Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
The DIAL Group
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2019
End Date
June 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Youth Empowerment Studios.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute Program Director; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

AP Paulson: Artistic, Youth Programming, Education; Bao Vue: Youth Programming, Artistic, Organizational Development; Brittany Keefe: Artistic, Education, General Administration; Bryan Boyce: Education, Disabilities Specialist, Community Service / Development; Jocelyn McQuirter: Artistic, Education, Youth Programming; Kate Fisher: Education, Artistic, Community Education; Leslie Barlow: Artistic, Education, General Administration; Naheeda Hirji-Waliji: Education, Community Service / Development, Organizational Development; Zhen Zou: Education, General Management / Administration, Artistic.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$15,000
Direct expenses
$25,000
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The outcomes for Youth Empowerment Studios are to: (1) Expand the access to art for youths of color, (2) Leverage the talents of community artists for social betterment, and (3) Develop artistic interest for at-risk youths. We plan to recruit, train and mentor 15+ at-risk, low-income students of color from 6th – 8th grades, who will create youth-led media artworks to use for community engagement and media literacy. The DIAL will collect participant feedback through pre- and post-program surveys and interviews. We will evaluate Youth Empowerment Studios Artistically – Media art products are effective and well received by the general public, with successful media arts training of 15+ youth; Financially – In Focus activities are completed within budget and time-frame; and Experientially – At least 3 artists of color work together as a team and increase their capacity to sharing media arts skills with a new generation of artists of color.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The DIAL's Youth Empowerment Studios program was able to train 26 low-income Olson Middle School students of color in media arts, media literacy and leadership skills, through the guidance of caring media arts professionals from the community. From mid-tem evaluations, 98% of students enjoyed having access to an arts program, and 96% of participants felt they learned new and valuable skills.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Phil Raskin, Rodney McGee, Mikow Hang, David Kang, Kue Xiong
Project Manager
First Name
David
Last Name
Kang
Organization Name
The DIAL Group
Street Address
1930 Glenwood Ave
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55405
Phone
(646) 335-2008
Email
davidkang@thedialgroup.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
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency