Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$49,500
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
In Progress
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
End Date
August 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview
Arts Learning
Project Details
NEXUS is dedicated to increasing the professional expertise and viability of emerging media artists from underserved communities. The program includes skill training, mentorship, critique, presentation, and networking.
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
Elizabeth Jaakola: Musician; music educator at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College; Wesley May: Artist, owner of Wesley May Arts; Jeremy Meckler: Data and communications manager and program assistant, Jerome Foundation; Alicia Peters: Art instructor at College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University; Lindsay Schlemmer: Doctoral cello student at the University of Minnesota, musician and teacher; Patrick Vincent: Assistant professor of visual arts, Minnesota State University Moorhead; Bethany Whitehead: Executive director, Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts
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
$49,500
Other Funds Leveraged
$50,403
Direct expenses
$99,903
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.50
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Twenty-four self-taught artists, lacking a foundation of arts learning, will develop their professional artistic skills in the field of digital art-making. 1. Pre and post professional assessment of participant portfolios; 2. Participant debriefings and exit interviews; 3. Pre and post skill assessments; and 4. Teaching artist exit interviews. 2: Sixty artists will engage in critical dialogue around issues of culture and place, as it relates to the artmaking process. 1. Program quality assessment (rubric); 2. Pre-post-surveys of teaching artists and participants; and 3. Count of number of opportunities specifically related to digital arts and cultural criticism.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Thirty artists that lacked opportunity due to income, class and cultural barriers attained skills that raised their visibility as arts professionals. 1. Pre- and post-professional assessment of participant portfolios; 2. Participant debriefings and exit interviews; 3. Pre- and post-skill assessments; 4. Teaching artist exit interviews. 2: Sixty artists engaged in critical dialogue around issues of culture and place, as it relates to the artmaking process. 1. Program quality assessment (rubric). 2. Pre-post surveys of teaching artists and participants. 3. Count of number of opportunities specifically related to digital arts learning, creation and cultural criticism.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Sai Thao, DeAnna Drift, Missy Whiteman, Bienvenida Matias, Jacylynn Jones, Martin Case, Bryan Vue, WaHoua Vue, Chao Yang, Jeremy Gardner, Victoria Abrigo Ramirez
Project Manager
First Name
Kristine
Last Name
Sorensen
Organization Name
In Progress
Street Address
213 Front Ave
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55117
Phone
(612) 805-0514
Email
ythmedia@aol.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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