Community Arts Learning Grant
Community Arts Learning Grant
Arts and Rec: Arts programming for youth in the Parks and Recreation summer camp.
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; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist
Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Richard Hansen: Executive Director, Duluth Superior Film Festival; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Karissa Isaacs: curator of Tweed Museum at the University of Minnesota Duluth.
Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
The goal of this project is to provide area youth ages 7-12 with 3 weeks of arts programming as part of the City of Grand Rapids summer camp. Through these activities we aim to expose youth to a variety of visual arts mediums and teach them about the role of public art in community development. In the short term area youth will have a positive experience in the art classes, will feel more knowledgable about art, and will feel a sense of pride in the public art they create. In the long term, we hope that what we learn from this process will help us successfully provide arts programming in future years and will enhance the cultural landscape of the Grand Rapids area. Qualitative and quantitative evaluation methods will be used to assess project effectiveness. Quantitative metrics include: - Total number of youth participating in classes - Number of youth participating in more than one session - Number of public art projects completed Students will be asked to complete surveys evaluating their experiences at the conclusion of activities. Surveys will be used to collect the following qualitative metrics: - If the class met student expectations - How participants rate their level of learning - How participants rate the teaching artist - Suggestions for future arts activities. Projects will also be documented visually for evaluation.
Itasca area youth enrolled in the Grand Rapids summer sports camp learned new skills in art and felt more knowledgable about different art mediums. Youth were surveyed and over half reported that the experience increased their enjoyment of making art. Youth reported new skills in techniques like texture drawing, sculpture, and collaborative projects. Resulting public art projects are on display in the community.
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