Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$8,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Project GEM

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

September 2015

End Date

June 2016

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Blue Earth

Nicollet

Project Overview

Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project

Project Details

The Growth, Experience and Motivation Project will provide arts education program activities to at risk youth, ages 5-18, in Blue Earth and Nicollet County in 2015-16. This includes instruction in art, music and creative writing for these students in a va

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Jessica Barens: Waseca Community Education Advisory Council member; Denice Evers: retired teacher, volunteer with Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: singer with Saint Peter Choral Society and Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, member of the American Guild of Organists Sioux Trails Chapter; Joe McCabe: Saint James City Manager, volunteer with Saint James Community Theater; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher, charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: visual artist, Executive Director of 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with Kee Civic Theatre; Bonnie Taplin: member of Red Rock Center for the Arts; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher, volunteer for Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: Professor of Art at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Greg Wilkins: visual artist, Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University-Mankato.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2016 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$8,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$28,100

Direct expenses

$36,100

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

0.00

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Real or perceived barriers to arts participation and arts access are identified and addressed. New relationships with members of groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization are built. The number of Minnesotans who are engaged in arts education and learning opportunities increases. Real or perceived barriers to arts learning are identified and addressed. They will utilize surveys with ratings and narrative questions. All participants will complete the survey at the end of the program.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Real or perceived barriers to arts participation and arts access were identified and addressed. New relationships with members of groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization were built. The number of Minnesotans who are engaged in arts education and learning opportunities increased. Real or perceived barriers to arts learning were identified and addressed.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Jason Oren, Jamie Dalby, Jed Highum, Jeanne Zwart, Annie Austad, Erin Roberts, Leah Smith, Sean Consedine

Project Manager

Alice

De Yonge

Project GEM

523 2nd St S

Mankato

56001