Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Guadalupe Alternative Programs
Recipient Type
K-12 Education
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2018
End Date
August 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Guadalupe Alternative Programs will partner with theater artist Janelle Ranek, who will work with eleventh and twelfth grade students to create a live performance piece based on students' lives and cultural experiences.

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

Bradley Althoff: Managing producer and senior project manager, Classical MPR; Roberta Gray: Director of Saint Francis Music Center, Little Falls; Jane Gudmundson: Former education director, Plains Art Museum in Fargo; Kao Ly Ilean Her: Chief executive officer, Hmong Elders Center; former executive director, State of Minnesota Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans; Paul LaJeunesse: Assistant professor of art, College of St Scholastica; Andrew Nordin: Painter; Arts Board grantee; Molly Sheeley Melton: Educator, school for Environmenta Studies in Apple Valley

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
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$11,870
Direct expenses
$16,870
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Participants will learn elements of theater and gain skills to create an original play exploring racism, injustice, alienation and Americanization. Coursework and final performance. 2: Participants will have increased awareness/understanding between students of diverse cultural backgrounds through collaborative theater performance. Post-participation surveys

Measurable Outcome(s)

Participants learned elements of theater and gained skills to create an original play exploring racism, injustice, alienation and Americanization. Participants completed theater coursework, including planning and executing a final performance. 2: Participants increased awareness and understanding of diverse cultural backgrounds through a collaborative theater performance. Through post-surveys, all participants indicated they learned more about other cultures and enjoyed sharing their own cultural stories both with other participants and the audience.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Karen Thompson, Raymond Krause, Annmarie Becker, Delta Larkey, Kim Kusnier, Richard Mammen, Gilbert de la O, Gary Miller, Peter Hayden, Jose Santos, Paul Alsides, Darril Wegscheid
Project Manager
First Name
Jody
Last Name
Nelson
Organization Name
Guadalupe Alternative Programs
Street Address
381 E Robie St
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55107
Phone
(651) 222-0757
Email
jnelson@gapschool.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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