Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$60,946
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
The Archie and Phebe Mae Givens Foundation AKA The Givens Foundation for African American Literature
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
End Date
December 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview
Arts Learning
Project Details
Culture Matters will pair five African American literary teaching artists with five metro schools, providing culturally responsive teaching based on African American literature, improving students' skills, literacy, and cultural understanding.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Ellen Copperud: Community volunteer and arts advocate; former board member, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council; Phyllis Doyle: Retired arts administrator; award-winning poet and fiction writer; Ann DuHamel: Assistant professor of music and head of keyboard studies, University of Minnesota Morris; Kathleen Dupre: Artist and illustrator; art and writing teacher; Katie Marshall: Executive director, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids; Theresa Remick: Managing director, performance center at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Christi Schmitt: Program coordinator, Saint Paul Public Schools office of multilingual learning
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$60,946
Other Funds Leveraged
$6,088
Direct expenses
$53,412
Administration costs
$2,800
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Provide 500 contact hours of African American literary arts residencies in five Twin Cities schools, reaching approx. 450 students, grades K-12. Use student pre and post surveys to assess increases in student awareness and knowledge of African American literary arts. Track residency contact hours via tracking form. 2: Improve students’ ability to read and understand, to write responsively, and to express themselves with original creative writing. Pre and post: short reading and writing samples, assess increased capacity for understanding and response; short free-form essays, assess increased ability for original, creative self-expression.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Provide 483 contact hours of African American literary arts residencies in ten Twin Cities schools, reaching 751 students, grades K-12. Use pre and post-student surveys to assess increases in student awareness and knowledge of African American literary arts. Use staff post-surveys to assess staff satisfaction with residency outcomes. Track residency contact hours via tracking form. 2: Improve students' ability to read and understand, to write responsively, and to express themselves with original creative writing. Pre and post: short reading and writing samples, assess increased capacity for understanding and response; short free-form essays, assess increased ability for original, creative self-expression.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Herman J. Milligan Jr., Archie Givens Jr. Thomas Nelson, Jerry Wilson, Stanley Jackson, Sherwood Herndon
Project Manager
First Name
Herman
Last Name
Milligan, Jr.
Organization Name
The Archie and Phebe Mae Givens Foundation AKA The Givens Foundation for African American Literature
Street Address
2822 Lyndale Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55408
Phone
(612) 382-7270
Email
herman.milligan@gmail.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
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