Arts Activities Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
East Side Arts Council
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2017
End Date
September 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding for Artmobile, a mobile art project offering seven weeks of free drop-in art classes for inner-city youth. Artmobile will be held at public spaces around the east side of St Paul in the summer of 2017.
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
Edie French: Administration, artistic, education; Jessica Tritsch: Community Education, fundraising, administration; Kristen Cooper: Fundraising, artistic, administration, computer systems; Patricia Vaillancourt: Marketing, administration, computer systems; Caitlin Marlotte: Marketing, administration, organizational development; Nate Lovdahl: Fundraising, education, organizational planning; Teqen Zea-Aida: Marketing, administration, organizational development; Christopher Atkins: Artistic, administration; Ari Koehnen: Education, artistic, youth programming.
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

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$6,900
Direct expenses
$16,900
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

1000 youth and families will be involved in and create art with Artmobile 2017 on the East Side of St Paul. 6-7 artists will be hired to teach with lead artist for seven weeks (one week each) throughout the summer. 90% of participants indicated they learned an art form and their creativity was enhanced. The Artmobile intern keeps a daily log including number of participants, demographics and comments from the participants. Written evaluations are completed by the lead artist, each guest artist, interns, volunteers and participants and all evaluation data is compiled in a report and reviewed to make improvements the next year.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Qualitative: 100% of participant quotes recorded in the daily log indicated positive experiences with Artmobile. The majority expressed enthusiasm at learning a new art form and pride at mastering an activity. Quantitative: Artmobile offered 6 weeks of classes @ 10 sites (+ 1 visit to a community festival). Classes were taught by 5 professional artists and 1 artist intern to 959 East Side youth.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Kitty Anderson, Carline Bengtsson, Philip Blackburn, Kris Kautzman, Bob Klicker, Mem Lloyd, Marilyn Meyer, Kerry Stone, Marlyn Trevino
Project Manager
First Name
Sarah
Last Name
Fehr
Organization Name
East Side Arts Council
Street Address
977 Payne Ave
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55130-3901
Phone
(651) 774-5422
Email
sarahfehr@eastsideartscouncil.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

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency