Partners in Arts Participation

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,725
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Northeast Youth and Family Services
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2016
End Date
February 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview
Partners in Arts Participation
Project Details
The Zenon Dance Company will partner with Northeast Youth and Family Services' Northeast Therapeutic Services to help 45 students reach their goals through participation in the arts.
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; 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; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Janet Brademan: Retired executive director, Headwaters School of Music and the Arts; Julia Donaldson: Director of advancement, Pillsbury United Communities; Jessica O'Brien: Associate director, Minnesota Council of Churches’ Mankato refugee services; Anna Ostendorf: Program director, ArtReach; Jenea Rewertz-Targui: Arts learning program manager, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Kari Ruth: Director of strategic communications, Hennepin Theatre Trust; Sara Sternberger: Executive director, Free Arts Minnesota; Zahra Tafarrodi: Cross-cultural educator, researcher, author and artist
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,725
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$6,125
Administration costs
$1,125
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The Zenon Dance Company will conduct a five day residency with forty-five NETS students. The project outcome will be evaluated by student participation and a review of student behaviors. 2: Forty-five NETS students will attend and appreciate a professional performance of the Zenon Dance Company. The outcome will be evaluated by student participation and behavior at the Zenon Dance Company performance.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The Zenon Dance Company conducted a five-day residency with 45 students from NETS and Mounds View REACH Academy that included a student performance. The long-understood concept that dance helps students with mental illness continue with their recovery has been reinforced. Each student that participated in the Zenon residency increased their self-awareness, confidence, trust, sense of belonging, and knowledge of additional methods of self-expression.

Description of Funds
Recipient Board Members
Ling Becker, Daniel Boone, Joseph Brown Thunder, Judith Cognetta, Tanya Dowda, John Hakes, Erich Hartmann, Jean Houlding, Blake C. Huffman, Amanda Little, Dean Maschka, Mary Jo McGuire, Gary Meehlhause, Dennis J. Murphy, Lindsay B. Nauen, Daniel Newham, Terry Nyblom, Gloria Alvarez Pederson, Dan Roe, Jack Serier, Cory Springhorn, Miriam Ward
Project Manager
First Name
Jerry
Last Name
Hromatka
Organization Name
Northeast Youth and Family Services
Street Address
3490 Lexington Ave N Ste 205
City
Shoreview
State
MN
Zip Code
55126
Phone
(651) 486-3808
Email
jerry@nyfs.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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