Community Arts Learning Grant
Community Arts Learning Grant
23rd Annual Northstar Arts Camp
Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; 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; 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.
Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
Enroll 25 full-day campers, ages 8-13, and 5 children ages 6-7 in a half-day program. Have at least 5 grandparents integrated into daily dance + music. All campers will: Make a rod puppet to the best of their abilities, and learn how to bring puppet to life with voice, movement and imagination. Learn 3 different dance patterns of collaborative movement in weaving a Maypole, including the Grand Right and Left. Dance at least 5 different called traditional American folk dance patterns with partners. Learn 3 new songs. Take part in a nature walk. Become an integral part of the camp community through dance, music and puppetry. Take part in a public sharing at camp's ending. We will give a written survey to parents (grandparents) to report on children's experience, with specific question about new learning observed. We will have a closing circle daily in which we ask children to give us feedback about a new learning or favorite experience at camp. Board member will take notes. We will dance happily and smoothly, refining constantly. The Maypole weavings will be recorded visually. Puppeteer will measure three goals to assess learning: does sculpture have 3 features, do eyes show up in contrast to flesh tone, does puppeteer have a character voice. Each artist, teen mentor, counselor, and the coordinator will fill out a written survey.
We enrolled 30 children in our camp ages 4-13. We had 5 grandparents and one parent integrated into daily dance + music. Four teenage mentors worked with staff and campers enriching the experience of the camp. Campers each made a rod puppet, and learned how to bring puppet to life with voice, movement and imagination. Campers learned 3 different dance patterns of collaborative movement in weaving a Maypole, including the Grand Right and Left, and learned how to dance it undone. We danced many dances including song games and different called traditional American folk dance patterns with partners. All campers took a nature walk and did a related arts activity. All campers participated in a puppet showcase, performed 2 songs for their parents, and we concluded with a group dance with campers and guests.
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