Arts Learning Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Sara R. Pajunen AKA Sara Pajunen
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
In Progress
Start Date
November 2022
End Date
June 2023
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
St. Louis
St. Louis
Project Overview

Arts Learning Grant

Project Details

A 6-segment Nordic Music Workshop Series at the Nordic Center in Duluth plus accompanying tunebook

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Jennifer Jubenville: Manager, the Bookstore at Fitger's; Lisa Buckman: General Manager, Mesabi Symphony Orchestra

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$5,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The clearly executable goals are: 1. Hold 5 workshops. I will teach one tune a workshop, for a total of 5 tunes. 2. Hold 1 concert, open to the public, where the participants will perform all 5 tunes. 3. Print 1 tune book, for sale and distribution. For the workshop, the goal for attendance is at least 10 participants. For the concert, the goal for attendance is at least 30 attendees plus workshop participants. If we reach these numbers, it will be successful. Tune teaching will be successful if I fully teach 5 tunes in 5 sessions. Tune learning is slightly more difficult to measure, but students will be equipped with the resources to continue learning on their own (sheet music, recordings, and the live experience of learning from a teacher). If the tunebook is printed, distributed to attendees, and offered for sale at the Nordic Center, it will be successful.

Project Manager
First Name
Sara
Last Name
Pajunen
Organization Name
Sara R. Pajunen AKA Sara Pajunen
State
MN
Phone
(612) 802-2455
Email
sara@sarapajunen.com
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
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