Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Plymouth Christian Youth Center
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2012
End Date
May 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview
Spoken word and beat box/music production residencies
Project Details
Funding for spoken word and beat box/music production residencies at Plymouth Christian Youth Center's Arts and Tech High School in Minneapolis during the 2012-13 school year.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Carol Sirrine: Executive Director, ArtStart; Peg Wetli: CLIMB Theatre; David Bach: Development Director, Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota; Sally Sand: Assistant Regional Development Manager, Trust for Public Land; Dan Thomas: Executive Director, Free Arts Minnesota; Linda Hansen: Education Director, Weavers Guild of Minnesota; Mary Cummings: Executive Director, Tapestry Folkdance Center; Dixie Rairamo: Youth Dance Ensemble.
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
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
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$16,845
Direct expenses
$26,845
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

To provide urban youth an in-depth mentorship by professional artists, fostering both artistic and personal growth while earning credit towards high school graduation.Measures to determine program effectiveness will include the total number of participants, number of credits earned towards graduation, and periodic focus groups.

Measurable Outcome(s)

108 high school students learned basic skills in spoken word, music and video production, presentation, and problem solving while earning credit towards graduation.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Janet Anderson, Shelby Andress, Julie Burrows, Julie Carver, Bernadette Christiansen, Luther Dale, Stan Harpstead, Mark Hegman, Laurel Hirt, Staci Horwitz, Natonia Johnson, LaShanna Martin, Carl Mohn, Herb Morgenthaler, Dan Mueller, Karen Polzin, David Sa
Project Manager
First Name
Kathryn
Last Name
Rosebear
Organization Name
Plymouth Christian Youth Center
Street Address
Capri Cultural Arts Program 2210 Oliver Ave N
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55411
Phone
(612) 643-2049
Email
krosebear@pcyc-mpls.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