Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Monkeybear's Harmolodic Workshop
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2019
End Date
October 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Monkeybear's Harmolodic Workshop will work with master puppet artist Andrew Kim to teach adult learners, targeting Native/POC, the fundamentals of puppet performance in a weeklong workshop.

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

Nora Doherty: Independent contractor working with nonprofits; Joan Finnegan: Visual artist; active with many arts organizations; Julie Heukeshoven: Events manager and development assistant, Minnesota Marine Art Museum; Susan Hudson: ; Colleen LeBlanc: Retired community educator; former Five Wings Arts Council board member; Dennis Madamba: Illustrator and designer; Nii Adjetey Mensah: Composer and producer; corporate treasury consultant at Wells Fargo

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
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$250
Direct expenses
$5,250
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The participants will develop skills in a new medium (puppetry). Outcome will be evaluated through interviews and formal surveys and observing learners reworking scenes and reflections each day.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Participants gained deeper understanding of a medium they recently got introduced to. Interviews.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Pramila Vasedevan, Sally Nixon, Magdalena Kaluza
Project Manager
First Name
Chamindika
Last Name
Wanduragala
Organization Name
Monkeybear's Harmolodic Workshop
Street Address
3836 Pillsbury Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55409
Phone
(651) 489-8393
Email
chamindika@monkeybear.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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