Arts Learning

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Arcata Press AKA Saint Paul Almanac

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

October 2013

End Date

February 2014

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Ramsey

Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Funding for the Community Editor Apprenticeship Project during which 21 community editors from St Paul will experience a 14-week apprenticeship in literary arts from October 2013 to February 2014.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Michelle Woster: administration, audience development; Shelley Quiala: education; Becka Rahn: education, administration; Josh Wise: administration; Barry Kleider: artistic, education; Leah Ritz: youth programming, education, community education; Scott Artley: community service, organizational development, disabilities specialist; Rachel Davies: artistic, audience development, administration.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2013 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

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$10,395

Direct expenses

$20,395

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The community editors’ project is a gateway to the literary arts for the diverse St Paul Community. It addresses the needs for more grassroots access and decision making opportunities in the literary arts field for Minnesotans; particularly for youth, new immigrants, and communities of color. Electronic survey administered to all participants, asking the following questions: 1. Did you like being a community editor? 2. What did you learn as a community editor? 3. What did you like most about being a community editor? 4. What did you like least about being a community editor? 5. What recommendations do you have for improving the process? 6. Did you experience new opportunities for writing, editing, or participating in other arts endeavors as a result of being a community editor?

Measurable Outcome(s)

Seventeen of 24 participants were people of color, and all participants learned the basic skills of being an editor and participating in the community editor process.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Metric Giles, Ann McKinnon, Carol Connolly, Lisa Steinmann, Patricia Kirkpatrick, Shaquan Foster, Kaye Thompson Peters, Saymoukda Duangphouxay, Clarence White, Stephanie Wright

Project Manager

Kimberly

Nightingale

Arcata Press AKA Saint Paul Almanac

275 4th St E Ste 701

St Paul

55101

(651) 785-6268

saintpaulalmanac@gmail.com

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