Art Project

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,345
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Hutchinson Center for the Arts
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
May 2015
End Date
November 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
McLeod
McLeod
Project Overview
Art Project
Project Details
Hutchinson Center for the Arts Youth Art Education
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, Rhythm of the River; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian; Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts founding member; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council of Arts and Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Olson: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Christa Otteson: nonprofit evaluation consultant, arts advocate; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts board; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: arts advocate and volunteer, library board member; Mark Thode: photographer, Calumet Players board member; Vonnie Saquilan: arts advocate, Granite Arts Council board; John White: photographer, journalist, Big Stone Arts Council.
Conflict of Interest Contact
Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Greta Murray (507) 537-1471
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
$1,345
Other Funds Leveraged
$6,100
Direct expenses
$7,445
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Our goal is to broaden the arts curriculum offered in the schools, providing instruction in all medium of art from educated, professional artists that students don't have access to during the summer months. Home school students will have unprecedented access to art education. We hope to cultivate a sense of art appreciation in youth. We also hope to engage the families of the youth, increasing our exposure in the community and introducing the art center to adults who may not otherwise have come. Our teachers will implement the use of a rubric to see if the child has learned the technique being offered. At the end of the program we will also ask parents to complete surveys grading each class, the teachers, the technique taught and implemented, and to rate their student's advancement and skill level. We will ask the students themselves to rate the classes, teachers and projects to gain insight on what classes we should be teaching at the Center. We will ask the teachers for suggestions on future classes to add to the curriculum.

Measurable Outcome(s)

69% of student responses reported "EPIC FUN!" 29% student responses reported "FUN" and 2% reported "JUST OK" Parents were asked to rate the classes from 1 -3, 3 being the best: 85% of parent responses rate the overall class a 3 and 15% rated the overall class a 2. When asked if students would like to take a class again at Hutchinson Center for the Arts - 97% responded yes and 3% responded maybe. Asked if they would enroll their child in another class in the future 97% of parents responded yes and 3% responded maybe. The Summer Youth Art Programs enrolled 41 students in a total of 6 different classes.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Corey Stearns, Tom Wirt, Lena Mowlem, Dolf Moon, Luann Drazkowski, Greg Jodzio, Sarah Work, Lenore Flinn, Steve Cook
Project Manager
First Name
Lisa
Last Name
Bergh
Organization Name
Hutchinson Center for the Arts
Street Address
PO Box 667
City
Hutchinson
State
MN
Zip Code
55350
Phone
(320) 587-7278
Email
info@hutchinsonarts.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

509 W Main St, PO Box 55
Marshall, Minnesota 56258 

Phone
Phone Manager: Nicole DeBoer
(507) 537-1471
Email the Agency