Arts Learning
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Walker West Music Academy
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2012
End Date
September 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Project Overview
Summer Music Enrichment Program
Project Details
Funding for the 2012 Summer Music Enrichment Program, a day camp for students ages 5 to 12. The program will take place in July and culminate in a final performance for the public.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Elizabeth Flinsch-Garrison: Education Director, Northern Clay Center; Tom Yuska: Family Means; Naomi Cohn: Independent Consultant; Bill Venne: Development Consultant; Sandy Moore: Managing Director, Interact Center; Shelley Quiala: Director of Arts Education, Ordway Center; Andrea Tonsfeldt: Marketing and Communication, The Cowles Center; Eliza Severson: Fund Development Manager, Hope Community; David Evan Thomas: Composer.
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
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$6,567
Direct expenses
$16,567
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To provide 35 students ages 5-12 first time instrumental and vocal experiences culminating in a final public performance.Evaluative measures will include dialogues with students, staff and faculty focusing on program strengths and possible improvements.
Measurable Outcome(s)
34 students learned the fundamentals of violin, African drums, piano, and a band instrument of choice. The program culminated in a public performance.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Paul Robinson, Kristi Rendahl, Bruce McMahon, Keith Allen, Steve Beseke, Mary K Boyd, Vanne Owens Hayes, Franklin C Jesse, Jr., Gene Pederson, Kristy Pierce, Reverend Carl Walker, Grant West
Project Manager
First Name
Peter
Last Name
Leggett
Organization Name
Walker West Music Academy
Street Address
777 Selby Ave
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
(651) 224-2929
Email
peterleggett@walkerwestmusicacademy.org
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