Arts Access

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$27,710
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2016
End Date
May 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview
Arts Access
Project Details
Circus Juventas will run a fourteen week circus arts residency program for each of four middle schools in the Saint Paul Public Schools after-school program, reaching ethnically and socio-economically diverse youth.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Private equity manager; board chair, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Maya Beecham: Education team coordinator, Bush Foundation; visual and spoken word artist; freelance writer; Mary Bromen: Executive Director, Dakota Woodlands Women's and Family Homeless Shelter; John Connelly: Independent consultant to nonprofits, photographer; Scott Dixon: Artist and administrator, Commonweal Theatre; Sandra Gillespie: Visual artist; online writing instructor, University of Alaska Anchorage; former program director, Alaska State Council on the Arts; Fatima Said: Executive director, Project FINE (Focus on Integrating Newcomers through Education) in Winona; Robert Weisenfeld: Director of government grants and sponsored programs, Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter
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 Access

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$27,710
Other Funds Leveraged
$4,930
Direct expenses
$32,640
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Afterschool residencies at Saint Paul Public Schools draw at least 50% students of color, or who are economically disadvantaged. Residency participants will be enrolled and engagement assessed by the four after school coordinators and the teaching artists. Demographic information will be collected. 2: One hundred plus youth with no circus experience will participate in the circus arts through fourteen-week afterschool residency programs at four Saint Paul Public Schools. Attendance in the after school workshops each week; list of the schools served; surveys of the students, teaching artists and afterschool coordinators to assess learning.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Afterschool residencies at SPPS drew more than 50% students of color, or who were economically disadvantaged. The Flipside coordinators at the schools reported the demographics of their participants, which were reported above. While they did not collect income information because of the sensitive nature of that information, the majority of students at the Flipside SPPS qualify for free or reduced price lunch. Once enrolled, most students attended a majority of the circus arts classes offered. 2: Sixty-three youth with no circus experience participated in the circus arts through fourteen week afterschool residency programs at four SPPS schools. The number of youth who enrolled and participated in all or part of the residency was recorded at each of the four participating schools. Surveys of teaching artists and afterschool coordinators were issued at the end of the project. The students, some of whom had limited English language skills, did not complete surveys, but `voiced` their satisfaction with the program through their continued engagement in the training as well as performances at the end of the residency.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Dan Butler, Elizabeth `Betty` Butler, Dan Currell, John Esch, George Heriot, Peter Huber, Lance Lemieux, Laura Mogren, Dan Rooney, Vineeta Sawkar Branby, Krista Sweeney, Cheriti Swigart
Project Manager
First Name
Miriam
Last Name
Ackerman
Organization Name
Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas
Street Address
1270 Montreal Ave
City
St Paul
State
MN
Phone
(651) 699-8229
Email
miriam@circusjuventas.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
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