Arts in the Schools

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$2,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Prairie Arts Council

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

August 2013

End Date

March 2014

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

McLeod

Project Overview

Student Art Club-Summer/School Year

Project Details

Student Art Club-Summer/School Year

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Jane Link: visual artist, board member of Milan Village Arts School, and Milan Community Education, and Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, certified clinical musician, founder and coordinator of Rhythm of the River music/art festival; Janet Olney: artist, coordinator for Willmar Area Arts Council, founding member of Kaleidoscope Gallery; Randy Meyer: visual artist and farmer, former art teacher; Kate Aydin: retired educator, multidisciplinary curriculum developer, board member of Lincoln County Pioneer Museum; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member of Prairie Music Association and Prairie Oasis Players, former clogger; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, participant in community theater productions, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Emily Olson: musician, writing instructor; Tamara Isfeld: visual artist, art teacher for Renville County West Schools, Arts Meander planning committee, board member at Granite Arts Council and Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, treasurer of Rock County Fine Arts Association, board member for Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County, Art Rocks planning committee; Sydney Massee: visual artist, quilter, behind the scenes assistant in theatre productions, board member of Lac qui Parle Valley School District; Audrey Fuller: writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Emily Olson: musician, writing instructor; Sydney Massee: visual artist, quilter, behind the scenes assistant in theatre productions, board member of Lac qui Parle Valley School District; Janet Olney: artist, coordinator at Willmar Area Arts Council, founding member of Kaleidoscope Gallery; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member of Prairie Music Association and Prairie Oasis Players, former clogger; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2013 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$2,000

Other Funds Leveraged

Direct expenses

$2,000

Administration costs

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The goal of this program is to increase the quantity and types of arts learning opportunities for youth.The Student Art Club instructor will maintain attendance records for each session therefore participation rates and the number of children attending will be used to support successful outcomes. In addition, each participant will complete a 3 question evaluation at the end of the class period to provide feedback to the Prairie Arts Council and to the instructor. The evaluation questionnaire will be developed to include these three questions: 1. Share something new you have learned and how will you use this idea again? 2. What would you like to see changed or added to art club classes? 3. What, if anything, did you dislike about art club today?

Measurable Outcome(s)

Enrollment and attendance grew for each session: summer 4-6 participants, fall 12-13 participants and spring - 15. Responses on the surveys were very positive and included: 'when can we meet again', 'can we learn more', and 'I like doing this stuff'.

Description of Funds

Recipient Board Members

Bob Carlson, Chairman, Karla Heigl, Rollie Radtke, Matt Klitzke, Greg Machemehl, Merri Lea Kyllo

Project Manager

Cathy

Nelson Messer

Prairie Arts Council

512 2nd Ave N PO Box 776

Lester Prairie

55354-7741

(320) 296-0177

cnelsonmesser@yahoo.com