Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,311
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
The Semilla Center for Healing and the Arts
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2019
End Date
June 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

The Semilla Center for Healing and the Arts will teach mosaics with at risk youth, immigrants, and people with physical challenges and across cultures. Learners will create public art installations that tell the stories of their communities.

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
$15,311
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$15,311
Administration costs
$3,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Participants will feel confident in their artistic skills and their ability to create art that tells their story and that of their community. Attendance data, pre and post-surveys of knowledge of mosaic process completed by learners, teaching artist evaluation of skills, group discussions. Feedback on art installations will be given to each group by professional artists.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Participants practiced artistic skills and habits creating art that tells their story and that of their community. attendance records. participant feedback. photo and video documentation. artist's evaluation.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Angela Barrera, Maggie Lindberg, Tara Beard, Lizete Vega, Mike Hansel, Belem Gomez, Becky Gazca, Sandy Spieler, Katie Hansel, Silas Leasman
Project Manager
First Name
Patrick
Last Name
Hansel
Organization Name
The Semilla Center for Healing and the Arts
Street Address
2742 15th Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55407
Phone
(612) 296-2231
Email
semillacenter@gmail.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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