Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$17,900
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Abigail T. Wolf AKA Aby Wolf
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2019
End Date
June 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Musician Aby Wolf will engage Cooper High School in an extended residency that will encourage students to express their creativity and culminate in the performance of original student musical compositions.

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
$17,900
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$17,900
Administration costs
$3,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Participants will create and perform their own original music, and see their self-expression nurtured through an extended residency experience. Through regular discussions, participant journals, student and educator evaluation forms, rehearsal and performance videos and recordings, regular assessment meetings with school staff, and community feedback.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Participants created their own original music and saw their self-expression nurtured through an extended residency experience. Through regular discussions, participant journals, and ongoing conversations with students and staff reflecting on progress and identifying new goals as progress was made.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Abigail
Last Name
Wolf
Organization Name
Abigail T. Wolf AKA Aby Wolf
State
MN
Phone
(612) 229-1876
Email
writenewsongs@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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