Arts Learning
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,925
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Dakota Foundation for Jazz Education
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2012
End Date
May 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Project Overview
Jazz Artists in the Schools
Project Details
Funding for Jazz Artists in the Schools, a project to enhance the appreciation, understanding and performance of jazz music for young listeners and musicians from 14 metro area schools during 2012-2013.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Joe Sullivan: Development Officer, University of Minnesota; Gary Kelsey: Program Director, Saint Marys' University; Michelle Woster: Managing Director, Ten Thousand Things Theater; Claire Avitabile: Artistic Director, 20% Theatre Company Twin Cities; Alberto Justiniano: Artistic Director, Teatro del Pueblo; Marlina Gonzalez: Director, Maynila Management; Stacey Dahlstrom: Community Education, Roseville Area Schools; Leah Ritz: Tronics Team Coordinator, Park Avenue Youth and Family Services; Heather Doyle: Artistic Director, Chicago Ave Fire Arts Center; Christian Novak: Information and Development Coordinator, Northern Clay Center.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2012 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Education
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,925
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,300
Direct expenses
$11,225
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To expand opportunities for student musicians to improve skills and inspire and encourage new listeners to learn and care about jazz.Feedback and dialogue from students to mentors during the course of the program.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Approximately 300 students in 14 middle and high schools with little or no previous exposure to jazz had opportunities to participate in making music as individuals and ensemble members, and approximately 2,800 audience members were exposed to music perfo
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Amy Ault, Barbara Byers, Andrea Canter, Larry Englund, Richard Erickson, John Froelich, Greg McNeely, Lowell Pickett, Carmen Tschofen, Darrell Tucker
Project Manager
First Name
Larry
Last Name
Englund
Organization Name
Dakota Foundation for Jazz Education
Street Address
PO Box 4304
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
(612) 290-2497
Email
lenglund@isd.net
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