Arts Learning
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
ArtStart
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
February 2013
End Date
June 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Project Overview
Arts Learning
Project Details
Funding for “River EcoJourneys,” a series of eight, five-day school residencies featuring storytelling, drumming, dance, and the creation of puppets and masks. Students will have the opportunity to showcase their work at the EcoArts Festival on May 18, 2013 at Harriet Island in St. Paul.
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
Rachel Flentje: artist, administration, organizational development; Marlina Gonzalez: administration, artist, education; Kathleen Spehar: artist, administration; Dixie Rairamo: youth programming, administration, artist; Alecia Leonard: youth programming, community education, volunteerism; Dudley Voigt: education, artist, youth programming; Karen Gundlach: artist, education, youth programming; Orin Rutchick: education, community education, youth programming; Kaitlin Frick: administration, organizational development, finance.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
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
$11,200
Direct expenses
$21,200
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Participants will address issues of self-esteem, awareness of community life, and stewardship of water.Students will be given a pre and post residency survey which measures basic arts vocabulary and concepts as well as knowledge and concepts of environmental and life sciences. Teachers will be given a pre and post residency survey that measures satisfaction with the experience, and the effectiveness of the project in supporting other academic learning.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Seven-hundred and twenty elementary school students increased their understanding of environmental issues through the creation of textiles, puppets, masks, and poems.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Gwen Lerner, Jan Scott, Kimberly Nightingale, Lora Bloom, Mary Pat Dunlap
Project Manager
First Name
Carol
Last Name
Sirrine
Organization Name
ArtStart
Street Address
1459 St Clair Ave
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55105-2338
Phone
(651) 698-2787
Email
carol@artstart.org
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