Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,010
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Highland Park Middle School
Recipient Type
K-12 Education
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2019
End Date
August 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Design artist, Leon Wang, will collaborate with Highland Park Middle School students in a three-day Design for Activation and Change workshop, culminating in a large-scale installation of the students' final products, and a community event.

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

Lawrence Benson: Independent scholar, artist and publisher; Robert Gardner: Artistic executive director, Minnesota Ballet; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Poet and nonfiction writer; faculty member, Saint Paul College; Athena Kildegaard: Poet; lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Alyssa Melby: Assistant Director of Academic Civic Engagement, St. Olaf College (FORMER Executive director, Northfield Arts Guild); Catherine Ramirez: ; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator; Jeremy van Meter: Communications manager and actor, Commonweal Theatre 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
$5,010
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,660
Direct expenses
$6,670
Administration costs
$1,100
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Students will engage in an arts and design learning experience resulting in opportunities for growth in racial and cultural equity. Students will be surveyed prior to, during and upon completion of the workshop experience. There will be questions that relate specifically to how they feel they can make change in the world in which they live. 2: Students will collaborate, while finding their individual voice, in the process of creating an arts' product which expresses their points of view. Students will engage in a more thoughtful discussion and conversation around self-expression and how they perceive themselves as creators. They will share their vignettes of their artistic process and how it leads to self-expression.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Students engaged in an arts and design learning experience.The students reported that this opportunity empowered them to continue in racial equity work. Students were interviewed by their teachers, staff and eventually our Superintendent, Dr. Gothard with regards to how this residence impacted them. They shared their stories and their anecdotes with regards to how this impacted them. 2: Students will collaborate, while finding their individual voice, in the process of creating an arts' product which expresses their points of view. Students were surveyed before and prior to the residency about how they see themselves as creators. The data indicated a large increase in seeing themselves as agents of change and able to express themselves in authentic and creative ways.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Zuki Ellis, John Brodrick, Steve Marchese
Project Manager
First Name
Linda
Last Name
Jones
Organization Name
Highland Park Middle School
Street Address
975 Snelling Ave S
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55116
Phone
(651) 293-8950
Email
linda.jones@spps.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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