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Partners in Arts Participation

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Opportunity Partners, Inc. AKA Opportunity Partners
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2015
End Date
August 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Dakota
Hennepin
Anoka
Dakota
Hennepin
Project Overview
Partners in Arts Participation
Project Details
Opportunity Partners will partner with Upstream Arts to bring The Art of Working, arts-based vocational training, to six groups of Opportunity Partners clients, serving 90 adults with disabilities.
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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Alice De Yonge: Program director, Project G.E.M.; Marlina Gonzalez: Multidisciplinary media arts curator and consultant; David Grant: A Twin Cities-based writer, core alumnus member of The Playwrights' Center; Jessica Lourey: Mystery and fantasy writer, professor of creative writing and sociology, Saint Cloud Technical and Community College; Elizabeth Mowry: Arts innovation director, COMPAS, City of Saint Paul parks commissioner; Laurie Pape Hadley: Business analyst, University of Minnesota, audio describer for theatres and arts organizations throughout Twin Cities; Timothy Takach: Composer, singer and music publisher; William Venne: Chief development officer, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota; Jane Zilch: Director of long term development, Thrivent Financial, board member, SteppingStone Theatre
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

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$9,000
Direct expenses
$34,000
Administration costs
$1,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Adults with disabilities that participate in “The Art of Working” will improve soft skills needed in the workplace through arts activities. Post program participant evaluations will measure soft skills and arts engagement. Data will show the impact of arts infused career development, and how the arts can help achieve OP service goals. 2: The partnership between Opportunity Partners and Upstream Arts will bring the arts and a new avenue of career development to adults with disabilities. Post program evaluations will show increased arts exposure of adults with disabilities, a historically underserved group, and success of arts infused services in engaging diverse learners.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Adults with disabilities that participated in The Art of Working, improved soft skills needed in the workplace through arts activities. Post program participant evaluations measured soft skills and arts engagement. Data revealed the impact of arts infused career development, and how the arts can help achieve OP service goals. 2: The partnership between Opportunity Partners and Upstream Arts brought the arts and a new avenue of career development to adults with disabilities. Post program evaluations showed increased arts exposure of adults with disabilities, a historically underserved group, and success of arts infused services in engaging diverse learners.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Armando Camacho, Steve Cramer, Diane Duguay, John Hetterick, Dean Hildebrandt, Gregory H. Keane, John Kelly, Ben Knoll, Cynthia (Cyndi) Lesher, Jane McCrossan, Al Mize, Rajean Moone, David Oswald, Julia A. Sorenson, Edson W. Spencer Jr, Nancy Wagner, Ann Yekaldo
Project Manager
First Name
Claire
Last Name
Benway
Organization Name
Opportunity Partners, Inc. AKA Opportunity Partners
Street Address
5500 Opportunity Ct
City
Minnetonka
State
MN
Zip Code
55343
Phone
(952) 938-5511
Email
cbenway@opportunities.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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