Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$35,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
MacRostie Art Center
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2019
End Date
August 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Itasca
Itasca
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

MacRostie Art Center will work with Keewatin Elementary School to deliver an artist residency program in which students will connect with the active visual arts community in northern Minnesota and present a public exhibition of their work.

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
$35,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$5,973
Direct expenses
$40,973
Administration costs
$2,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Keewatin Elementary students and teachers will develop skills in creating, presenting, and responding to works in new visual arts mediums. Evaluated by pre/post self-assessments of teachers, teacher assessments of students, verbal feedback recorded by teaching artists, and the variety of student works included in the public exhibition. 2: Keewatin Elementary students will feel more connected to the broader arts community in northern Minnesota. Pre/post oral surveys of students will assess student knowledge of the local arts community before the project and upon completion. Assessment during field trips will provide further qualitative data.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Keewatin Elementary students and teachers developed skills in creating, presenting, and responding to works in new visual arts mediums. Classroom teacher and teaching artist feedback provided data on new skills learned and new experiences. Student artwork was documented during classroom time and at the community exhibition. 2: Keewatin Elementary students were more connected to the broader arts community in northern Minnesota. Students were engaged during field trips to MacRostie Art Center to evaluate knowledge of local arts and artists. Student and family attendance at community art exhibit was assessed.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Bruce Bartos, Susan Clandon, Kathy Gebhart, Summer Hansen, Stacy Holl, Heidi Holtan, Mikayla Kromy, Angela Ledding, John O'Leary, Aaron Olson-Reiners, Erin Whight, Drew Winegar
Project Manager
First Name
Katie
Last Name
Marshall
Organization Name
MacRostie Art Center
Street Address
405 1st Ave NW
City
Grand Rapids
State
MN
Zip Code
55744-2617
Phone
(218) 326-2697
Email
katie@macrostieartcenter.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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