Partners in Arts Participation

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota AKA Lutheran Social Service of MN Metro Homeless Youth Program
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2012
End Date
December 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Project Overview
Partners in Arts Participation
Project Details
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota's project will provide on-site arts activities for Metro Homeless Youth Program participants including a mural project and drop-in arts activities, as well as access to community arts during the 2012 calendar year.
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
$6,000
Direct expenses
$31,000
Administration costs
$0
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.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Although Kulture Klub Collaborative has long served its mission of bringing artist and homeless youth together, it was their first partnership with a homeless youth serving organization in the east metro. Together we were able to bring the arts to a group of St Paul youth who had not previously engaged in their activities. The muralist who Kulture Klub Collaborative contracted with to lead the project had never worked specifically with our target population. Much was learned by all of us about access and support as we completed the mural, particularly around child-care. We also learned some valuable lessons around timing and scheduling activities. We conducted a focus group with the staff from Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, the staff from Kulture Klub Collaborative and the guest artists. 2: Twenty-six individual homeless youth participated in arts activities that they had never before experienced. Of those, twenty expressed a desire to continue to participate in arts activities. We used a focus group to conduct our evaluation.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Ann Beatty, Jon Evert, Sue Haffield, Mary Hauck, John Hogenson, Justin Huenemann, Todd Hysjulien, Craig Johnson, Artie Miller, Kate Mooney, Joan Wandke Nelson, Cathy Norelius, Teresa Rasmussen, Jim Renner, Nancy Rystrom, Renee Sayles, Mark Skinner, Mari Thorkelson, Dan Thorson, Jim Vos, Harold Usgaard, Lori Wall
Project Manager
First Name
Kirsten
Last Name
Anderson
Organization Name
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota AKA Lutheran Social Service of MN Metro Homeless Youth Program
Street Address
501 Asbury St
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
(651) 644-7739
Email
Kirsten.Anderson@lssmn.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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