Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
East Side Arts Council
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
May 2017
End Date
April 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Creative Connections for Seniors.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Lynne Beck: Fundraising, audience development, marketing; Kristi Gaudette: Education, artistic, disabilities specialist, community education; Kathleen Spehar: Artistic, general management, administration; Josh Wise: General management, administration; Hilary Smith: Fundraising, artistic, volunteerism; Justin Christy: Education, general management, administration; Al Onkka: Organizational development, education, audience development, marketing; Kevin Yang: Youth programming, community service, development, artistic; Sai Chang: Volunteerism, fundraising, general administration, youth programming; Caroline Taiwo: Artistic, audience development, marketing, organizational development.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,250
Direct expenses
$11,250
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

With this project senior participants will develop their creative voices while learning new artistic skills and creating original art work in free classes taught by professional artists. 100 seniors will participate in these arts experiences which will connect them with other people of this age group on the East Side of Saint Paul. Evaluation will be carried out by trained East Side Arts Council staff to compare program outcomes to the benchmarks described in our stated goals to support a continuous cycle of improvement. Participants and artists will discuss interests and what they would like to get out of the classes prior to sessions and follow up with written evaluations after the each series of classes with East Side Arts Council looking at evaluations for ways to improve throughout the program.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Our written evaluations showed more than 90% of participants felt they learned an area of visual art, poetry and storytelling that they didn't know before.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Kitty Anderson, Carline Bengtsson, Philip Blackburn, Kris Kautzman, Bob Klicker, Mem Lloyd, Marilyn Meyer, Kerry Stone, Marlyn Trevino
Project Manager
First Name
Sarah
Last Name
Fehr
Organization Name
East Side Arts Council
Street Address
977 Payne Ave
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55130-3901
Phone
(651) 774-5422
Email
sarahfehr@eastsideartscouncil.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
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency