Arts Access

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$17,568

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

The Saint Paul Conservatory of Music

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

January 2014

End Date

December 2014

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Hennepin

Ramsey

Project Overview

Arts Access

Project Details

Saint Paul Conservatory of Music will bring consistent, high-quality music lessons and performance opportunities directly to disadvantaged youth in after-school enrichment at three low-income Saint Paul Public Schools.

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

Maya Beecham: Executive assistant and creativity director, Youthprise; visual and spoken word artist; freelance writer; Laurel Bradley: Director and curator, Perlman Teaching Museum, Carleton College, Northfield; Gregory Bullard: Independent Management Consultant, Bullseye Services Corp.; Melissa Cuff: Director of grants and foundation relations for YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities.; Joanna Kohler: Filmmaker and Media producer, community storytelling; Sherri Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Paul Robinson: Director, James P. Shannon Leadership Institute, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, Saint Paul; Jessica Roeder: Writer, poet and teacher

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year

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

$17,568

Other Funds Leveraged

$19,795

Direct expenses

$37,363

Administration costs

$1,400

Number of full time equivalents funded

0.2

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The Conservatory will build upon and expand relationships with public schools in Saint Paul to serve low-income youth, most of whom are youth of color. Total number of low-income school partners, total number of youth served in lessons, total number of performances in disadvantaged communities. 2: Conservatory will bring music lessons and performances directly into disadvantaged communities. We will track the number of: Youth provided free lessons and performance opportunities, contact hours between music instructors and youth, and audience members attending youth recitals.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The Conservatory built upon and expanded relationships with public schools in Saint Paul that serve low-income youth, most of whom are youth of color. 2: The Conservatory delivered music lessons and performance opportunities directly into disadvantaged communities.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Chris Temperante, Sue Freeman Dopp, Charlene McEvoy, Susan Bullard, Todd C. Readinger, Melissa A. Pelland, Sylvia Oxenham

Project Manager

Clea

Galhano

The Saint Paul Conservatory of Music AKA The Conservatory

26 E Exchange St Ste 500

St Paul

55101