Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$24,500
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
FilmNorth
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2019
End Date
June 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
St. Louis
Washington
Hennepin
Ramsey
St. Louis
Washington
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

FilmNorth will collaborate with six schools to provide in school residencies that teach filmmaking to high school students and culminate in a screening for the public.

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

John Ginocchio: Director of bands and professor of music at Southwest Minnesota State University; Roberta Gray: Director of Saint Francis Music Center, Little Falls; David Hamlow: Installation artist and teacher; Gregory Neidhart: Director of Winona State University arts administration program, chair of art and design department, music faculty; Jennifer Nicklay: Grad student at U of M in the ecology of urban architecture; former education and outreach coordinator, Weavers Guild of Minnesota; Kathleen Ray: Published playwright and founder of Playing On Purpose Productions; Suchitra Sairam: Dancer, choreographer, and founder of Kala Vandanam Dance Company

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$24,500
Other Funds Leveraged
$5,000
Direct expenses
$29,500
Administration costs
$3,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Students will become more literate in the creation of media. Youth Program Quality Assessment administered by FilmNorth staff and a consultant; pre and post-surveys; formal and informal discussion; feedback from the final screenings. 2: Students become more engaged in telling the stories of their communities. Youth Program Quality Assessment administered by FilmNorth staff and a consultant; pre and post-surveys; formal and informal discussion; feedback from final screenings; assessment of continued engagement in filmmaking.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Students became more literate in the creation of media. Youth Program Quality Assessment, pre and post-surveys, formal and informal discussion, feedback from screenings posted online due to Covid. 2: Students became engaged in telling the stories of their communities. Youth Program Quality Assessment, pre and post-surveys, formal and informal discussion, feedback from screenings posted online due to Covid, assessment of continued engagement in filmmaking.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Bethany Whitehead, Bianca Rhodes, Steve Anseth, Kellan Anderson, Chris Barry, Mark Bennett, Sam Burnham, Valerie Deus, Tim Grady, Deirdre Haj, Warren Harmon, Naomi Ko, Missy Whiteman, Jeremy Wilker, Aaron Young
Project Manager
First Name
Andrew
Last Name
Peterson
Organization Name
FilmNorth
Street Address
550 Vandalia St Ste 120
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55114
Phone
(651) 644-1912x 110
Email
apeterson@myfilmnorth.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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