Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$46,866
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
ARTS-Us
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2019
End Date
August 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

ARTS-Us will develop young leaders through the arts, culture, and sciences of the African diaspora through a supportive and enriched arts environment for Saint Paul youth in after-school and summer programming.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; 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; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; 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

Nolita Christensen: Community and nonprofit management consultant; woodworker; Christina Frederickson: Educator, gardener, and actor; Molly Gamble: Artist; former arts event planner at Maryland Institute College of Art; Heather Haynes: ; Sara Raappana: Published poet; editor of Cellpoems, a poetry journal; Norah Rendell: Executive director, Center for Irish Music; musician

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$46,866
Other Funds Leveraged
$55,051
Direct expenses
$101,917
Administration costs
$7,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
1.50
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Youth gain skills to create meaningful visual and performance art through the lens of the African Diaspoara. Students successfully create new performance showcases of original works through African Diasporic art-forms. 2: Youth gain the ability to use art forms rooted in the African Diaspora to examine their own cultural heritage. Journals, performances, and surveys will be studied to show whether youth can demonstrate connections between their cultural identities and that of African Diasporic communities.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Youth created performances based on the various art forms they engaged in. Performances and artist artifacts evaluation. 2: Youth gained perspectives through their art forms to help serve their communities. Observations of youth produced programs, artifacts, and initiatives.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Anika Ward Toni Carter Carl Schoenbeck Barb Schoenbeck D'Angelos Svenkensen Dr. Cheryl Chattman Cherise Ayers Liban Elmi
Project Manager
First Name
Anthony
Last Name
Galloway
Organization Name
ARTS-Us
Street Address
1221 Marshall Ave
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
(651) 528-6871
Email
anthony@arts-us.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