Arts Access

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

ComMUSICation

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

January 2015

End Date

April 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Dakota

Hennepin

Ramsey

Project Overview

Arts Access

Project Details

ComMUSICation's mission is to empower youth with lifelong skills, through music and building community, and utilizes community partners through an intensive youth development choral program inspired by El Sistema.

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

Mary Bromen: Executive director, Dakota Woodlands Women's and Family Homeless Shelter; Laura Campbell: Adult day program manager, Southwest Senior Center, ArtSage teaching artist; Kendall Carlson: Communications and events manager for Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES); Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year

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

$5,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$5,335

Direct expenses

$10,335

Administration costs

$2,500

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Increase in number of Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood children participating in music ensembles. All ComMUSICation students are Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood students. ComMUSICation will survey students to find out how many have had prior musical experiences. 2: Increase in parent involvement. Number of ComMUSICation family volunteers, parent attendance at performances/parent meetings, and post programming parent surveys.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Only 2/93 youth had had prior musical experience (besides CMC youth). We brought a musical experience of drumming, singing, and teamwork building to 84 new youth! Number of students attending, number of students involved in summer camp and fall programming. 2: We had two parent volunteers who helped the entirety of the day. Number of parent volunteers, number of families attending concert.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Camille Kolles, Nancy Dana, Robin Thorson, Diana Adamson, Angie Broeker, Kim Cromey, Muneer Karcher-Ramos, Bondo Nyembwe, Sara Zanussi

Project Manager

Sara

Zanussi

ComMUSICation

690 Jackson St

St Paul

55130