Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,822
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Theater Mu, Inc. AKA Mu Performing Arts
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
November 2014
End Date
October 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview
Arts Learning
Project Details
Mu Performing Arts will work with immigrant and underserved youth in grades 1-8 at Battle Creek, Bryn Mawr, and Linwood through Mu’s empowering Educational Outreach Program, including a new parent-child taiko class.
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.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Lawrence Benson: Independent scholar, artist and publisher; Kelly Dupre: Artist and instructor, in printmaking and mosaics; former classroom coordinator, North House Folks School, Grand Marais; Peter Morales: Sculptor of large-scale outdoor pieces; former visiting artist, University of Minnesota, and Jerome Fellow; Louis Porter, II: Teaching artist, COMPAS and Artful Aging initiative, and Givens Foundation; Bethany Whitehead: Executive director, Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,822
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,758
Direct expenses
$17,580
Administration costs
$660
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Barriers to participation for up to 1,000 underserved Minnesota youth will be mitigated through empowering theater and taiko arts learning with Mu. Evaluation includes student attendance and the number of arts learners at final performances. Student and teacher evaluations will measure program success and willingness to participate in future residencies.

Measurable Outcome(s)

919 youth and adults were provided with theater and taiko arts learning made accessible by mitigating the barriers to their participation. All participants were asked to evaluate the activities in writing and in feedback sessions: administrators, classroom teachers, Mu staff, and the students. Mu staff recorded demographics and the numbers of participants. 2: 919 youth and adults were empowered by participating in theater and taiko arts learning. Demographic information was collected by Mu teaching artists, assisted by school administrators and classroom teachers for each group of participants. Pre-written forms containing questions regarding the ethnic backgrounds, gender, age, and household language spoken were completed by each teaching artist; statistical information regarding participating free or reduced lunch program was collected from administrators. The completed data forms were filed with Mu staff.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Chris Barron, Jeffery Chen, Sharon Fong, Candice Hern, Daniel S. Le, Dorothy Mollien, Reginaldo Reyes, Kari Ruth, Bruce Thao, Paji Vitoff, Atlee Wong, Shannon Freeby, Randy Reyes
Project Manager
First Name
Shannon
Last Name
Freeby
Organization Name
Theater Mu, Inc. AKA Mu Performing Arts
Street Address
275 4th St E Ste 496
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55101-1682
Phone
(651) 789-1012
Email
shannon@muperformingarts.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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