Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$78,305
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Ubah Medical Academy
Recipient Type
K-12 Education
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2019
End Date
November 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Anoka
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Ubah Medical Academy will provide 100 youth from East African immigrant communities with inspiring learning experiences in photographic and graphic design expression and enriching exposure to postsecondary education in the visual arts.

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

Lawrence Benson: Independent scholar, artist and publisher; Robert Gardner: Artistic executive director, Minnesota Ballet; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Poet and nonfiction writer; faculty member, Saint Paul College; Athena Kildegaard: Poet; lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Alyssa Melby: Assistant Director of Academic Civic Engagement, St. Olaf College (FORMER Executive director, Northfield Arts Guild); Catherine Ramirez: ; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator; Jeremy van Meter: Communications manager and actor, Commonweal Theatre 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
$78,305
Other Funds Leveraged
$31,700
Direct expenses
$110,005
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

100 East African youth gain enhanced skills in artistic expression via photography and graphic design. Data about participants' demographics; and pre- and post-assessments of participants' learning and perspectives about art, postsecondary education, their own artwork, and themselves as artists. 2: 100 East African youth gain strengthened sense of belonging and confidence in the arts community and postsecondary education. Data about participants' demographics; and pre- and post-assessments of participants' learning and perspectives about art, postsecondary education, their own artwork, and themselves as artists.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Seventy-seven East African youth gain enhanced skills in artistic expression via photography and graphic design. Data about participants' demographics; and pre- and post-assessments of participants' learning and perspectives about art, postsecondary education, their own artwork, and themselves as artists. 2: Seventy-seven East African youth gain strengthened sense of belonging and confidence in the arts community and postsecondary education. Data about participants' demographics; and pre- and post-assessments of participants' learning and perspectives about art, postsecondary education, their own artwork, and themselves as artists.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Faisal Deri, Muktar Abe, Ahmed Gedi, Barre Said, Abdihakin Isse, Amy Fettig
Project Manager
First Name
Katelyn
Last Name
Do
Organization Name
Ubah Medical Academy
Street Address
1600 Main St
City
Hopkins
State
MN
Zip Code
55343
Phone
(952) 540-2942
Email
katievdo@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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