Partners in Arts Participation

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Duluth Area Family YMCA
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2011
End Date
September 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
St. Louis
St. Louis
Project Overview
Partners in Arts Participation
Project Details
The Duluth Area Family YMCA and Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra will partner to provide musical opportunity for students enrolled in out-of-school time programming with a new Orff-Schulwerk program Sing, Say, Dance, Play!
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., 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., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, 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., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., 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., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$8,000
Direct expenses
$33,000
Administration costs
$5,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Partnerships are developed between social service organizations and arts organizations to better serve underserved communities. More Minnesotans are able to participate in the arts. Social or human service organizations use arts to help achieve their service goals. Perceived or real barriers to participation are addressed. We tracked student participation and maintained attendance records, comparing this data to data from our pilot project, which was implemented the previous year. Sing, Say, Dance, Play! migrates from school to school during the academic year but returns to the same facility every summer. At our summer facility, 100% of the youth who participated for a second year participated in the pilot project the year before. The positive trend of involvement and engagement is made evident by retention data as well as parent and staff feedback. The majority of our program participants have limited access to live music and music education programming. Many of the students we serve benefit from academic support, exposure to enrichment activities and support in their development of life skills and social development. Through this Arts Learning Grant the YMCA and Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra were able to mitigate all of these barriers throughout the entirety of the program.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The Duluth Area Family YMCA offers Out-of-School Time programs at nine elementary schools during the academic school year and multiple sites during the summer, including at the main YMCA facility. We were able to add Sing, Say, Dance, Play! to the menu of clubs offered to youth involved with our program at no cost. We served over forty-five youth who otherwise would not have access to this type of music education and experiential learning. 2: The power of this partnership comes in pairing the expertise of the YMCA, as a youth development serving organization with the expertise of the Symphony, as a music education and performing organization. Had Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra created this program on their own, without the partnership of a social service organization, the population reached would not have been as diverse and widespread. The collaboration allowed us to take programming to the students, thus serving grades pre-K through 6, increasing its accessibility. This is an ongoing conversation between our organizations. There are additional program sites with youth who have not yet received this opportunity and educational experience.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Lisa Brown, Chris Dahlberg, Carol Dinius, Deidre Dodge, Loren Erickson, Bob Hartl, Michelle Johnson, Paula Pedersen, Rebecca Pennazoli, Mimi Stender, Mia Thibodeau, Ryan Underdahl, Vernon Zacher.
Project Manager
First Name
Blair
Last Name
Gagne
Organization Name
Duluth Area Family YMCA
Street Address
302 W 1st St
City
Duluth
State
MN
Zip Code
55802
Phone
(218) 722-4745x 125
Email
bgagne@duluthymca.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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