincorporated.org
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