Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Ramsey County Correctional Facility
Recipient Type
Local/Regional Government
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2016
End Date
March 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding will bring high-quality, creative writing programs to women in the Ramsey County Correctional Facility (jail). They will work directly with professional teaching artists, develop literary skills, and create original poetry and illustrations. Resid
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair of El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Artistic Director of World Music and Dance and the International Children’s Festival; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Nikki Hunt: Administration, organizational development; Pete Driessen: Artistic, education, Community Education; Michael Fallon: Administration, marketing, education; Rachel Levitt: Marketing; Lindsy Halleckson: Artistic, fundraising, administration; Hilary Smith: Fundraising, administration, marketing; Lula Saleh: Artistic, volunteerism, general administration; Taous Khazem: Artistic, education; Peter Foster: Marketing, organizational development, administration.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2017 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$4,200
Direct expenses
$12,200
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Each participant will develop her creative writing skills and write at least 5 publish-quality poems. Evaluations at the end of each class will show that at least 70% of respondents feel they learned new writing styles or techniques. An anthology of poems will be published from each writing session; we will count how many poems each participant has in the anthology. We will also hand out a written evaluation on the last day which asks participants about their experience.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Post program evaluations show that 90% of responding participants felt they learned new creative skills (writing or painting / drawing) and developed their ability to express an idea in a creative way.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
John Klavins, Allen Carlson, Ron Bergee
Project Manager
First Name
Allan
Last Name
Carlson
Organization Name
Ramsey County Correctional Facility
Street Address
297 Century Ave S
City
Maplewood
State
MN
Zip Code
55119
Phone
(651) 266-1441
Email
allan.carlson@co.ramsey.mn.us
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