Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$16,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Once Were and Again We Are AKA Northern Monday Films
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2019
End Date
August 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Hennepin
Ramsey
Wright
Anoka
Hennepin
Ramsey
Wright
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Refugee Voices: Impact Lab empowers Minnesota based refugee and immigrant filmmakers to create and deploy impact campaigns for their short films.

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

Michael Carlson: Art teacher, art club advisor, and track and field coach at Foley High School; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Gail Johnson: Musician and teacher; Krystal Kohler: Development officer, Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation; Danette McCarthy: Self-employed strategy consultant and teaching artist; Cynthia Orwig: Retired elementary school teacher; Erica Rasmussen: Artist; professor at Metro State

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
$16,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$17,100
Direct expenses
$33,100
Administration costs
$600
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Participants will develop effective impact campaigns in workshop, which they will deploy during the final months of the grant period. A contract evaluator will conduct pre- and post-project surveys and participant interview, observe workshop sessions, and compare results of actual campaign to impact plan in order to measure effectiveness. 2: Participants and arts mentors work together as creative co-producers of a short film. A contract evaluator will conduct pre- and post-project surveys and participant interview, observe workshop sessions, and compare creative results to qualitatively assess collaborative engagements/partnerships.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Artist teams developed effective impact campaigns for their films as they advanced through production into distribution. A paid evaluator observed the workshop process and conducted interviews with the participants and project staff. She learned about their experience, engagement level, and whether they felt they had achieved outcomes listed above. 2: Participants and arts mentors worked together as creative co-producers of short film projects. A paid evaluator observed the workshop process and conducted interviews with the participants and project staff. She learned about their experience, engagement level, and whether they felt they had achieved outcomes listed above.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Michael Wentworth, Nathan Fisher, Helen Seestadt, Ishwari Rajak, Kristina Lund, Alon Gotesman, Alse Freeman
Project Manager
First Name
Nathan
Last Name
Fisher
Organization Name
Once Were and Again We Are AKA Northern Monday Films
Street Address
4359 Browndale Ave
City
St Louis Park
State
MN
Zip Code
55424
Phone
(415) 424-2273
Email
nate@northernmonday.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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