Arts Activities Support

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Weavers Guild of Minnesota

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

August 2014

End Date

May 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Hennepin

Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Funding to support 18 weeks of educational programming, providing a full curriculum of fiber arts instruction for all age groups and skill levels from January to May 2015.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Executive Director, Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director, Roseville Parks and Recreation; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor and Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: Consultant and Grant Writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: Vocal Performer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Stanley Rothrock: Artistic, Education, Community Education; John Megas: Artistic, Youth Programming, Disabilities Specialist; Denise Tennen: Artistic; Maggie Scanlan: Artistic, Education; Maggie Langenfeld: Education, Administration, Volunteerism; Jessica Brooks: Marketing, Youth Programming, Organizational Planning; Tim Peterson: Marketing, Administration; Natalie Wass: Artistic, Administration; Jill Murphy: Administration, Youth Programming, Community Service.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$16,075

Direct expenses

$26,075

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

180 adult participants and 2 youth participants received fiber arts instruction offered during 18 weeks of educational programming, led by 25 different teaching artists. Participant surveys showed that 90% of respondents were confident in trying the skills learned in class on her/his own.Weavers Guild of Minnesota used student surveys and student/member database analytics to evaluate the response to Weavers Guild of Minnesota's educational program.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Through 341 student surveys, the majority of students responded that they liked the physical connection to color, texture, and fiber, as well as the hands-on creative process. Several students were particularly impressed by their own ability to create something that they like. 99% of the participants said they would take another class from the instructor.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Ellen Richard, Cynthia Scott, Donna Gravesen, Geri Retzlaff, Robbie LaFleur, Jere Thompson, Robyn Husebye, Lisa-Anne Bauch, Jackie Lind, Gayle Groebner, Cassie Warholm-Wohlenhaus

Project Manager

Becky

Franklin

Weavers Guild of Minnesota

3000 University Ave SE Ste 110

Minneapolis

55414

(612) 436-0463

lhansen@weaversguildmn.org

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