Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$44,975
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Highland Friendship Club
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2018
End Date
August 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Highland Friendship Club will partner with Upstream Arts, Cow Tipping Press, and Mike Nichols Video for theater, writing, and video workshops for adults with disabilities, ending in original student work presented in a video screening, reading, and theater piece.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

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.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Susan Berdahl: Marketing and grant writing contractor; Karen Charles: Founder, artistic/executive director, Threads Dance Project; Nolita Christensen: Community and nonprofit management consultant; woodworker; Alexander Legeros: Development officer, Museum of Russian Art; bassoonist; Kathleen Ray: Published playwright and founder of Playing On Purpose Productions; Therese Vogel: Community education director, Ulen-Hitterdal Public Schools; executive director, Top Hat Theatre; Sydney Willcox: Painting and ceramics teacher, Como Park Senior High School

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$44,975
Other Funds Leveraged
$5,320
Direct expenses
$50,295
Administration costs
$430
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

90% of arts learners will identify at least one skill they improved because of the interdisciplinary arts learning experience. Learners' self-assessments will be recorded using methods developed by Improve Group, refined by HFC and matched to the learner: video or written based on literacy/verbal ability.

Measurable Outcome(s)

100% of arts learners identified at least one skill they improved because of the interdisciplinary arts learning experience. Learners completed surveys identifying the skills they improved.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Rosemary Fagrelius,Kate Dienhart, Sherrie Kenny, Pat Leseman, Paul Bender, John Bobzien, Liz Boyd, Joseph Feldmeier, Ginger Geifer, Hannah Gikling, Stephanie Johnson, Colleen Langford, Dr. Lezlie Prettyman Olson, Sara Russell
Project Manager
First Name
Dan
Last Name
Reed
Organization Name
Highland Friendship Club
Street Address
161 St Anthony Ave, Ste 944
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55103
Phone
(651) 698-4096
Email
danreed@highlandfriendshipclub.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
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