Community Arts Learning Grant
Community Arts Learning Grant
Lincoln Park Mural Initiative: students, artists, community members co-creating two public murals.
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, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.
Moira Villiard: visual artist and Cultural Program Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Richard Hansen: Executive Director, Duluth Superior Film Festival; David Dobbs: visual artist, Education Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center; Christine Marcotte: writer and community historian, retired socialworker.
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
Short-term outcomes include: 1. At least 75 LPMS students, 40 CSS students, and twenty community members will participate in creating two murals during 2017-2018. 2. At least 85 LPMS and CSS students will demonstrate increased understanding of the techniques involved in creating a mural, and the role of murals in fostering and celebrating community. 3. At least 500 students and community members will attend the community unveiling events in May 2018. In the long term, our Mural Initiative Project will continue increasing access to, and interest in, making art to a wider range of our community as a means of enriching and empowering individuals' experiences and honoring their stories. We will determine outcomes through various avenues. First, all participants will complete brief final surveys including both qualitative and quantitative questions. (Did this project enhance your understanding of mural painting and the role of murals in our community? Please explain. Did the project increase your interest in public art? How/why? Will this experience encourage you to participate in future community art projects?) Teaching Artists and LPMS' Art Specialist will also share observations on learning that occurs and student engagement with the interactive portions. Documentary interviews conducted by a videographer will serve as a third way to assess these outcomes.
Outcome 1. At least 75 Lincoln Park Middle School (LPMS) students, 40 CSS students, and 20 community members will participate in creating two murals during 2017-2018. Results: A total of 30 LPMS students participated. In addition, 40 CSS students and 25 community members also participated. Outcome 2. At least 85 LPMS and CSS students will demonstrate increased understanding of the techniques involved in creating a mural, and the role of murals in fostering and celebrating community. Results: The 70 students involved demonstrated increased understanding, exemplified by survey results and recorded interviews. Outcome 3. At least 500 students and community members will attend the community unveiling events in May 2018. Results: About 200 people attended each of the events. Local NBC, FOX, and PBS stations covered the May unveiling, sharing the impact. The June event in partnership with AICHO drew less CSS students than we anticipated because it was held outside the academic year.
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