Rural and Community Art Project Grant
Rural and Community Art Project Grant
Community Multimedia Mural Project. This mural would become the centerpiece at Moose Lake Community School's new building. It will consist of three fine art panels with a framework of antique tile taken from the original school.
Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.
Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Duane Barnhart: watercolor painter, cartoonist; Mary McReynolds: arts administrator at Lyric Center for the Arts; Chris Marcotte: retired social worker, historian, writer; Maria Brown: art instructor and program coordinator at CHOICE, unlimited!; Mason Wilson: artist, illustrator.
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
Our goal is to provide greater access to the arts, not only through education, but also through community involvement. Our core belief is that art, in all of its many forms, allows students to express their thoughts and feelings and ultimately know more about themselves and those around them. We hope to see the following outcomes: An increase in interest for the arts from current students. Additional art class offerings in the school and through our Community Education program. Expanded student art shows. Public art shows in the school. A public Art on Loan program for long term displays within the school. Increased membership in the Art Club and Drama Club. Larger crowds at art shows, plays and art fundraisers. Increased membership in the Fine Arts Committee. A long term funding commitment for the arts from the school board. An increase in students from other schools coming to Moose Lake Community School for our art class offerings and overall commitment to the arts. During the design phase, regular meetings were held with the artists and the Fine Arts Committee. Once construction begins, Tracy Kill will be overseeing the progress in bi-weekly meetings with the artists. After the design was selected and approved, and continuing through the construction phase, Tracy Kill is required to provide regular reports to the Fine Arts Committee and to the school board of Moose Lake Community School. During the grand opening, input will be sought from students, parents and the public via a feedback form and through a comment section on our Facebook page. Enrollment in school art classes and Community Education classes, Fine Art class diversity, Community Education class offerings that feature Fine Art, Art Club membership, and public attendance at fine art functions in the school will be used to measure the outcome over a longer period.
There has been an increase in attendance numbers, but may be due to the new building itself. Art and Drama Club numbers are up so far this school year. Concert attendance is up. This summer we will have black and white photography class. We still have a local artist that teaches painting in the summer. With this we are now creating an alliance with the music community in bringing in a piano for the auditorium so we can bring in more musical venues other the then local community band.
Other, local or private