Partners in Arts Participation

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$21,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
YouthLink
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2015
End Date
June 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Hennepin
Ramsey
Anoka
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview
Partners in Arts Participation
Project Details
YouthLink will work with Kulture Klub Collaborative to create an artist-in-residence project with Samuel Babatunde Ero-Phillips for homeless youth on the Downtown 100 list.
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
$21,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,000
Direct expenses
$23,000
Administration costs
$3,260
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

YouthLink will negotiate barriers for high needs youth to access arts programming. Youth will fill out specific barrier-related surveys. Also, access supports will be measured quantitatively (i.e. how many bus tokens were utilized, how many youth accessed mental health support, etc.). 2: Homeless youth on the Downtown 100 list will create work to share their stories with the broader community. Quantitatively, youth participation will be tracked both in total number and frequency. Qualitatively, participants will be a part of the planning and complete surveys to evaluate the depth of engagement.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Youth were able to speak directly to staff and artists about barriers they were facing. All participants received bus cards, tokens, and child care stipends to help eliminate those barriers. 2: Youth on the Downtown 100 list were successfully engaged in the project and had positive experiences according to verbal feedback sessions.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
David Adams, Time Bicknell, Amol Dixit, Steven Foldes, Stefanie Galey, Bruce Nerland, Ben Reinhardt, Mark Severson, Lisa Hauser, Will Roach, Melvin Tennant, Phil Davis
Project Manager
First Name
Jarrod
Last Name
Feld
Organization Name
YouthLink
Street Address
41 N 12th St
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55403
Phone
(612) 252-1200
Email
feld@youthlinkmn.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
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