Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$22,215
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2019
End Date
August 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dakota
Dakota
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Caponi Art Park will collaborate with Glacier Hills Elementary School of Arts and Science on nature based visual journaling, a residency for first and fifth grade students that builds observation and visual communication skills for inquiry in art and science.

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

John Ginocchio: Director of bands and professor of music at Southwest Minnesota State University; Roberta Gray: Director of Saint Francis Music Center, Little Falls; David Hamlow: Installation artist and teacher; Gregory Neidhart: Director of Winona State University arts administration program, chair of art and design department, music faculty; Jennifer Nicklay: Grad student at U of M in the ecology of urban architecture; former education and outreach coordinator, Weavers Guild of Minnesota; Kathleen Ray: Published playwright and founder of Playing On Purpose Productions; Suchitra Sairam: Dancer, choreographer, and founder of Kala Vandanam Dance Company

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
$22,215
Other Funds Leveraged
$5,388
Direct expenses
$27,603
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Students will improve their skills of observation and learn to translate their experience through drawing and a variety of other media. Classroom teachers will evaluate student work complied in paper and digital journals, and project portfolio. Teaching artists will evaluate student engagement and success of the projects. 2: Students will feel more confident and competent in their abilities to express their ideas through visual media. Pre/post surveys will assess student attitudes towards their abilities. Student journals will provide additional qualitative data.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Students will improve their skills of observation and learn to translate their experience through drawing and a variety of other media. Classroom teachers evaluated student work complied in paper journals and project portfolios. Teaching artists evaluated student engagement and success of the projects. 2: Students will feel more confident and competent in their abilities to express their ideas through visual media. Classroom teachers and the teaching artists assessed student's attitudes through interaction with the students.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Julie Andersen, Jason Daum, Amy Coletta-Harrison, Cheryl Caponi, Stephanie Cook, Brad Dahlgaard, Andrea Gonzalez, Steve Harrison, Tasia Islam, Erin Paulson, Wayne Potratz
Project Manager
First Name
Cheryl
Last Name
Caponi
Organization Name
Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center
Street Address
1205 Diffley Rd
City
Eagan
State
MN
Zip Code
55123-1415
Phone
(651) 454-9412
Email
ccaponi@caponiartpark.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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