Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$11,580
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Gita J. Ghei
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2019
End Date
June 2022
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Wind Jammers will engage young people at the West Minnehaha Recreation Center in Saint Paul through contextual field trips, workshops in metal and engineering, and collaboration to design and create kinetic art for their park.

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

Nolita Christensen: Community and nonprofit management consultant; woodworker; Christina Frederickson: Educator, gardener, and actor; Molly Gamble: Artist; former arts event planner at Maryland Institute College of Art; Heather Haynes: ; Sara Raappana: Published poet; editor of Cellpoems, a poetry journal; Norah Rendell: Executive director, Center for Irish Music; musician

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
$11,580
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$11,580
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Youth participants learn to design, engineer and build kinetic metal art in a team. My plan is to fully review the students' projects for quality and understanding of mechanics. Besides written journal entries, youth will also each present a written or verbal statement about their work at the design showcase. 2: Youth participants feel empowered with a sense of inclusion and connection to their community. We will ask participants to say how their ideas were incorporated into the final design, and to describe how it feels to see their work given to the public park. Evaluation team will also record observations on public engagement days.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Youth did learn design and engineering but were not able to build permanent art in a team. Working together closely, I observed engineering and design progress and spoke individually with students and tracked their progress. Teens shared individual designs in zoom class and discussed their personal process and demonstrated their learning. 2: Youth participants feel empowered with a sense of inclusion and connection to their community. We did not make a collaborative sculpture, but the art and nature activity curriculum that was made to the Frogtown farm was used and will be used widely. the participants are engaged with community by sharing in process, this was visibly observed.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Gita
Last Name
Ghei
Organization Name
Gita J. Ghei
State
MN
Phone
(612) 845-8798
Email
g@gitapatina.com
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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