Partners in Arts Participation
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$19,128
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Sabathani Community Center, Inc. AKA Sabathani Community Center
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2014
End Date
August 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Partners in Arts Participation
Project Details
Sabathani’s Horizons Youth Program will partner with CrossRoads Panorama to write, produce, and showcase a play performed by inner-city youth ages 10-18 with a focus on issues that must be overcome for their safety, well-being, and survival.
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
$19,128
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$19,128
Administration costs
$2,978
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To help youth use art to identify resolutions to the issues they face in order to turn negatives into positives. The project will be measured and evaluated by youth attendance/participation, audience attendance, evaluation, and post-performance discussion, surveys, staff evaluation, and parent surveys. 2: To help youth use art to identify resolutions to the issues they face in order to turn negatives into positives. The project will be measured and evaluated by participant attendance, audience attendance surveys, staff evaluation, audience evaluation of final production, audience discussion, and parent surveys.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Ninety-six percent of students improved in theater arts skills, script writing, reading comprehension, social skills, acting skills, and character development. 2: Seventy percent of students said they knew more ways to speak up.
Description of Funds
Recipient Board Members
Renee McDavid, Del Gates, John Bean, Ederick Lokpez, Greg Zeller, Cynthia Micolichek, Katie Pfeifer, Tessa Mielke, Sam Cooke, Adriann Alexander, Clarence Jones
Project Manager
First Name
Colnese
Last Name
Hendon
Organization Name
Sabathani Community Center, Inc. AKA Sabathani Community Center
Street Address
310 E 38th St Ste 200
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55409-1337
Phone
(612) 821-2313
Email
chendon@sabathani.org
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