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Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Vail Place
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2014
End Date
December 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview
Partners in Arts Participation
Project Details
Participant-clients of Vail Place, a program assisting people with mental illnesses, will work with professional artists from the History Theatre to create a play based on their personal stories.
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
Michele Anderson: Rural program director, Springboard for the Arts, Fergus Falls; Sheila Asato: Visual arts coordinator, Penny George Institute; faculty member, Minnesota Center for Book Arts; Jill Aubin: Museum educator and curatorial assistant, Minnesota Discovery Center, Chisholm; self-taught artist with an emphasis in photography; Sue Awes: Director, Help Our Neighbors, Chatfield; Alice De Yonge: Program director, Project G.E.M.; David Grant: A Twin Cities-based writer; core alumnus member of The Playwrights' Center; Patrick Hollister: Active living planner, PartnerSHIP 4 Health; Ange Hwang: Executive director of Asian Media Access; Thomas Maakestad: A private entrepreneur and landscape artist|Bree Sieplinga, Associate director, Upstream Arts
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
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
$750
Direct expenses
$25,750
Administration costs
$3,410
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Vail Place clients learn about playwriting, acting, directing, and other theatre elements while creating a play based on their lived experiences. 1. Number of clients participating in play creation. 2. Clients perform a play based on personal stories. 3. Interviews with artists. 4. Post-project client survey to assess learning. 2: 1. Clients improve skills needed for recovery; 2. Replicable model created for permanent integration of theatre arts into Vail Place core services 1. Post-project client survey to assess recovery impact. 2. Interviews with program staff. 3. Staff/board review of project’s ongoing viability and service integration. 4. Interviews with History Theatre staff.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Thirty-one Vail Place members did learn about theater and created a performance piece based on their lived experiences with mental illnesses. 2: Members did improve recovery skills and a model was created to permanently integrate theater arts into Vail Place core services.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Katie Doll, Emily Pearl, John Duffy, Roger Sorensen, Patrick Stroh, Theresa Dolata, Scott Dorfman, Eric Haddenhorst, Jack Haggerty, Desi Heaven, Debbie Lance, Rob Marlotte, Annette Ralph, Susan Sutton, Greg Tyler
Project Manager
First Name
Stefano
Last Name
LoVerso
Organization Name
Vail Place
Street Address
15 9th Ave S
City
Hopkins
State
MN
Zip Code
55343
Phone
(952) 938-9622
Email
sloverso@vailplace.org
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Administered By
Administered by

Minnesota State Arts Board

Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
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Email the Agency
msab@arts.state.mn.us
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