Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$36,700
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Theater Mu
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2019
End Date
December 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Theater Mu will collaborate with Chinese language schools to provide weekly theater classes for students throughout the school year. Each school will present two performances each for family and friends at progress points during the year.

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
$36,700
Other Funds Leveraged
$4,300
Direct expenses
$41,000
Administration costs
$4,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

200 students at Chinese language schools will learn theater skills in classes taught by Mu teachers. Attendance will be counted each week; the total number of individual students attending class will be totaled. Surveys will be completed by teaching artists to assess student knowledge and progress.

Measurable Outcome(s)

88 unique students at four language schools received weekly theater classes from Theater Mu teaching artists. Attendance was counted each week; the total number of individual students attending class was totaled. Teaching artists completed surveys to assess students' knowledge and progress.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Candice Hern, Chris H. Barron, Jeff Chen, Jodi Markworth, Joua Ly, Michael Dai, Reginaldo C. Reyes, Shannon Fitzgerald, Jacey Choy, Curtis Klotz, Gloria Kumagai, Katie Hae Leo, Anh Thu Pham, Gabrielle Ryan, Nonoko Sato, Jonathan Schill, Lily Tung Crystal
Project Manager
First Name
Shannon
Last Name
Fitzgerald
Organization Name
Theater Mu
Street Address
755 Prior Ave N Ste 107
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104-1038
Phone
(651) 789-1012
Email
shannon@theatermu.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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