Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
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
February 2015
End Date
August 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dakota
Dakota
Project Overview
Arts Learning
Project Details
Funding for Family Fun Tuesdays, a program of 13 weekly performances for children to be held June through August 2015 in the Art Park's sculpture garden in Eagan.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Minnesota Public Radio Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Lynne Beck: Fundraising, marketing; Melanie DeLuca: Community education, organizational development, youth programming; Victoria Lauing: Administration; Levi Weinhagen: Artistic, marketing, youth programming; Michael Hiatt: Education, general management, community education; Yumi Inomata: Administration, volunteerism, education; Paul Verrette: Fundraising, finance, organizational planning; Patrick Stauffer: Artistic, community education, education; Lynda Monick-Isenberg: Artistic, education.
Conflict of Interest Contact
Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Jeff Prauer (651) 645-0402
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
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$8,350
Direct expenses
$18,350
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We expect to present 13 weekly programs to an audience of at least 2,500 youth and adults on Tuesday mornings from June 3 to August 26, 2014 by the following organizations and artists: MacPhail Center for Music, Tres Mundos, Young Dance, Sisters of Swing, Sumunar, Beverly Cottman, BareBones Productions, Science Museum of Minnesota, Open Eye Figure Theatre, Frank Sentwali, Ragamala Dance, Kevin Strauss, Theater of Fools. We also expect the participants to have an engaging experience and learn basic concepts of music, movement and performance and develop skills to express themselves through singing, dancing, telling stories. We will use the following objective methods to evaluate this program including attendance figures, audience surveys, and artist evaluations. Staff members will also monitor participants’ responses to the programs and engagement in the hands-on activities, and trends in the number and diversity of participants from one season to the next.

Measurable Outcome(s)

2,200 youth and adults participated in Family Fun Tuesdays, a series of 13 high quality arts activities for children and families that introduced participants to the richness of creative expression and created a foundation for lifelong learning and participation in the arts.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Renee Ervasti, Juli Seydell Johnson, Jina Penn-Tracy, Wayne Potratz, Cheryl Caponi
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
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
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency