Arts Access

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
StoryArk
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2019
End Date
December 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Washington
Washington
Project Overview

Arts Access

Project Details

StoryArk will engage four student podcast teams, comprised of underserved communities, in development of fifteen to twenty minute original episodes to be uploaded onto the StoryArk Network podcast feed, app, and web page, engaging an intergenerational audience in narratives otherwise not heard.

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.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Heather Allen: Program officer, Central Minnesota Arts Board; Adam Courville: St Paul Public Schools fund development and grant management; Robert Kern: Photographer; Arts Board grantee; Rupa Nair: Dancer with Katha Dance Theatre; cost controls specialist with construction company Weston Solutions; Mónica Segura-Schwartz: Board member, GREAT Theatre, Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, St Cloud School District

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,774
Direct expenses
$18,774
Administration costs
$50
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Students will feel empowered to tell their stories through podcasting and further develop their storytelling skills. Students will self-reflect after every meeting and complete written surveys at the end. An evaluation committee will observe degree of student self-reliance, storytelling skills, and initiative. 2: Through the StoryArk Network, the audience will gain awareness of narratives otherwise not heard and feel empathy towards the experience of others. The listening audience will be surveyed on their ability to understand and share the experiences represented in the stories during a public listening party and also via the StoryArk app and website. Analytics will consider online audience size.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Students felt empowered to tell their stories through podcasting and developed storytelling skills. Fist-to-Five evaluation after every meeting indicated student satisfaction. Student surveys at the end revealed learning. Staff evaluation witnessed growth. Success initiated a summer podcast camp funded by Stillwater Public Schools. 2: Listening audience was so touched many responded with monetary donations and asked for additional Q and A time to consider student experience. At public sharing, the audience verbally expressed the impact of the stories on them. While 3547 people downloaded the StoryArk Network podcast episodes, no one commented. We did, however, receive spontaneous donations from people who had listened.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Dan Ajak, Jim Link, Julie Finch, Renee Cveykus, Beverly Petrie, Michael Smith, Steve Forseth
Project Manager
First Name
Stephani
Last Name
Atkins
Organization Name
StoryArk
Street Address
640 Main St N Ste 34
City
Stillwater
State
MN
Zip Code
55082
Phone
(651) 351-0804
Email
steph@storyark.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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